Objection: Many Are the Afflictions of the Righteous
Psalm 34:19:
Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
This verse says the exact opposite of what some people use it to say – as long as you finish it! This is even clearer when you read the surrounding verses: Psalm 34:17-20. To use this as an argument to stay sick proves only that you like to yank phrases out of their context.
This is actually a healing Scripture, not a sickening Scripture. God promises to deliver the righteous out of all their troubles. He did not add a little footnote to indicate that all somehow excludes physical diseases. (He has another Psalm that proves that all does include diseases – see Psalm 103:1-5.)
Because sickness is a trouble, and God has promised to deliver you from all your troubles, you may thank whoever quotes this for pointing you to another proof that God wants you to be healed!
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