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Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. --- Psalm 36:4-5 David calls us to take delight in the Lord and to commit everything we have and do to him. But how do we do this? To delight in someone means to experience great pleasure and joy in his or her presence. This happens only when we know that person well. Thus, to delight in the Lord, we must know him better. Knowledge of God’s great love for us will indeed give us delight. To commit ourselves to the Lord means entrusting everything---our lives, families, jobs, possessions---to his control and guidance. To commit ourselves to the Lord means to trust in him (37:5), believing that he can care for us better than we can ourselves. We should be willing to wait patiently (37:7) for him to work out what is best for us. --- Life Application Study Bible notes PRAYER Heavenly Father, Thank You for taking joy in me. Thank You for Your desire to bless me and pour the riches of Your grace on me. Thank You God for what You are about to do. I am expectant of more encounters with You. Please touch my heart to desire Your will. Teach me to delight myself in You to honor You above all else. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen