Okay, mine is Psalm 37.4, delight thyself.

I love the word delight, don't you?

Namsel.

Last fall, Oprah appeared on the late show with Stephen Colbert in the exchanged favorite

Bible verses, and Oprah chose Psalm 37 verse 4, prompting podcast listener Gavin Thompson

to write us this, Hello, Pastor John, I'm a long time listener and I've read many of your

books including Desiring God.

I know well that God is most glorified in us.

When we are most satisfied in him, I wanted to ask you about this interview in October

where Oprah talks about Psalm 37 verse 4 and delighting in God.

I know her interpretation is not big of a goal, but I was hoping you could teach us the

true meaning of the verse when we delight ourselves in the Lord.

What exactly does that mean?

Well, I went and listened to the segment where she spoke on this and whenever I listened

to Oprah, which isn't very often, I come away with amazement at how amazingly gifted

she is.

And I wish she would recover more of her gospel roots and find her way back to the particularities

of the Christian faith rather than distancing herself from them in order to pull all the

religions into the same orbit, which is what it seems to me she's regularly trying

to do.

So Stephen Colbert asked her if she had a favorite Bible verse and she said, yes, Psalm 37

4, delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.

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