Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.
Parallel translations
- WEB Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.
- KJV Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
- NKJV Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the Lord delivers him out of them all.
- NASB ¶The afflictions of the righteous are many, But the Lord rescues him from them all.
- NLT The righteous person faces many troubles, but the Lord comes to the rescue each time.
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The righteous face many afflictions, but the Lord delivers them out of them all.
Overview
David honestly acknowledges that the righteous suffer many troubles, yet promises God's complete deliverance. Faith does not exempt from affliction but assures rescue through it. This pattern of suffering and deliverance is supremely seen in Christ and shared by those united to him.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 19
- Ps 34:17The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles.
- 1 Pet 4:12–13Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.
- 2 Cor 4:17For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
- Ps 34:6This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.
- John 16:33I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
- Ps 34:4I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.
- 2 Tim 3:11–12my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.
- Job 5:19He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.
- Prov 24:16For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
- 2 Cor 4:7–12Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.
- Ps 71:20Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.
- 1 Th 3:3–4so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this.
- Heb 11:33–38who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
- Acts 14:22strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
- Job 42:12So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
- Rev 7:14–17“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
- Jas 5:10–11Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
- 2 Cor 11:23–27Are they servants of Christ? I am speaking like I am out of my mind, but I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.
- Job 30:9–31And now they mock me in song; I have become a byword among them.
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