King James Version

Psalms 37:4

Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

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וְהִתְעַנַּ֥גvehitanagand delicateעָנַגconjunction, verb, hithpael, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and delicate”, a commandH6026to be soft or pliable, i.e. (figuratively) effeminate or luxuriousdelicate(-ness), (have) delight (self), sport self.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).וְיִֽתֶּןveyitenand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and give”, an unfinished actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…לְ֝ךָ֗lekhatoלְ֝ךָ֗preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to”toמִשְׁאֲלֹ֥תmishalotdesireמִשְׁאָלָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “desire”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4862a requestdesire, petition.לִבֶּֽךָlibekhacomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and He shall give thee the petitions of thy heart.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.

Young’s Literal Translation

And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.

World English Bible

Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Darby Translation

and delight thyself in Jehovah, and he will give thee the desires of thy heart.

Douay-Rheims

There is no health in my flesh, because of thy wrath: there is no peace for my bones, because of my sins.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and He shall give thee the petitions of thy heart.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Delight thyself in the Lord; and he shall grant thee the requests of thine heart.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κατατρύφησον τοῦ Κυρίου, καὶ δώσει σοι τὰ αἰτήματα τῆς καρδίας σου.