Psalms 32:10

10 Many are the woes of the wicked, but the LORD’s unfailing love surrounds the one who trusts in him.

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Psalms 32:10 in Other Translations

KJV

10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.

ESV

10 Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the LORD.

NLT

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

MSG

10 God-defiers are always in trouble; God-affirmers find themselves loved every time they turn around.

CSB

10 Many pains come to the wicked, but the one who trusts in the Lord will have faithful love surrounding him.

Psalms 32:10 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 32:10

Many sorrows [shall be] to the wicked
Who will not be instructed and reformed, but are like the horse and mule, without understanding; many outward sorrows or afflictions attend them; loathsome and consuming diseases come upon their bodies by intemperance and debauchery; and they and their families are brought to a piece of bread, through their vicious courses; and inward sorrows, horror and terror of mind, seize them when their consciences are at any time awakened, and are open to conviction; when a load of guilt lies on them, what remorse of conscience they feel! and what severe reflections do they make! and how are they pierced through with many sorrows! And though indeed, for the most part, wicked men have their good things in this life, and are in prosperous circumstances, and are not in trouble, as other men; yet what they have is with a curse; and they have no true peace, pleasure, and satisfaction in what they enjoy; and the curses of a righteous law; and everlasting destruction is prepared for them in the other world, when they will have many sorrows indeed; their worm will not die, and the fire of divine fury will not be quenched; there will be for ever indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that does evil;

but he that trusteth in the Lord;
not in his wealth and riches, in his wisdom and strength, in himself, and his own righteousness; for such are wicked persons; but in the Lord; in his righteousness to justify him, in his blood to pardon him, in his strength to support him, and in his grace to supply him with everything necessary for him;

mercy shall compass him about;
not only follow him and overtake him, but surround him; he shall be crowned with lovingkindness and tender mercies: the phrase denotes the abundance of mercies that shall be bestowed upon him here and hereafter, as both grace and glory.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible