Psalms 55:22

55:21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. burden: or, gift

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Cast your burden on Yahweh, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

Cast your burden on the LORD, and he shall sustain you: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

55:23 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee. bloody: Heb. men of bloods and deceit shall: Heb. shall not half their days

What does Psalms 55:22 mean?

Psalms 55:22 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁלַךְ (shâlak), יְהָב (yᵉhâb), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh).

Hebrew interlinear

Castשָׁלַךְshâlak/shaw-lak/H7993to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)

thy

burdenיְהָבyᵉhâb/ye-hawb'/H3053properly, what is given (by Providence), i.e. a lot

upon

the

LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

and

shall

sustainכּוּלkûwl/kool/H3557properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses)

thee:

shall

neverעוֹלָםʻôwlâm/o-lawm'/H5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always

sufferנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

the

righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq/tsad-deek'/H6662just

moved.מוֹטmôwṭ/mote/H4131to waver; by implication, to slip, shake, fall

burden:

or,

gift

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Afflictions and Adversities Steadfastness

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 55:22.

Genesis 13:15

For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

Genesis 17:8

And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. wherein: Heb. of thy sojournings

Genesis 3:22

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

Genesis 6:3

And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

Genesis 7:1

And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

Genesis 9:12

And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 55:22 say?

Psalms 55:22 (King James Version) reads: "Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. burden: or, gift"

Is Psalms 55:22 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 55:22 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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