Psalm 55:22
“Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 55Meaning
The psalm calls the burdened person to cast the burden on the Lord, trusting God to sustain without treating prayer as a substitute for practical help.
Cast your burden on God and entrust final judgment
Psalm 55 moves through fear, civic violence, and the shock of betrayal by a trusted companion toward persistent prayer, the command to cast one’s burden on God, and confidence that final justice belongs to God.
Read carefully
The psalm calls the burdened person to cast the burden on the Lord, trusting God to sustain without treating prayer as a substitute for practical help.
Reflection
The psalm calls the burdened person to cast the burden on the Lord, trusting God to sustain without treating prayer as a substitute for practical help.