Psalms 34:19

“Many [are] the afflictions of the righteous, etc.] This may be understood of some one particular righteous person, since the singular number is here made use of; whereas the plural is always used before, when the righteous are made mention of; and the Lord Jesus Christ may be designed, who is eminently and emphatically “the righteous”; he is righteous both as God and man, and as Mediator, in the discharge of every branch of his office; and his afflictions were many, which he endured from men, from devils, and from God himself: many were the afflictions of his body, which he bore when buffeted, scourged, and crucified; and many were the afflictions of his soul, when he bore the sins of his…”

“Many are the afflictions of the righteous - This is not intended to affirm that the afflictions of the righteous are more numerous or more severe than the afflictions of other men, but that they are subjected to much suffering, and to many trials. Religion does not exempt them from suffering, but it sustains them in it; it does not deliver them from all trials in this life, but it supports them in their trials, which it teaches them to consider as a preparation for the life to come. There are, indeed, sorrows which are special to the righteous, or which come upon them in virtue of their religion, as the trials of persecution; but there are sorrows, also, that are special to the wicked - such…”

“34:19-22 The godly might suffer, but the Lord will reward them in the end. Similarly, the wicked might prosper for a time, but ultimately they will perish (1:6; 34:15-16).”

“Many: Psa 71:20; Job 5:19, 30:9-31, Job 42:12; Pro 24:16; Joh 16:33; Act 14:22; Co2 4:7-12, Co2 4:17, Co2 11:23-27; Th1 3:3, Th1 3:4; Ti2 3:11, Ti2 3:12; Heb 11:33-38; Jam 5:10, Jam 5:11; Pe1 4:12, Pe1 4:13; Rev 7:14-17 but: Psa 34:6, Psa 34:17 Psalms 34:20”