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He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/55.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/55.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/55.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/55.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Cast your burden on the LORD, And He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/55.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/55.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/55.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Cast your burden upon the LORD, and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/55.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Cast your burden upon Yahweh and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/55.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Cast your burden on the LORD [release it] and He will sustain <i>and</i> uphold you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken (slip, fall, fail).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/55.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you; he will never allow the righteous to be shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/55.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Cast your burden on the LORD, and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/55.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee: He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/55.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Our LORD, we belong to you. We tell you what worries us, and you won't let us fall. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/55.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/55.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Turn your burdens over to the LORD, and he will take care of you. He will never let the righteous person stumble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/55.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Leave your troubles with the LORD, and he will defend you; he never lets honest people be defeated. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/55.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Cast on the LORD whatever he sends your way, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/55.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/55.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Throw your burden upon the LORD, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the godly to be upended. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/55.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/55.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he will sustain thee: he will never suffer the righteous to be moved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/55.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Cast your burden on Yahweh and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/55.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Cast on YHWH that which He has given you, "" And He sustains you, "" He does not permit the moving of the righteous forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/55.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Cast on Jehovah that which He hath given thee, And He doth sustain thee, He doth not suffer for ever the moving of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/55.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Cast thy giving upon Jehovah and he will sustain thee: he will not give forever a wavering to the just one.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/55.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Cast thy care upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall not suffer the just to waver for ever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/55.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 54:23>Cast your cares upon the Lord, and he will nurture you. He will not allow the just to be tossed about forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/55.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Cast your care upon the LORD, who will give you support. He will never allow the righteous to stumble. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/55.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/55.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Cast your worries upon the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never suffer the righteous to fear want.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/55.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Cast your cares upon LORD JEHOVAH and he will support you, and he will never give terror to his righteous ones.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/55.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and He will sustain thee; He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/55.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Cast thy care upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee; he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/55-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=6569" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/55.htm">Cast Your Burden upon the LORD</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7993.htm" title="7993: haš·lêḵ (V-Hifil-Imp-ms) -- To throw, fling, cast. A primitive root; to throw out, down or away.">Cast</a> <a href="/hebrew/3053.htm" title="3053: yə·hā·ḇə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A lot, what is given. From yahab; properly, what is given, i.e. A lot.">your burden</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">and He</a> <a href="/hebrew/3557.htm" title="3557: yə·ḵal·kə·le·ḵā (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms:: 2ms) -- To comprehend, contain. A primitive root; properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain.">will sustain you;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">He will never</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: lə·‘ō·w·lām (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: yit·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">let</a> <a href="/hebrew/6662.htm" title="6662: laṣ·ṣad·dîq (Prep-l, Art:: Adj-ms) -- Just, righteous. From tsadaq; just.">the righteous</a> <a href="/hebrew/4131.htm" title="4131: mō·wṭ (N-ms) -- To totter, shake, slip. A primitive root; to waver; by implication, to slip, shake, fall.">be shaken.