Psalm 32

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VerseKJVBSBASV
10Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but loving devotion surrounds him who trusts in the LORD.Many sorrows shall be to the wicked; But he that trusteth in Jehovah, lovingkindness shall compass him about.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
manyרַבִּ֥יםra-BIMH7227A
many

רַב (rav) adj 1) much, many, great 1a) much 1b) many 1c) abounding in 1d) more numerous than 1e) abundant, enough 1f) great 1g) strong 1h) greater than adv 1i) much, exceedingly

painsמַכְאוֹבִ֗יםmakh-'o-VIMH4341
pain

מַכְאוֹב (makh.ov) 1) pain, sorrow 1a) pain (physical) 1b) pain (mental)

[belong] to the wicked [person]לָרָ֫שָׁ֥עla-RA-SHA'H7563
wicked

רָשָׁע (ra.sah) 1) wicked, criminal 1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst) 1b) wicked (hostile to God) 1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man)

and the [one who] trustsוְהַבּוֹטֵ֥חַve-ha-bo-TE-achH0982
to trust

בָּטַח (ba.tach) 1) to trust 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to trust, trust in 1a2) to have confidence, be confident 1a3) to be bold 1a4) to be secure 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to trust, make secure 2) (TWOT) to feel safe, be careless

in Yahwehבַּיהוָ֑הba-YAH-wehH3068G
Lord

אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) Lord - a title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)

covenant loyaltyחֶ֝֗סֶדCHE-sedH2617A
kindness

חֶ֫סֶד (che.sed) goodness, kindness, faithfulness

it will surround himיְסוֹבְבֶֽנּוּ׃ye-sov-VE-nuH5437H
to turn: turn

סָבַב (sa.vav) : turn/bring_around 1) to turn, turn about or around or aside or back or towards, go about or around, surround, encircle, change direction 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn, turn about, be brought round, change 1a2) to march or walk around, go partly around, circle about, skirt, make a round, make a circuit, go about to, surround, encompass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to turn oneself, close round, turn round 1b2) to be turned over to 1c) (Piel) to turn about, change, transform 1d) (Poel) 1d1) to encompass, surround 1d2) to come about, assemble round 1d3) to march, go about 1d4) to enclose, envelop 1e) (Hiphil) …

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.