What does Psalm 55:22 mean?
“Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.”
Quick answer
‘Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you’—God invites us to hand him our burdens and trust him to hold us up.
What it means
The verse pictures rolling our heavy load onto God rather than carrying it alone.
The promise is that he ‘will never let the righteous be shaken’—he sustains those who depend on him.
Common questions
How is this different from 1 Peter 5:7?
Peter quotes this idea: both call us to cast our anxieties on God because he cares for and sustains us.
Keep exploring
Original BibleDawn explanation · reviewed 2026-06. Drafted with AI assistance and reviewed for accuracy.