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Trustבְּטַחin YHWHבַּיהוָהand doוַעֲשֵׂהgood;טוֹבdwellשְׁכָןin the landאֶרֶץand feed onוּרְעֵהfaithfulness.אֱמוּנָה
Psalms 37:3
Study it in the app“Trust in YHWH and do good; dwell in the land and feed on faithfulness.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 37:3, word by word
- Trustבְּטַחbetach
trust
To rely on someone, YHWH or man.
Where else “betach” appears- in YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- and doעֲשֵׂהase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “ase” appears- goodטוֹבtov
what is right
What is right and just, which God approves, the opposite of evil.
Where else “tov” appears- dwellשְׁכָןshechan
dwell
To live somewhere, stay.
Where else “shechan” appears- in the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- and feed onרְעֵהree
graze
To tend a flock, or eat grass.
Where else “ree” appears- faithfulnessאֱמוּנָהemuna
faithfulness
Being dependable, always keeping one's word, like YHWH.
Where else “emuna” appears
Translation note
“Feed on faithfulness”: a shepherd’s image; to live nourished by faithfulness. It can also be understood as “cultivate faithfulness.”
The context
2For like the grass quickly they will be cut down, and like the green of the pasture they will wither.
3 · This verse (above)
4And delight yourself in YHWH, and he will give you the requests of your heart.