Surrounded by Mercy

Psalms 32:10 KJV

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

I take note that the one who trusts in the Lord is surrounded by mercy and not by

• Fortunes or
• Fitness or
• Fame

It is mercy. It is judgment withheld.

The one who trusts in the Lord does not receive the fullness of the judgment they deserve, ever. This is in contrast with the wicked man who lives in rebellion against God and, though he may seem successful for a time, is constantly surrounded by the wrath and condemnation of God.

Concerning being surrounded by mercy Barnes says mercy,

“Shall surround him; shall attend him; shall be on every side of him. It shall not be only in one respect, but in all respects. He shall be “surrounded” with mercy - as one is surrounded by the air, or by the sunlight. He shall find mercy and favor everywhere, at home, abroad; by day, by night; in society, in solitude; in sickness, in health; in life, in death; in time, in eternity. He shall walk amidst mercies; he shall die amidst mercies; he shall live in a better world in the midst of eternal mercies.”