Commit Thy Way

[Ps 37:4-5]

Ps 37:4-5 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. [5] Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

Delight: Comes from a Hebrew word, ‘anag (aw-nag’) which is to be soft or pliable, i.e. (figurative) effeminate or luxurious – delicate, to delight one’s self.

Desires: Heb. mish’ala
(mish-aw-law’) a request – desire, petition.

Heart: Heb. leb
(labe) a form of the word (lebab); the heart; also used (figurative) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect.

Thy way: Heb. derek (deh’-rek) a course of life or mode of action.

Bring it to pass: Heb. ‘asa (aw-saw’) bring (or come) to pass, perform.

Note: This is not saying the Lord will give us whatever we want, but it is saying that when we trust in the Lord, He will put His desires in our hearts. Notice that we are to delight ourselves in the Lord. This doesn’t happen accidentally or automatically. We have to purpose to do this.

Say this out loud:

I make my heart pliable and sensitive toward the Lord. And as I trust in the Lord, He puts His desires in my heart. This is my favorite way of receiving direction from the Lord.

I commit my walk of life to the Lord, I trust in the Lord and His will for me shall be accomplished.

God bless you my friend,

— Dwight Hammond