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Psalm 31

Psa. 31:19 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Oh how great
rab (Hebrew #7227)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
KJV usage: (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), ((ship-))master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).
Pronounce: rab
Origin: by contracted from 7231
s is thy goodness
tuwb (Hebrew #2898)
good (as a noun), in the widest sense, especially goodness (superlative concretely, the best), beauty, gladness, welfare
KJV usage: fair, gladness, good(-ness, thing, -s), joy, go well with.
Pronounce: toob
Origin: from 2895
, which thou hast laid up
tsaphan (Hebrew #6845)
to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurk
KJV usage: esteem, hide(-den one, self), lay up, lurk (be set) privily, (keep) secret(-ly, place).
Pronounce: tsaw-fan'
Origin: a primitive root
for them that fear
yare' (Hebrew #3373)
fearing; morally, reverent
KJV usage: afraid, fear (-ful).
Pronounce: yaw-ray'
Origin: from 3372
thee; which thou hast wrought
pa`al (Hebrew #6466)
to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise
KJV usage: commit, (evil-) do(-er), make(-r), ordain, work(-er).
Pronounce: paw-al'
Origin: a primitive root
for them that trust
chacah (Hebrew #2620)
to flee for protection (compare 982); figuratively, to confide in
KJV usage: have hope, make refuge, (put) trust.
Pronounce: khaw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
in thee before the sons
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
of men
'adam (Hebrew #120)
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
KJV usage: X another, + hypocrite, + common sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
Pronounce: aw-dawm'
Origin: from 119
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Psa. 36:7‑10• 7How precious [is] thy mercy, O God!{HR}And the sons of men shall trust in the shadow of thy wings.
8They shall be abundantly satisfied with drink from the fatness of thy house,{HR}And thou shalt make them drink the stream of thy pleasures.
9For with thee is the fountain of life:{HR}In thy light shall we see light.
10Continue thy mercy to those who know thee{HR}And thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
(Psa. 36:7‑10)
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Psa. 73:1,24‑26• 1A psalm of Asaph.{HR}Truly God [is] good to Israel,{HR}To the pure of heart.
24By thy counsel thou wilt guide me,{HR}And after glory wilt receive me.
25Whom have I in the heavens?{HR}And beside thee none I desire upon the earth.
26My flesh and my heart faileth;{HR}Rock of my heart and my portion [is] God forever.
(Psa. 73:1,24‑26)
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Psa. 145:7‑9• 7They shall pour forth the memory of thy great goodness,{HR}And thy righteousness they shall sing aloud.
8Gracious and merciful (is) Jehovah,{HR}Slow to anger and of great mercy.
9Good (is) Jehovah to the universe (the all),{HR}And his tender mercies [are] over all his works.
(Psa. 145:7‑9)
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Isa. 64:4• 4Ever since the beginning of the world they have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, a God besides thee, who will act for him that waiteth for him. (Isa. 64:4)
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Lam. 3:23‑25• 23They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
24Jehovah is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
25Jehovah is good to them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
(Lam. 3:23‑25)
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1 Cor. 2:9• 9but, according as it is written, Things which eye saw not and ear heard not, and into man's heart entered not, all which God prepared for those that love him, (1 Cor. 2:9)
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1 John 3:1‑2• 1See what love the Father hath given us, that we should be called children of God [and we are]. For this reason, the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
2Beloved, now are we God's children, and not yet was it manifested what we shall be. We know that if he should be manifested we shall be like him, because we shall see him even as he is.
(1 John 3:1‑2)
laid up.
wrought.
 (vv. 19-22) The closing verses present the answer to the cry of the godly soul. (Psalm 31 by H. Smith)
 He discovers that however dark the circumstances, the goodness of God is “laid up” for them that fear God, though for a time, apparently, the sons of men are allowed to have their way. (Psalm 31 by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee, before the sons of men!

W. Kelly Translation

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How great [is] thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for those who fear thee,{HR}Thou hast wrought for those who trust in thee before the sons of men.