It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.
People can help, but only God can bear the full weight of your trust.
Psalm 37:5
Psalm 37:5
Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
Hand your way over to God and keep trusting Him; the psalm is about waiting patiently for Him to act.
KJVPsalm 37:5 in context
2For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. 3Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. 4Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. 5Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. 6And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. 7Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. 8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
Israel’s prayer book: songs of trust, lament, thanks and praise, many of them by David.
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By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
Abraham set out without knowing where he was going. Trust often moves before the map is clear.
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
The Lord is strength and shield. Trust turns into help, and help into a song.
Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.
Others rely on their resources; God’s people remember His name.