KJV King James Version
Many sorrows [shall be] to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
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Psalm 32:10
Many sorrows [shall be] to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but loving devotion surrounds him who trusts in the LORD.
WEB World English Bible
Many sorrows come to the wicked, but loving kindness shall surround him who trusts in Yahweh.
ASV American Standard Version
Many sorrows shall be to the wicked; But he that trusteth in Jehovah, lovingkindness shall compass him about.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Many are the pains of the wicked; As to him who is trusting in Jehovah, Kindness doth compass him.
Surrounding context — Psalm 32
7 Thou [art] my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
9 Be ye not as the horse, [or] as the mule, [which] have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
10 Many sorrows [shall be] to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
11 Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all [ye that are] upright in heart.
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Proverbs 16:20He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy [is] he.Isaiah 12:2-3Behold, God [is] my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH [is] my strength and [my] song; he also is become my salvation.Proverbs 13:21Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.Psalm 147:11The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.Romans 2:8-9But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,Psalm 146:5Happy [is he] that [hath] the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope [is] in the LORD his God:1 Timothy 6:10For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.Psalm 34:19-21Many [are] the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.Psalm 5:12For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as [with] a shield.Psalm 34:8O taste and see that the LORD [is] good: blessed [is] the man [that] trusteth in him.Psalm 16:4Their sorrows shall be multiplied [that] hasten [after] another [god]: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.Psalm 84:12O LORD of hosts, blessed [is] the man that trusteth in thee.Isaiah 3:11Woe unto the wicked! [it shall be] ill [with him]: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.Psalm 2:12Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish [from] the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed [are] all they that put their trust in him.Isaiah 57:21[There is] no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.Psalm 40:4Blessed [is] that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.Ecclesiastes 8:12Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his [days] be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:Jeremiah 17:7-8Blessed [is] the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
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