Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
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- WEB Cast your burden on Yahweh, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
- BSB Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
- 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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Cross-references · 20
- 1 Pet 5:7Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
- Ps 37:5Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
- Phil 4:6–7Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
- Matt 6:25Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
- Ps 62:6He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
- Ps 16:8I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
- Ps 37:24Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.
- Ps 27:14Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
- Ps 62:2He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
- Matt 11:28Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
- Ps 62:8Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
- Matt 6:31–34Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
- Ps 63:8My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
- Ps 121:3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
- 1 Sam 2:9He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
- John 10:27–30My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
- Ps 42:10–11As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?
- Isa 50:10Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.
- 1 Pet 1:5Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
- Luke 12:22And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
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