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Berean Standard Bible

“Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.”

Psalms 37:4

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Study note

Psalms 37 is a wisdom psalm by David written as an alphabetic acrostic. Its main concern is how to respond when evildoers seem to prosper, and its repeated counsel is not to fret.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.

World English Bible (WEB)

Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

King James Version (KJV)

Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So will your delight be in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Pon asimismo tu delicia en Jehová, y él te dará las peticiones de tu corazón.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Deléitate en el Señor. Así él te dará lo que tu corazón anhela.

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