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Psalm 37:3
Trust in the LORD, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.
1By David. Don’t fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.
2For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither like the green herb.
3Trust in the LORD, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.
4Also delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5Commit your way to the LORD. Trust also in him, and he will do this:
Notice
“Safe pasture” offers a picture of settled provision amid warnings about evildoers, while “do good” keeps trust tied to the way you live.
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Proverbs 3:5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.Both passages command trust in the LORD; Proverbs adds that your own understanding cannot bear the weight of that trust.
Matthew 6:33But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.Both passages join a command concerning righteous living with assurance of provision.
Jeremiah 17:7–8“Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, and whose confidence is in the LORD.Trust in the LORD is central to both passages, with Jeremiah naming the person whose confidence rests in him as blessed.
Malachi 3:10Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and test me now in this,” says the LORD of Armies, “if I will not open you the …Both passages connect obedience with provision, though Malachi addresses the specific command to bring the whole tithe into the storehouse.
Matthew 6:31–33“Therefore don’t be anxious, saying, ‘What will we eat?’, ‘What will we drink?’ or, ‘With what will we be clothed?’Safe pasture and concern over food, drink, and clothing share the theme of daily needs and the prospect of having enough.
Psalm 62:8Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.Both psalms command trust in God and speak of safety, through safe pasture here and God as refuge in Psalm 62.
1 Corinthians 15:57–58But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.The shared thread is God as the source of good; Paul speaks of victory through Jesus Christ rather than land or pasture.
Psalm 34:9–10Oh fear the LORD, you his saints, for there is no lack with those who fear him.Both psalms connect devotion to the LORD with provision, expressed through safe pasture and the assurance of no lack.
Luke 22:35He said to them, “When I sent you out without purse, bag, and sandals, did you lack anything?” They said, “Nothing.”The psalm describes safe pasture, while Jesus recalls his disciples lacking nothing; both texts speak of needs being met.
Psalm 4:5Offer the sacrifices of righteousness. Put your trust in the LORD.Both psalms pair trust in the LORD with right action, expressed as doing good and offering sacrifices of righteousness.
Proverbs 10:3The LORD will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.Both passages connect righteous living with the LORD’s provision, using pasture and freedom from hunger as pictures of care.
Hebrews 6:10–12For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve …Doing good links these passages: the psalm commands it, and Hebrews describes service to the saints that God does not forget.
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Encouragement
The command to do good comes amid warnings about evildoers. Their conduct does not set your course: YHWH remains worthy of trust.
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