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10 Many are the torments of the wicked,
    but steadfast love surrounds those who trust in the Lord.(A)

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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 are attentive to a matter will prosper,
    and happy are those who trust in the Lord.(A)

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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

Surely God is my salvation;
    I will trust and will not be afraid,
for the Lord[a] is my strength and my might;
    he has become my salvation.”(A)

With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.(B)

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  1. 12.2 Q ms Heb mss Gk Syr Vg Tg: MT for Yah, the Lord

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 Misfortune pursues sinners,
    but prosperity rewards the righteous.(A)

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

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while for those who are self-seeking and who obey not the truth but injustice, there will be wrath and fury.(A) There will be affliction and distress for everyone who does evil, both the Jew first and the Greek,(B)

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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 but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,
    in those who hope in his steadfast 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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Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
    whose hope is in the Lord their God,(A)

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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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O taste and see that the Lord is good;
    happy are those who take refuge in him.(A)

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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 righteous, O Lord;
    you cover them with favor as with a shield.(A)

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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, and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.

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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,
    happy is everyone who trusts in you.(A)

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

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19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
    but the Lord rescues them from them all.(A)
20 He keeps all their bones;
    not one of them will be broken.(B)
21 Evil brings death to the wicked,
    and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.(C)

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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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Those who choose another god multiply their sorrows;[a]
    their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out
    or take their names upon my lips.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 16.4 Cn: Meaning of Heb uncertain

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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