Psalms 37:5

Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Commit	גּ֣וֹל Gol	H1556	to roll (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
way	דַּרְכֶּ֑ךָ dar.Ke.kha	H1870	a road (as trodden) · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
trust	וּבְטַ֥ח u.ve.Tach	H982	figuratively · conjunction + verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
pass	יַעֲשֶֽׂה ya.'a.Seh	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Proverbs 16:3 Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
1 Peter 5:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Philippians 4:6-7 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Matthew 6:25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put…
Psalms 55:22 Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
James 4:15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
Job 22:28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
Luke 12:29-30 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 37:1-6

The instructions here given are very plain; much need not be said for the exposition of them, but there is a great deal to be done for the reducing of them to practice, and there they will look best. I. We are here cautioned against discontent at the prosperity and success of evil-doers (Psa 37:1, Psa 37:2): Fret not thyself, neither be thou envious. We may suppose that David speaks this to himself first, and preaches it to his own heart (in his communing with that upon his bed), for the suppressing of those corrupt passions which he found working there, and then leaves it in writing for instruction to others that might be in similar temptation. That is preached best, and with most probabili…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 37:5

Commit thy way-- (Pro 16:3). Works--what you have to do and cannot set forth as a burden. trust . . . in him--literally, "on Him." He will do what you cannot (compare Psa 22:8; Psa 31:6). He will not suffer your character to remain under suspicion.

John Gill on Psalms 37:5

Commit thy way unto the Lord,.... Or "thy works", as in Proverbs 16:3; that is, all the affairs and business of life, which are a man's ways in which he walks; not that men should sit still, be inactive, and do nothing, and leave all to be done by the Lord; but should seek direction of God in everything engaged in, and for strength and assistance to perform it, and go on in it, and depend upon him for success, and give him all the glory, without trusting to any thing done by them: or, as some render the words, "reveal thy way unto the Lord" (n); not that God is ignorant of the ways of men, and of their affairs, and of their wants and necessities, but it is their duty to ask, and it is his de…

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John Calvin on Psalms 37:1-6

Psalm 37:1-6 1. Fret not thyself because of the wicked, and be not envious at the workers of iniquity: 2. For they shall soon be cut down like grass; and they shall wither as the green and tender herb. 3. Put thy trust in Jehovah, and do good; dwell in the land, and be fed in truth, [or faithfully. [14] ] 4. And delight thyself in Jehovah, and he will give thee the desires of thy heart. 5. Roll [or devolve] thy ways on Jehovah, and trust in him, and he will bring it to pass. 6. And he will bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgments [15] as the noon day. 1. Fret not thyself because of the wicked. David lays down this as a general principle, that the prosperity of the wick…

The Church Fathers

Be sincere in pursuing good, not pretending to be honest while being evil; instead, be good openly and as it were without disguise so that God may openly repay you with good.
— Diodorus of Tarsus, COMMENTARY ON PSALM 37

Offer up to God, he is saying, both yourself and your actions, and expect grace from him; for his part he will bring forth a just verdict like a judge, will extol you and make you famous to the extent of being known to everyone, like the light at midday.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON THE PSALMS 37:2

"Behold" (you say), "I do long after it, I do ask for it, I do desire it. Shall I then accomplish it?" No. Who shall then? "Reveal your way unto the Lord: trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass" [Psalm 37:5]. Mention to Him what you suffer, mention to Him what thou dost desire. For what is it that you suffer? "The flesh lusts against the spirit, and the spirit against the flesh." [Galatians 5:17] What is it then that you desire? "Wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from the body of this death?" [Romans 7:24] And because it is He "Himself" that "will bring it to pass," when you shall have "revealed your ways unto Him;" hear what follows: "The grace of God through Jesus Christ our Lord." What is it then that He is to bring to pass, since it is said, "Reveal your way unto Him, and He will bring it to pass"? What will He bring to pass?
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 37

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Dictionary and topics

Psalms, Book Of — The present Hebrew name of the book is Tehill’im, “Praises;” but in the actual superscriptions of the psalms the word Tehillah is applied only to one, (Psalms 145:1) ... which is indeed emphatically…
Care · REMEDY FOR — REMEDY FOR
Care, Overmuch · Should be cast on God — Should be cast on God
Faith · ENJOINE — ENJOINE
Resignation · Exhortation to — Exhortation to

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 37:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 37:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 37:5

John Gill on Psalms 37:5

John Calvin on Psalms 37:1-6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 37:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 37:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 37:5

John Gill on Psalms 37:5

John Calvin on Psalms 37:1-6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 37:5-6

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 37:4

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 37:5