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Psalms 55:22

Worry and anxietyProtection and safetyStrength and help in weaknessComfort

20 My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.

21 His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.

Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.

23 But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.

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BSB
Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
KJV
Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
WEB
Cast your burden on the LORD and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
ASV
Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee: He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.
DARBY
Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and *he* will sustain thee: he will never suffer the righteous to be moved.
BLB
Cast your burden upon YHWH, and He will sustain you; He will not give a righteous one to be shaken forever.
ÅB
Kast på Herren det som tynger deg! Han skal holde deg oppe; han skal i evighet ikke la den rettferdige rokkes.
OTB
Kast din byrde på Herren og Han vil oppholde deg;
Han vil aldri tillate at de rettferdige blir rokket.
B1930
Kast på Herren det som tynger dig! Han skal holde dig oppe; han skal i evighet ikke la den rettferdige rokkes.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Short explanation

Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you. It is about putting down what weighs on you, and trusting that God carries it.

Context: David writes in a time of betrayal and anxiety.

See also: 1 Peter 5:7, Philippians 4:6

The explanation was written by an AI and has not yet been reviewed by a person. All explanations

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