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Psalm 32:10
Many sorrows come to the wicked, but loving kindness shall surround him who trusts in the LORD.
8I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.
9Don’t be like the horse, or like the mule, which have no understanding, who are controlled by bit and bridle, or else they will not come near to you.
10Many sorrows come to the wicked, but loving kindness shall surround him who trusts in the LORD.
11Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, you righteous! Shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart!
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The word “surround” pictures loving kindness on every side, while the contrast with many sorrows makes the direction of your trust a weighty matter.
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Psalm 5:12For you will bless the righteous. LORD, you will surround him with favor as with a shield.Both describe the LORD’s care as surrounding a person, with loving kindness in Psalm 32 and favor in Psalm 5.
1 Timothy 6:10For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many …Both speak of many sorrows, with Timothy naming the love of money as a source of evil and grief.
Psalm 32:7You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.Both use the language of surrounding, describing God’s care through loving kindness and songs of deliverance.
Psalm 13:5But I trust in your loving kindness. My heart rejoices in your salvation.Both join trust with God’s loving kindness, presenting his love as a sure ground for confidence.
Proverbs 13:21Misfortune pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.Both contrast the trouble associated with wickedness with the good received by those who trust God or live righteously.
Proverbs 16:20He who heeds the Word finds prosperity. Whoever trusts in the LORD is blessed.Both name trust in the LORD as the path of blessing, which Psalm 32 describes as surrounding loving kindness.
Psalm 16:4Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips.Both associate wrongdoing with many sorrows, while Psalm 16 names giving gifts to another god as the specific act.
Isaiah 12:2–3Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the LORD, the LORD, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.”Both place trust in the LORD, describing his care through loving kindness in the psalm and salvation in Isaiah.
Romans 2:8–9but to those who are self-seeking and don’t obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, will be wrath, indignation,Both describe grave consequences for wickedness: Psalm 32 names many sorrows, while Romans names wrath and indignation for obeying unrighteousness.
Isaiah 3:11Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them, for the deeds of their hands will be paid back to them.Both warn of trouble for the wicked, with Isaiah describing disaster as repayment for their deeds.
Job 21:17“How often is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out, that their calamity comes on them, that God distributes sorrows in his anger?Both speak of sorrows coming to the wicked, though Job questions how often such judgment can be seen.
Jeremiah 17:7–8“Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, and whose confidence is in the LORD.Both identify trust in the LORD as the ground of blessing, with Psalm 32 naming his surrounding loving kindness.
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Trusting God carries no promise here of a life without sorrow. The assurance is that his loving kindness surrounds the person who trusts in him.
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