Teks -- Psalms 37:4 (NET)

37:4 Then you will take delight in the Lord, and he will answer your prayers.

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JFB: Psa 37:4 - desires

(Psa 20:5; Psa 21:2), what is lawful and right, really good (Psa 84:11).

Clarke: Psa 37:4 - Delight thyself also in the Lord

Delight thyself also in the Lord - Expect all thy happiness from him, and seek it in him

Clarke: Psa 37:4 - The desires of thine heart

The desires of thine heart - משאלות mishaloth , the petitions. The godly man never indulges a desire which he cannot form into a prayer to God.

Calvin: Psa 37:4 - And delight thyself in Jehovah

4.And delight thyself in Jehovah This delight is set in opposition to the vain and deceitful allurements of the world, which so intoxicate the ungodly, that despising the blessing of God, they dream of no other happiness than what presents itself for the time before their eyes. This contrast between the vain and fickle joys with which the world is deluded, and the true repose enjoyed by the godly, ought to be carefully observed; for whether all things smile upon us, or whether the Lord exercise us with adversities, we ought always to hold fast this principle, that as the Lord is the portion of our inheritance, our lot has fallen in pleasant places, ²¹ as we have seen in Psa 16:5. We must therefore constantly recall to our minds this truth, that it can never be well with us except in so far as God is gracious to us, so that the joy we derive from his paternal favor towards us may surpass all the pleasures of the world. To this injunction a promise is added, that, if we are satisfied in the enjoyment of God alone, he will liberally bestow upon us all that we shall desire: He will give thee the desires of thy heart. This does not imply that the godly immediately obtain whatever their fancy may suggest to them; nor would it be for their profit that God should grant them all their vain desires. The meaning simply is, that if we stay our minds wholly upon God, instead of allowing our imaginations like others to roam after idle and frivolous fancies, all other things will be bestowed upon us in due season.

TSK: Psa 37:4 - Delight // and

Delight : Psa 43:4, Psa 104:34; Job 27:10, Job 34:9; Son 2:3; Isa 58:14; 1Pe 1:8

and : Psa 21:1, Psa 21:2, Psa 145:19; Joh 15:7, Joh 15:16; 1Jo 5:14, 1Jo 5:15

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Poole: Psa 37:4 - Delight thyself in the Lord // The desires of thine heart

Delight thyself in the Lord in his favour and service, and in the study of his word and promises.

The desires of thine heart i.e. thy just desires, or whatsoever is truly desirable and good for thee; which limitation is necessarily to be understood, both from divers places of Scripture, and from the nature of the things; for it is unreasonable to imagine that God would engage himself to grant their sinful and inordinate desires, and it would also be a curse to them to have them granted.

Haydock: Psa 37:4 - Sins

Sins. These occasion my great affliction, when I reflect on thy justice. (Worthington) ---

I chastise myself. (Eusebius) ---

St. Augustine explains all this of original sin. (Calmet) ---

Jesus bore the weight of all our sins, which are above our comprehension, ver. 5. (Berthier)

Gill: Psa 37:4 - Delight thyself also in the Lord // and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart

Delight thyself also in the Lord,.... In the persons in God, Father, Son, and Spirit; in the perfections of God, his power, goodness, faithfulness, wisdom, love, grace, and mercy; in his works of creation, providence, and redemption; in his word, his Gospel, the truths and ordinances of it; in his house, and the worship of it; and in his people, the excellent in the earth, in whom was all the delight of the psalmist; and each of these afford a field of delight and pleasure, to attend unto, contemplate, and meditate upon;

and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart; such as are according to the will of God, and for the good of his people; such as relate to communion with him, and to the communication of more grace from him, and to the enjoyment of eternal glory.