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Psalms 31:19
How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist pivots from a complaint against arrogant, lying enemies (v. 18) to a doxology addressed to Yahweh, praising the hidden goodness He reserves for the faithful.
The words — צָפַנְתָּ (tsaphanta, "you have stored up") frames God's goodness as a treasury, not a casual gift. The two recipient groups are distinguished: יְרֵאֶיךָ (yire'ekha, "those who fear you") and חֹסִים (chosim, "those who take refuge").
The thread — 1 Corinthians 2:9 echoes the same idea of what God has "prepared" for those who love him; Lamentations 3:23 echoes the greatness of His faithfulness renewed daily.
Why it lands — The verse asks the reader to identify with one of two groups—those who fear God or those who take refuge in Him—and to trust that the goodness is a stored reserve, not a depleted account.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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!
Cross-references
- 1 Corinthians 2:9 Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”
- Isaiah 64:4 From ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides You, who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.
- Lamentations 3:23 They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!
- 1 Peter 1:4 and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,
- Colossians 3:2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
- James 2:5 Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
- Psalms 16:11 You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
- Psalms 126:2 Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”
- 1 John 3:1 Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
- Psalms 23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.