Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
Parallel translations
- WEB Cast your burden on Yahweh, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
- KJV Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
- NKJV Cast your burden on the Lord, And He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.
- NASB ¶Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.
- NLT Give your burdens to the Lord, and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.
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Quick answer
David urges believers to cast their burdens on Yahweh, who will sustain and never let the righteous be shaken. It is a cherished promise of God's upholding care.
Overview
Turning from the betrayer to encouragement, David invites the faithful to entrust their cares to God, who sustains them. The promise that God will not let the righteous be permanently moved grounds enduring stability. Peter applies this comfort to suffering Christians, urging them to cast all anxiety on God who cares for them (1 Peter 5:7).
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- 1 Pet 5:7Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
- Ps 37:5Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
- Phil 4:6–7Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
- Matt 6:25Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
- Ps 62:6He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.
- Ps 16:8I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
- Ps 37:24Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.
- Ps 27:14Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
- Ps 62:2He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
- Matt 11:28Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
- Ps 62:8Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
- Matt 6:31–34Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
- Ps 63:8My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.
- Ps 121:3He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.
- 1 Sam 2:9He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.
- John 10:27–30My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
- Ps 42:10–11Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
- Isa 50:10Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.
- 1 Pet 1:5who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
- Luke 12:22Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.
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