Psalms 31
1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge; Let me never be put to shame: Deliver me in thy righteousness.
To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David. In thee, O Lord, haue I put my trust: let mee neuer be confounded: deliuer me in thy righteousnesse.
2 Bow down thine ear unto me; deliver me speedily: Be thou to me a strong rock, A house of defence to save me.
Bowe downe thine eare to me: make haste to deliuer mee: be vnto me a stronge rocke, and an house of defence to saue me.
3 For thou art my rock and my fortress; Therefore for thy name’s sake lead me and guide me.
For thou art my rocke and my fortresse: therefore for thy Names sake direct mee and guide me.
4 Pluck me out of the net that they have laid privily for me; For thou art my stronghold.
Drawe mee out of the nette, that they haue layde priuilie for mee: for thou art my strength.
5 Into thy hand I commend my spirit: Thou hast redeemed me, O Jehovah, thou God of truth.
Into thine hand I commend my spirit: for thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of trueth.
6 I hate them that regard lying vanities; But I trust in Jehovah.
I haue hated them that giue them selues to deceitfull vanities: for I trust in the Lord.
7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy lovingkindness; For thou hast seen my affliction: Thou hast known my soul in adversities;
I wil be glad and reioyce in thy mercie: for thou hast seene my trouble: thou hast knowen my soule in aduersities,
8 And thou hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy; Thou hast set my feet in a large place.
And thou hast not shut me vp in the hand of the enemie, but hast set my feete at large.
9 Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah, for I am in distress: Mine eye wasteth away with grief, [yea], my soul and my body.
Haue mercie vpon mee, O Lord: for I am in trouble: mine eye, my soule and my bellie are consumed with griefe.
10 For my life is spent with sorrow, And my years with sighing: My strength faileth because of mine iniquity, And my bones are wasted away.
For my life is wasted with heauinesse, and my yeeres with mourning: my strength faileth for my paine, and my bones are consumed.
11 Because of all mine adversaries I am become a reproach, Yea, unto my neighbors exceedingly, And a fear to mine acquaintance: They that did see me without fled from me.
I was a reproch among all mine enemies, but specially among my neighbours: and a feare to mine acquaintance, who seeing me in the streete, fled from me.
12 I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.
I am forgotten, as a dead man out of minde: I am like a broken vessell.
13 For I have heard the defaming of many, Terror on every side: While they took counsel together against me, They devised to take away my life.
For I haue heard the rayling of great men: feare was on euery side, while they conspired together against mee, and consulted to take my life.
14 But I trusted in thee, O Jehovah: I said, Thou art my God.
But I trusted in thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my God.
15 My times are in thy hand: Deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
My times are in thine hande: deliuer mee from the hande of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
16 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: Save me in thy lovingkindness.
Make thy face to shine vpon thy seruant, and saue me through thy mercie.
17 Let me not be put to shame, O Jehovah; for I have called upon thee: Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol. (Sheol h7585)
Let me not be confounded, O Lord: for I haue called vpon thee: let the wicked bee put to confusion, and to silence in the graue. (Sheol h7585)
18 Let the lying lips be dumb, Which speak against the righteous insolently, With pride and contempt.
Let the lying lips be made dumme, which cruelly, proudly and spitefully speake against the righteous.
19 Oh how great is thy goodness, Which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, Which thou hast wrought for them that take refuge in thee, Before the sons of men!
Howe great is thy goodnesse, which thou hast layde vp for them, that feare thee! and done to them, that trust in thee, euen before the sonnes of men!
20 In the covert of thy presence wilt thou hide them from the plottings of man: Thou wilt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
Thou doest hide them priuily in thy presence from the pride of men: thou keepest them secretly in thy Tabernacle from the strife of tongues.
21 Blessed be Jehovah; For he hath showed me his marvellous lovingkindness in a strong city.
Blessed be the Lord: for hee hath shewed his marueilous kindenesse toward me in a strong citie.
22 As for me, I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: Nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications, When I cried unto thee.
Though I said in mine haste, I am cast out of thy sight, yet thou heardest the voyce of my prayer, when I cryed vnto thee.
23 Oh love Jehovah, all ye his saints: Jehovah preserveth the faithful, And plentifully rewardeth him that dealeth proudly.
Loue ye the Lord all his Saintes: for the Lord preserueth the faithfull, and rewardeth abundantly the proud doer.
24 Be strong, and let your heart take courage, All ye that hope in Jehovah.
All ye that trust in the Lord, be strong, and he shall establish your heart.
