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Psalms 37:5–6

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Psalms 37:5

5Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

Psalms 37:6

6And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

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DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 37:5

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Commit

To do or perpetrate; to entrust, deliver, consign, or place in custody, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Lord

LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

trust

Something committed to a person’s care for use or management, and for which an account must be rendered. Confidence; a reliance or resting of the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice, friendship or other sound principle of another person.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

pass

To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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Psalms 37:6

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

righteousness

The state or character of being righteous; justice, uprightness, or conformity to what is right.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

light

Visible brightness; something that gives illumination; not heavy; to kindle, illuminate, or come down upon, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

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From verse 5

  1. Proverbs 16:3
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  2. 1 Peter 5:7
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  3. Philippians 4:6–7
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  4. Matthew 6:25
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  5. Psalms 55:22
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From verse 6

  1. Isaiah 54:17
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  2. Job 11:17
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  3. Isaiah 58:8
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  4. Micah 7:8–9
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  5. Matthew 13:43
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