Psalms 31
1 To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. In thee, Jehovah, do I trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
To the choirmaster a psalm of David. In you O Yahweh I have taken refuge may not I be ashamed for ever in righteousness your deliver me.
2 Incline thine ear to me, deliver me speedily; be a strong rock to me, a house of defence to save me.
Incline to me - ear your quickly deliver me become of me - a rock of refuge a house of strongholds to save me.
3 For thou art my rock and my fortress; and, for thy name's sake, thou wilt lead me and guide me.
For [are] rock my and stronghold my you and for [the] sake of name your you guide me and you lead me.
4 Draw me out of the net that they have hidden for me; for thou art my strength.
You will bring out me from [the] net which people have hidden for me for you [are] place of refuge my.
5 Into thy hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, Jehovah, [thou] God of truth.
In hand your I entrust spirit my you have redeemed me O Yahweh God of faithfulness.
6 I have hated them that observe lying vanities; and as for me, I have confided in Jehovah.
I hate those [who] keep vanities of falsehood and I to Yahweh I trust.
7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy loving-kindness, for thou hast seen mine affliction; thou hast known the troubles of my soul,
I will rejoice and I will be glad in covenant loyalty your that you saw affliction my you knew [the] troubles of self my.
8 And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large place.
And not you delivered up me in [the] hand of an enemy you made stand in roomy place feet my.
9 Be gracious unto me, Jehovah, for I am in trouble: mine eye wasteth away with vexation, my soul and my belly.
Show favor to me O Yahweh for it is distress to me it has wasted away with grief eye my being my and belly my.
10 For my life is spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing; my strength faileth through mine iniquity, and my bones are wasted.
For they have wasted away in sorrow life my and years my with groaning it has failed by iniquity my strength my and bones my they have wasted away.
11 More than to all mine oppressors, I am become exceedingly a reproach, even to my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that see me without flee from me.
From all opposers my I have become a reproach and to neighbors my - exceedingly and a dread to acquaintances my [those who] see me in the street they flee from me.
12 I am forgotten in [their] heart as a dead man; I am become like a broken vessel.
I have been forgotten like a dead [person] from [the] heart I have become like a vessel [which] is destroyed.
13 For I have heard the slander of many — terror on every side — when they take counsel together against me: they plot to take away my life.
For I have heard - [the] slander of many [people] terror [is] from around about when they seated themselves together on me to take life my they plotted.
14 But I confided in thee, Jehovah; I said, thou art my God.
And I - on you I rely O Yahweh I say [are] God my you.
15 My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from my persecutors.
[are] in Hand your times my deliver me from [the] hand of enemies my and from pursuers my.
16 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; save me in thy loving-kindness.
Make shine! face your on servant your save me in covenant loyalty your.
17 Jehovah, let me not be ashamed; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, let them be silent in Sheol. (Sheol h7585)
O Yahweh may not I be ashamed for I have called out to you may they be ashamed wicked [people] may they be silent to Sheol. (Sheol h7585)
18 Let the lying lips become dumb, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt.
May they be dumb lips of falsehood which speak on [the] righteous arrogance with pride and contempt.
19 [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!
How! great [is] goodness your which you have stored up for [those] fearing you [which] you have done for [those who] take refuge in you before [the] children of humankind.
20 Thou keepest them concealed in the secret of thy presence from the conspiracies of man; thou hidest them in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
You hide them - in [the] hiding place of presence your from [the] conspiracies of man you hide them in a shelter from strife of tongues.
21 Blessed be Jehovah; for he hath shewn me wondrously his loving-kindness in a strong city.
[be] blessed Yahweh for he has made wonderful covenant loyalty his to me in a city of siege.
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.
And I - I said when was hastening I I have been cut off from before eyes your nevertheless you heard [the] sound of supplications my when cried for help I to you.
23 Love Jehovah, all ye his saints. Jehovah preserveth the faithful, and plentifully requiteth the proud doer.
Love Yahweh O all faithful [people] his faithful [people] [is] preserving Yahweh and [is] repaying on excess [one who] does pride.
24 Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all ye that hope in Jehovah.
Be strong so may it show strength heart your O all those [who] wait for Yahweh.
