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Psalm 55:22

Cast your burden on the LORD and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.

20He raises his hands against his friends. He has violated his covenant.
21His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
22Cast your burden on the LORD and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
23But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in you.
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The burden remains unnamed, yet the surrounding betrayal gives it weight: the promise of God's support speaks into a life where a friend's words have become weapons.

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Where else Scripture says this

11 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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1 Peter 5:7casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.Both passages speak of casting a weight onto God, grounding that act in his care or sustaining help.
Philippians 4:6In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.Both direct troubled people toward God: the psalm speaks of casting a burden, and Philippians speaks of making requests through prayer.
Proverbs 16:3Commit your deeds to the LORD, and your plans shall succeed.Both direct a person to entrust something to the LORD, whether a burden or the deeds and plans of life.
Psalm 37:5Commit your way to the LORD. Trust also in him, and he will do this:Both connect entrusting life to the LORD with confidence that he will act.
Matthew 6:25Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more …Both address life's cares; the psalm leaves the burden unnamed, while Jesus names food, drink, and clothing.
Psalm 62:6He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress. I will not be shaken.Both connect stability with God: his sustaining help in Psalm 55 and his strength as rock and fortress in Psalm 62.
Psalm 16:8I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.Both use the words “be moved” to describe the instability God's presence and support prevent.
Psalm 37:24Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for the LORD holds him up with his hand.Both describe the LORD keeping someone from being overcome, with Psalm 37 picturing his hand holding up a person who stumbles.
1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.Both speak of steadfastness in relation to the Lord; the psalm promises support, while Paul urges persistence in the Lord's work.
Matthew 11:28“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.Both address people carrying burdens and promise help: the LORD sustains, and Jesus gives rest.
Matthew 6:31–34“Therefore don’t be anxious, saying, ‘What will we eat?’, ‘What will we drink?’ or, ‘With what will we be clothed?’Both concern what weighs on a person, though Matthew names anxiety about basic needs and the psalm leaves the burden open.
Where this verse fits

Broken friendship. anxiety or panic. fear for the future.

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Something small to carry out of this verse

Name one burden, then pray Psalm 55:22 aloud

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Encouragement

The promise comes amid betrayal, with danger still in view. Bringing a burden to God requires no pretense that it is small. YHWH sustains those who depend on him.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).