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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 loving-kindness, O God! So the sons of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings.
8They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou wilt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
9For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
10Continue thy loving-kindness unto them that know thee, 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. Truly God is good to Israel, to such as are of a pure heart.
24Thou wilt guide me by thy counsel, and after the glory, thou wilt receive me.
25Whom have I in the heavens? and there is none upon earth I desire beside thee.
26My flesh and my heart faileth: God is the rock of my heart and my portion for ever.
(Psa. 73:1,24‑26)
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Psa. 145:7‑9• 7They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
8Jehovah is gracious and merciful; slow to anger, and of great loving-kindness.
9Jehovah is good to all; and his tender mercies are over all his works.
(Psa. 145:7‑9)
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Isa. 64:4• 4Never have men heard, nor perceived by the ear, nor hath eye seen a God beside thee, who acteth 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 unto 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 has not seen, and ear not heard, and which have not come into man's heart, which God has prepared for them that love him, (1 Cor. 2:9)
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1 John 3:1‑2• 1See what love the Father has given to us, that we should be called the children of God. For this reason the world knows us not, because it knew him not.
2Beloved, now are we children of God, and what we shall be has not yet been manifested; we know that if it is manifested we shall be like him, for we shall see him 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. (Psalms 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. (Psalms 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!