Psalm 55:22

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 55:22

Psa 55:22 Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. Ver. 22. Cast thy burden upon the Lord ] Dare tuum, vel donum tuum, that is, whatsoever thou wouldest have the Lord bestow upon thee, cast it first by faith upon him in prayer, Agedum igitur animula men cur te diutius excrucias? (Beza); even all thy cares, businesses, travails, and troubles. This David speaketh first to himself, and then to others. R. Solomon maketh this... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 55:22

Cast: Psalms 27:14, Psalms 37:5, *marg. Psalms 42:10, Psalms 42:11, Psalms 62:8, Psalms 63:8, Isaiah 50:10, Matthew 6:25, Matthew 6:31-Nahum :, Matthew 11:28, Luke 12:22, Philippians 4:6, Philippians 4:7, 1 Peter 5:7 burden: or, gift suffer: Psalms 16:8, Psalms 37:24, Psalms 62:2, Psalms 62:6, Psalms 121:3, 1 Samuel 2:9, John 10:27-Amos :, 1 Peter 1:5 Reciprocal: Exodus 2:25 - had respect Ruth 4:15 - a nourisher Psalms 10:14 - the poor Psalms 13:4 - when Psalms 15:5 - He that doeth Psalms... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Psalms 55:22

Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.Burden — All thy crosses, and cares, and fears, lay them upon the Almighty, by faith and prayer. He directs this speech to his own soul, and to all good men in like circumstances.Suffer — As he doth wicked men. Tho' he may for a season suffer them to be shaken, yet not to be overwhelmed. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 55:22

22. Cast thy burden The Hebrew word for “burden” literally means gift, that which is given, and hence that which is allotted. “Leave to God thy lot.” The sense of “burden” is easily deduced, for that which is given us of God, as an affliction, he may be said to lay upon us. The idea of care as a burden is carried out by the Septuagint, exactly according to 1 Peter 5:7, and all those passages in the New Testament where care, anxious thought, is prohibited. Thus David returns... read more

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 55:22

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 55:22

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Psalms 55:22

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 55:22

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