Psalms 31
1 Unto the end, a psalm for David, in an ecstasy. In thee, O Lord, have I hoped, let me never be confounded: deliver me in thy justice.
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 thy ear to me: make haste to deliver me. Be thou unto me a God, a protector, and a house of refuge, 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 strength and my refuge; and for thy name’s sake thou wilt lead me, and nourish me.
For thou art my rocke and my fortresse: therefore for thy Names sake direct mee and guide me.
4 Thou wilt bring me out of this snare, which they have hidden for me: for thou art my protector.
Drawe mee out of the nette, that they haue layde priuilie for mee: for thou art my strength.
5 Into thy hands I commend my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, the God of truth.
Into thine hand I commend my spirit: for thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of trueth.
6 Thou hast hated them that regard vanities, to no purpose. But I have hoped in the Lord:
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 mercy. For thou best regarded my humility, thou hast saved my soul out of distresses.
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 in the hands of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a spacious place.
And thou hast not shut me vp in the hand of the enemie, but hast set my feete at large.
9 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am afflicted: my eye is troubled with wrath, my soul, and my belly:
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 wasted with grief: and my years in sighs. My strength is weakened through poverty and my bones are disturbed.
For my life is wasted with heauinesse, and my yeeres with mourning: my strength faileth for my paine, and my bones are consumed.
11 I am become a reproach among all my enemies, and very much to my neighbours; and a fear to my acquaintance. They that saw 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 one dead from the heart. I am become as a vessel that is destroyed.
I am forgotten, as a dead man out of minde: I am like a broken vessell.
13 For I have heard the blame of many that dwell round about. While they assembled together against me, they consulted 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 have put my trust in thee, O Lord: I said: Thou art my God.
But I trusted in thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my God.
15 My lots are in thy hands. Deliver me out of the hands of my 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 mercy.
Make thy face to shine vpon thy seruant, and saue me through thy mercie.
17 Let me not be confounded, O Lord, for I have called upon thee. Let the wicked be ashamed, and be brought down to hell. (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 deceitful lips be made dumb. Which speak iniquity against the just, with pride and abuse.
Let the lying lips be made dumme, which cruelly, proudly and spitefully speake against the righteous.
19 O how great is the multitude of thy sweetness, O Lord, which thou hast hidden for them that fear thee! Which thou hast wrought for them that hope in thee, in the sight of 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 Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy face, from the disturbance of men. Thou shalt protect them in thy tabernacle from the contradiction 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 the Lord, for he hath shewn his wonderful mercy to me in a fortified city.
Blessed be the Lord: for hee hath shewed his marueilous kindenesse toward me in a strong citie.
22 But I said in the excess of my mind: I am cast away from before thy eyes. Therefore thou hast heard the voice of my prayer, when I cried to 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 O love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord will require truth, and will repay them abundantly that act proudly.
Loue ye the Lord all his Saintes: for the Lord preserueth the faithfull, and rewardeth abundantly the proud doer.
24 Do ye manfully, and let your heart be strengthened, all ye that hope in the Lord.
All ye that trust in the Lord, be strong, and he shall establish your heart.
