Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but loving devotion surrounds him who trusts in the LORD.
Parallel translations
- WEB Many sorrows come to the wicked, but loving kindness shall surround him who trusts in Yahweh.
- KJV Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
- NKJV Many sorrows shall be to the wicked; But he who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall surround him.
- NASB The sorrows of the wicked are many, But the one who trusts in the Lord, goodness will surround him.
- NLT Many sorrows come to the wicked, but unfailing love surrounds those who trust the Lord.
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Quick answer
The wicked face many sorrows, but God's steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in him.
Overview
David draws a sharp contrast between the troubled path of the wicked and the security of those who trust the Lord. The same loving kindness (hesed) that forgives also encircles the believer like a shield. This trust finds its fullest object in Christ, through whom God's covenant love embraces all who believe.
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Cross-references · 19
- Prov 16:20Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
- Isa 12:2–3Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
- Prov 13:21Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
- Ps 147:11The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
- Rom 2:8–9But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.
- Ps 146:5Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
- 1 Tim 6:10For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
- Ps 5:12For surely You, O LORD, bless the righteous; You surround them with the shield of Your favor.
- Ps 34:19–21Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.
- Ps 34:8Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
- Ps 16:4Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips.
- Ps 84:12O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You!
- Ps 2:12Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
- Isa 3:11Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.
- Eccl 8:12Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence.
- Ps 40:4Blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, who has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.
- Isa 57:21“There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”
- Jer 17:7–8But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
- Ps 140:11May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
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