¶Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to 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.
- 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.
- 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 5:7casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.
- Ps 37:5Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this:
- Phil 4:6–7In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
- Matt 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 than food, and the body more than clothing?
- Ps 62:6He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress. I will not be shaken.
- Ps 16:8I have set Yahweh always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
- Ps 37:24Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for Yahweh holds him up with his hand.
- Ps 27:14Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.
- Ps 62:2He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress — I will never be greatly shaken.
- Matt 11:28“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
- Ps 62:8Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.
- Matt 6:31–34“Therefore don’t be anxious, saying, ‘What will we eat?’, ‘What will we drink?’ or, ‘With what will we be clothed?’
- Ps 63:8My soul stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up.
- Ps 121:3He will not allow your foot to be moved. He who keeps you will not slumber.
- 1 Sam 2:9He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; for no man shall prevail by strength.
- 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, my adversaries reproach me, while they continually ask me, “Where is your God?”
- Isa 50:10Who among you fears Yahweh, and obeys the voice of his servant? He who walks in darkness, and has no light, let him trust in Yahweh’s name, and rely on his God.
- 1 Pet 1:5who by the power of God are guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
- Luke 12:22He said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life, what you will eat, nor yet for your body, what you will wear.
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