Psalm 32:9-10

Blessed Are the Forgiven

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.

  1. 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?
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
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