Psa 37:3, 5, 7, 40:1 | ESV | STEP | Trust in the Lord , and do good ; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness .

a Ps. 62:8; 115:9-11; Prov. 3:5; Isa. 26:4

b Lev. 26:5; Prov. 2:21

d Ps. 22:8; 55:22; Prov. 16:3; 1 Pet. 5:7

e[See ver. 3 above]

f[Ps. 62:1; Isa. 30:15; Lam. 3:26]

Psalms 37:3

3 ^aTrust in the Lord, and do good;
^bdwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. ^{▼▼Or and feed on faithfulness, or and find safe pasture}

Psalms 37:5

5 ^dCommit your way to the Lord;
^etrust in him, and he will act.

Psalms 37:7

7 ^fBe still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;
^gfret not yourself over the one who ^hprospers in his way,
over the man who carries out evil devices!

Psalms 40:1

My Help and My Deliverer

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1 I ⁱwaited patiently for the Lord;
he inclined to me and ^jheard my cry.