King James Version
Psalms 37:5 in the King James Version says “Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. Commit: Heb. Roll thy way upon” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 37 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. Commit: Heb. Roll thy way upon”
Psalms 37:5 · KJV
Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. verily: Heb. in truth, or, stableness
Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. Commit: Heb. Roll thy way upon
And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. Rest in: Heb. Be silent to
KJV Study — Public Domain
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“unto the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“thy way”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
“trust”
H982properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as h2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
“also in him and he shall bring it to pass”
H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
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