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Psalms 37:5
Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist (David) addresses the faithful who are watching the wicked prosper and are tempted to act on their own. This verse is the pivot from observation to response.
The words — גּול (gol), "roll," is the verb of committing; it pictures a stone released down a slope, no longer under the thrower's control. The image is physical and final: once it leaves the hand, the thrower cannot retrieve it.
The thread — Proverbs 16:3 pairs the same commitment with the same promise ("your plans will be achieved"). 1 Peter 5:7 extends the imagery to anxiety: "cast all your anxiety on Him."
Why it lands — The verse asks the reader to stop managing outcomes and hand the matter to God, trusting that He will act. It is not a suggestion to be passive in effort but a command to release the result.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 16:3 Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be achieved.
- 1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
- Philippians 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
- Matthew 6:25 Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
- Psalms 55:22 Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
- James 4:15 Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.”
- Job 22:28 Your decisions will be carried out, and light will shine on your ways.
- Luke 12:29 And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.
- Psalms 22:8 “He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”
- Lamentations 3:37 Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?