</a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-7.htm">1 Peter 5:7</a></span><br />Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a></span><br />Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-6.htm">Philippians 4:6-7</a></span><br />Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. / And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a></span><br />Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/46-4.htm">Isaiah 46:4</a></span><br />Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Proverbs 3:5-6</a></span><br />Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; / in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-25.htm">Matthew 6:25-34</a></span><br />Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? / Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? / Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-5.htm">Hebrews 13:5-6</a></span><br />Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” / So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-27.htm">John 14:27</a></span><br />Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-3.htm">2 Corinthians 1:3-4</a></span><br />Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, / who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-5.htm">Psalm 37:5</a></span><br />Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-24.htm">Psalm 37:24</a></span><br />Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/62-8.htm">Psalm 62:8</a></span><br />Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/68-19.htm">Psalm 68:19</a></span><br />Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God of our salvation. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-7.htm">Jeremiah 17:7-8</a></span><br />But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. / He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Cast your burden on the LORD, and he shall sustain you: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.</p><p class="hdg">Cast</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/27-14.htm">Psalm 27:14</a></b></br> Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-5.htm">Psalm 37:5</a></b></br> Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring <i>it</i> to pass.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/42-10.htm">Psalm 42:10,11</a></b></br> <i>As</i> with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where <i>is</i> thy God? … </p><p class="hdg">burden, or gift </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/16-8.htm">Psalm 16:8</a></b></br> I have set the LORD always before me: because <i>he is</i> at my right hand, I shall not be moved.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-24.htm">Psalm 37:24</a></b></br> Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth <i>him with</i> his hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/62-2.htm">Psalm 62:2,6</a></b></br> He only <i>is</i> my rock and my salvation; <i>he is</i> my defence; I shall not be greatly moved… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/16-10.htm">Allow</a> <a href="/psalms/38-4.htm">Burden</a> <a href="/job/39-16.htm">Cares</a> <a href="/psalms/55-3.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/psalms/46-6.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/psalms/46-6.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/job/31-26.htm">Moving</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-17.htm">Permit</a> <a href="/psalms/52-6.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/psalms/46-2.htm">Shaken</a> <a href="/psalms/42-10.htm">Suffer</a> <a href="/psalms/51-12.htm">Support</a> <a href="/psalms/51-12.htm">Sustain</a> <a href="/psalms/52-6.htm">Upright</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/66-9.htm">Allow</a> <a href="/psalms/66-11.htm">Burden</a> <a href="/psalms/94-19.htm">Cares</a> <a href="/psalms/55-23.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/psalms/57-6.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/psalms/58-5.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/psalms/69-34.htm">Moving</a> <a href="/hosea/5-4.htm">Permit</a> <a href="/psalms/58-10.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/psalms/60-2.htm">Shaken</a> <a href="/psalms/60-3.htm">Suffer</a> <a href="/psalms/63-8.htm">Support</a> <a href="/psalms/89-21.htm">Sustain</a> <a href="/psalms/58-1.htm">Upright</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 55</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/55-1.htm">David in his prayer complains of his fearful case</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/55-9.htm">He prays against his enemies, of whose wickedness and treachery he complains</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/55-16.htm">He comforts himself in God's preservation oh him, and confusion of his enemies</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/55.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/55.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Cast your burden upon the LORD</b><br>This phrase invites believers to entrust their worries and troubles to God. The concept of casting burdens is reminiscent of <a href="/1_peter/5-7.htm">1 Peter 5:7</a>, which encourages believers to cast all their anxieties on God because He cares for them. In the historical context, burdens could refer to the literal loads carried by people or animals, symbolizing the heavy emotional and spiritual loads individuals bear. The act of casting implies a deliberate and decisive action, suggesting trust and surrender to God's sovereignty and care.<p><b>and He will sustain you;</b><br>The promise of sustenance reflects God's ongoing provision and support. In the wilderness, God sustained the Israelites with manna and water, demonstrating His ability to provide for physical needs (Exodus 16). This phrase assures believers that God will uphold them through life's challenges, echoing the assurance found in <a href="/isaiah/46-4.htm">Isaiah 46:4</a>, where God promises to carry and sustain His people even to their old age. The sustaining power of God is a recurring theme, emphasizing His faithfulness and strength.<p><b>He will never let the righteous be shaken.</b><br>This assurance speaks to the stability and security found in a righteous life aligned with God's will. The term "righteous" refers to those who live in accordance with God's laws and principles. The promise that they will not be shaken is echoed in <a href="/psalms/16-8.htm">Psalm 16:8</a>, where David declares that because the Lord is at his right hand, he will not be moved. This stability is not a guarantee of a trouble-free life but rather the assurance of God's presence and support through trials. The imagery of being unshaken suggests a firm foundation, akin to the wise man who built his house on the rock in <a href="/matthew/7-24.htm">Matthew 7:24-25</a>, symbolizing the enduring strength found in a life grounded in faith.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/55.htm">Psalm 55</a>, David is expressing his distress and trust in God amidst betrayal and turmoil.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His faithfulness and power to sustain those who trust in Him.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_righteous.htm">The Righteous</a></b><br>Those who are in right standing with God, often characterized by their faith and obedience to His commands.