10 (A)Many sorrows shall be to the wicked;
But (B)he who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall surround him.

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10 Many are the woes of the wicked,(A)
    but the Lord’s unfailing love
    surrounds the one who trusts(B) in him.

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20 He who heeds the word wisely will find good,
And whoever (A)trusts in the Lord, happy is he.

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20 Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers,[a](A)
    and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.(B)

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  1. Proverbs 16:20 Or whoever speaks prudently finds what is good

Behold, God is my salvation,
I will trust and not be afraid;
(A)‘For (B)Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song;
He also has become my salvation.’ ”

Therefore with joy you will draw (C)water
From the wells of salvation.

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Surely God is my salvation;(A)
    I will trust(B) and not be afraid.
The Lord, the Lord himself,(C) is my strength(D) and my defense[a];
    he has become my salvation.(E)
With joy you will draw water(F)
    from the wells(G) of salvation.

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  1. Isaiah 12:2 Or song

21 (A)Evil pursues sinners,
But to the righteous, good shall be repaid.

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21 Trouble pursues the sinner,(A)
    but the righteous(B) are rewarded with good things.(C)

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but to those who are self-seeking and (A)do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness—indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew (B)first and also of the [a]Greek;

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  1. Romans 2:9 Gentile

But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil,(A) there will be wrath and anger.(B) There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil:(C) first for the Jew, then for the Gentile;(D)

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11 The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him,
In those who hope in His mercy.

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11 the Lord delights(A) in those who fear him,(B)
    who put their hope(C) in his unfailing love.(D)

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(A)Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help,
Whose hope is in the Lord his God,

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Blessed are those(A) whose help(B) is the God of Jacob,
    whose hope is in the Lord their God.

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Oh, (A)taste and see that the Lord is good;
(B)Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!

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Taste and see that the Lord is good;(A)
    blessed is the one who takes refuge(B) in him.

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12 For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous;
With favor You will surround him as with a shield.

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12 Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous;(A)
    you surround them(B) with your favor as with a shield.(C)

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10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

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10 For the love of money(A) is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith(B) and pierced themselves with many griefs.(C)

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12 O Lord of hosts,
(A)Blessed is the man who trusts in You!

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12 Lord Almighty,
    blessed(A) is the one who trusts in you.

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19 (A)Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
(B)But the Lord delivers him out of them all.
20 He guards all his bones;
(C)Not one of them is broken.
21 (D)Evil shall slay the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous shall be [a]condemned.

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  1. Psalm 34:21 held guilty

19 The righteous person may have many troubles,(A)
    but the Lord delivers him from them all;(B)
20 he protects all his bones,
    not one of them will be broken.(C)

21 Evil will slay the wicked;(D)
    the foes of the righteous will be condemned.

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Their sorrows shall be multiplied who hasten after another god;
Their drink offerings of (A)blood I will not offer,
(B)Nor take up their names on my lips.

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Those who run after other gods(A) will suffer(B) more and more.
    I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods
    or take up their names(C) on my lips.

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