John Gill Commentary Proverbs 16:3
John Gill Commentary
Proverbs 16:3
John Gill Commentary
Proverbs 16:3
SCRIPTURE
"Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established." — Proverbs 16:3 (ASV)
Commit your works to the Lord
Natural, civil, or religious; seek to him for strength and assistance in all, and leave the success of all with him: or "roll your works on" or "to the Lord"F2; devolve all upon him, cast all care upon him and his providence for supply, support, and sustenance in life; and commit the business of the salvation of your soul, and the important affairs of it, wholly to him, who is able, willing, and faithful, to keep what is committed to him; and, having so done, may sit down easy and satisfied, as one that is rid of a burden by casting it on another, better able to bear it, or more equal to the work committed to him.
The Targum is, "reveal your works to God"; and so the Syriac and Vulgate Latin versions, "reveal your works to the Lord"; your case, condition, and circumstances; your wants and necessities; seek and ask for a supply of him, make known your requests to him; for though he is not ignorant of the affairs of his people, yet he will be sought unto to do the things for them he intends to do, and they stand in need of;
and your thoughts shall be established ;
when a man has, by faith and in prayer, committed himself, his case, his ways and works, to the Lord, his mind is made easy, his thoughts are composed and settled, and he quietly waits the issues of things; he says, the will of the Lord be done; he knows that he causes all things to work together for good; and whatever is for his good and God's glory shall be brought to pass; and this makes him calm, sedate, and easy; and he is in a fair way of having his designs, desires, and endeavours accomplished; see (Psalms 37:5) .
FOOTNOTES:
- F2: (Kyvem hwhy la lg) "devolve in Jehovam facta tua", Junius & Tremellius; "negotia tua", Piscator; "volve in Dominum quae tibi facieuda sunt", Michaelis; "volve ad Jehovam opera tua", Pagninus, Montanus, Cocceius; so Mercerus, Gejerus, Schultens, Tigurine version.