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Psalms 55:22

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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

Psalms 55:22 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 55:22

Theological / Devotional

Burden. Heb. yehab, a word occurring only here in the OT; hence, its meaning is uncertain. The Talmud assigns to it the meaning “burden.” The LXX has merimna, “care,” “anxiety,” “worry.” Merimna occurs in 1 Peter 5:7, “Casting all your care upon him.” The verb, merimnao, occurs in Matt. 6:34 and is translated “take thought,” better rendered “take anxious thought.”

These promises made to the righteous who cast themselves in faith upon God, the psalmist repeats to himself, and shares them with all who would learn from his experience. God does not always remove the load, but He supports those who set forward in faith.

In his oratorio Elijah, Mendelssohn employs the words of this verse in the beautiful chorale for four voices sung after Elijah’s prayer for rain on Mt. Carmel.

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