Psalm 32:8-11

Blessed Are the Forgiven

8 I will y instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will z counsel you with my eye upon you.
 9 a Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding,
which must be curbed with b bit and bridle,
or it will not stay near you.

10 c Many are the sorrows of the wicked,
but steadfast love surrounds the one who d trusts in the Lord.
 11 e Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous,
and f shout for joy, all you g upright in heart!

  1. Cross References
    Psalms 25:8
    Good and upright is the Lord ; therefore he instructs sinners in the way.
    Psalms 25:12
    Who is the man who fears the Lord ? Him will he instruct in the way that he should choose.
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 73:24
    You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory.
  3. Cross References
    Proverbs 26:3
    A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools.
    Job 35:11
    Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?
  4. Cross References
    James 3:3
    If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well.
  5. Cross References
    Proverbs 13:21
    Disaster pursues sinners, but the righteous are rewarded with good.
    Romans 2:9
    There will be tribulation and distress for every human being who does evil, the Jew first and also the Greek.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 34:8
    Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
    Psalms 84:12
    O Lord of hosts, blessed is the one who trusts in you!
    Proverbs 16:20
    Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.
    Jeremiah 17:7
    Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord.
  7. Cross References
    Psalms 64:10
    Let the righteous one rejoice in the Lord and take refuge in him! Let all the upright in heart exult!
    Psalms 68:3
    But the righteous shall be glad; they shall exult before God; they shall be jubilant with joy!
    Psalms 97:12
    Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous, and give thanks to his holy name!
    Psalms 33:1
    Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright.
  8. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 32:43
    "Rejoice with him, O heavens; bow down to him, all gods, for he avenges the blood of his children and takes vengeance on his adversaries. He repays those who hate him and cleanses his people's land."
  9. Cross References
    Psalms 7:10
    My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
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