KJV King James Version
Many [are] the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
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Psalm 34:19
Many [are] the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.
WEB World English Bible
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.
ASV American Standard Version
Many are the afflictions of the righteous; But Jehovah delivereth him out of them all.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Many are the evils of the righteous, Out of them all doth Jehovah deliver him.
Surrounding context — Psalm 34
16 The face of the LORD [is] against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
17 [The righteous] cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
18 The LORD [is] nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
19 Many [are] the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
20 He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
21 Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
22 The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
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Psalm 34:17[The righteous] cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.1 Peter 4:12-13Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:2 Corinthians 4:17For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding [and] eternal weight of glory;Psalm 34:6This poor man cried, and the LORD heard [him], and saved him out of all his troubles.John 16:33These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.Psalm 34:4I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.2 Timothy 3:11-12Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of [them] all the Lord delivered me.Job 5:19He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.Proverbs 24:16For a just [man] falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.2 Corinthians 4:7-12But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.Psalm 71:20[Thou], which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.Hebrews 11:33-38Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,1 Thessalonians 3:3-4That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.Acts 14:22Confirming the souls of the disciples, [and] exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.Job 42:12So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.Revelation 7:14-17And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.James 5:10-11Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.2 Corinthians 11:23-27Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I [am] more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.
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