11 translations · Hebrew
Psalm 55:22
Cast your burden on Yahweh, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
Psalm 55:22 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Cast your burden on Yahweh, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
- KJV King James Version
- Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee: He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Cast on YHWH that which He has given you, || And He sustains you, || He does not permit the moving of the righteous forever.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Throw your burdens onto the Lord and he will take care of you. He will never allow those who live right to fall.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- 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.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee: he will never suffer the righteous to be moved.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he will sustain thee: he will never suffer the righteous to be moved.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Cast your burden on the LORD and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899 · Psalm 54:23 in this edition
- Cast thy care upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall not suffer the just to waver for ever.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| הַשְׁלֵ֤ךְ | haš·lêḵ | Cast | H7993 שָׁלַךְ to throw |
| עַל־ | ‘al- | upon | H5921 עַל upon |
| יְהוָ֨ה׀ | Yah·weh | the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| יְהָבְךָ֮ | yə·hā·ḇə·ḵā | your burden | H3053 יְהָב burden |
| וְה֪וּא | wə·hū | and He | H1931 הוּא he/she/it |
| יְכַ֫לְכְּלֶ֥ךָ | yə·ḵal·kə·le·ḵā | will sustain you | H3557 כּוּל to sustain |
| לֹא־ | lō- | He will never | H3808 לֹא not |
| יִתֵּ֖ן | yit·tên | let | H5414 נָתַן to give: give |
| לְעוֹלָ֥ם | lə·‘ō·w·lām | — | H5769 עוֹלָם forever: enduring |
| מ֗וֹט | mō·wṭ | be shaken | H4131 מוֹט to shake |
| לַצַּדִּֽיק׃ | laṣ·ṣad·dîq | the righteous | H6662 צַדִּיק righteous |
Related verses
- 1 Peter 5:7
casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.
- Psalm 37:5
Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this:
- Philippians 4:6–7
In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.
- Matthew 6:25
Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
- Psalm 62:6
He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress. I will not be shaken.
- Psalm 16:8
I have set Yahweh always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
- Psalm 37:24
Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for Yahweh holds him up with his hand.
- Psalm 27:14
Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.
- Psalm 62:2
He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress— I will never be greatly shaken.
- Matthew 11:28
“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
20 He raises his hands against his friends. He has violated his covenant.
21 His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
22 Cast your burden on Yahweh, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
23 But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in you.
Read all of Psalm 55 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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