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/betrayal_and_conflict.htm">Betrayal and Conflict</a></b><br>The context of <a href="/bsb/psalms/55.htm">Psalm 55</a> involves personal betrayal, possibly reflecting events in David's life such as Absalom's rebellion or Ahithophel's treachery.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>While not directly mentioned in this verse, the city often serves as the backdrop for David's psalms, representing God's chosen place for His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sustaining_power.htm">Trust in God's Sustaining Power</a></b><br>God is both willing and able to sustain us through life's challenges. Trusting Him involves actively casting our burdens upon Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_unshakeable_righteous.htm">The Unshakeable Righteous</a></b><br>While circumstances may be turbulent, those who are righteous in God's sight have a firm foundation and will not be ultimately shaken.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/active_faith_in_times_of_trouble.htm">Active Faith in Times of Trouble</a></b><br>Casting burdens is an act of faith, requiring us to release control and rely on God's provision and timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_betrayal.htm">God's Faithfulness in Betrayal</a></b><br>Even in the face of personal betrayal, God remains a steadfast refuge. Our response should be to turn to Him rather than retaliate.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_steps_to_cast_burdens.htm">Practical Steps to Cast Burdens</a></b><br>Engage in prayer, immerse in Scripture, and seek godly counsel to effectively cast your burdens on the Lord.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_55.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 55</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_psalm_55_22_with_suffering.htm">Psalm 55:22 promises God will sustain those who cast their burdens on Him. How do we reconcile this with the extensive suffering often seen in reality? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_spiritual_beings.htm">Why not cast all your cares on Him?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_the_new_thought_movement.htm">What defines the New Thought movement?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_records_of_psalm_55_events.htm">If David wrote Psalm 55, why is there no extrabiblical record of these specific events or divine interventions? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/55.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) <span class= "bld">Burden.</span>--A word peculiar to this passage, probably meaning "gift," hence "lot" or "condition." The Talmud, however, uses the word as meaning "burden" and the LXX. by rendering "care" have prepared the way for the Christian consolation in <a href="/1_peter/5-7.htm" title="Casting all your care on him; for he cares for you.">1Peter 5:7</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/55.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Cast thy burden upon the Lord</span>; rather, <span class="accented">thy portion</span> - <span class="accented">or</span>, the lot assigned thee - that which God has given thee to bear. <span class="cmt_word">And he shall sustain thee</span>. God will support thee under the lot which he assigns, however hard it is. <span class="cmt_word">He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> to be disturbed, shaken, unsettled from their faith in him. Note that these promises are made to the righteous only; and, among them, only to those who cast themselves in full faith upon God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/55-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Cast</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשְׁלֵ֤ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(haš·lêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7993.htm">Strong's 7993: </a> </span><span class="str2">To throw out, down, away</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your burden</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהָבְךָ֮</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hā·ḇə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3053.htm">Strong's 3053: </a> </span><span class="str2">What is given, a lot</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upon</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֨ה ׀</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and He</span><br /><span class="heb">וְה֪וּא</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will sustain you;</span><br /><span class="heb">יְכַ֫לְכְּלֶ֥ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḵal·kə·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3557.htm">Strong's 3557: </a> </span><span class="str2">To keep in, to measure, to maintain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He will never</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">let</span><br /><span class="heb">יִתֵּ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(yit·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the righteous</span><br /><span class="heb">לַצַּדִּֽיק׃</span> <span class="translit">(laṣ·ṣad·dîq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6662.htm">Strong's 6662: </a> </span><span class="str2">Just, righteous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be shaken.</span><br /><span class="heb">מ֗וֹט</span> <span class="translit">(mō·wṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4131.htm">Strong's 4131: </a> </span><span class="str2">To waver, to slip, shake, fall</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/55-22.htm">Psalm 55:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/55-22.htm">Psalm 55:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/55-22.htm">Psalm 55:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/55-22.htm">Psalm 55:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/55-22.htm">Psalm 55:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/55-22.htm">Psalm 55:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/55-22.htm">Psalm 55:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/55-22.htm">Psalm 55:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/55-22.htm">Psalm 55:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/55-22.htm">Psalm 55:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/55-22.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 55:22 Cast your burden on Yahweh and he (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/55-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 55:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 55:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/55-23.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 55:23"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 55:23" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>