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10 Many sorrows come to the wicked,
    but unfailing love surrounds those who trust the Lord.

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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 Those who listen to instruction will prosper;
    those who trust the Lord will be joyful.

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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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Footnotes

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

See, God has come to save me.
    I will trust in him and not be afraid.
The Lord God is my strength and my song;
    he has given me victory.”

With joy you will drink deeply
    from the fountain 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 Trouble chases sinners,
    while blessings reward the righteous.

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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 he will pour out his anger and wrath on those who live for themselves, who refuse to obey the truth and instead live lives of wickedness. There will be trouble and calamity for everyone who keeps on doing what is evil—for the Jew first and also for the Gentile.[a]

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  1. 2:9 Greek also for the Greek; also in 2:10.

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 No, the Lord’s delight is in those who fear him,
    those who put their hope in his unfailing love.

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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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But joyful are those who have the God of Israel[a] as their helper,
    whose hope is in the Lord their God.

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  1. 146:5 Hebrew of Jacob. See note on 44:4.

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

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Taste and see that the Lord is good.
    Oh, the joys of those who take refuge 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 bless the godly, O Lord;
    you surround them with your shield of love.

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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 the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves 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 Heaven’s Armies,
    what joy for those who trust in you.

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

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19 The righteous person faces many troubles,
    but the Lord comes to the rescue each time.
20 For the Lord protects the bones of the righteous;
    not one of them is broken!

21 Calamity will surely destroy the wicked,
    and those who hate the righteous will be punished.

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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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Troubles multiply for those who chase after other gods.
    I will not take part in their sacrifices of blood
    or even speak the names of their gods.

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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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