Psalms 31

1 For the Leader. A Psalm of David. In thee, O LORD, have I taken refuge; let me never be ashamed; deliver me in Thy righteousness.

TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. In You, O YHWH, I have trusted, Do not let me be ashamed for all time, In Your righteousness deliver me.

2 Incline Thine ear unto me, deliver me speedily; be Thou to me a rock of refuge, even a fortress of defence, to save me.

Incline Your ear to me quickly, deliver me, Be to me for a strong rock, For a house of bulwarks to save me.

3 For Thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for Thy name's sake lead me and guide me.

For You [are] my rock and my bulwark, For Your Name’s sake lead me and tend me.

4 Bring me forth out of the net that they have hidden for me; for Thou art my stronghold.

Bring me out from the net that they hid for me, For You [are] my strength.

5 Into Thy hand I commit my spirit; Thou hast redeemed me, O LORD, Thou God of truth.

Into Your hand I commit my spirit, You have redeemed me, YHWH God of truth.

6 I hate them that regard lying vanities; but I trust in the LORD.

I have hated the observers of lying vanities, And I have been confident toward YHWH.

7 I will be glad and rejoice in Thy lovingkindness; for Thou hast seen mine affliction, Thou hast taken cognizance of the troubles of my soul,

I rejoice, and am glad in Your kindness, In that You have seen my affliction, You have known my soul in adversities.

8 And Thou hast not given me over into the hand of the enemy; Thou hast set my feet in a broad place.

And You have not shut me up, Into the hand of an enemy, You have caused my feet to stand in a broad place.

9 Be gracious unto me, O LORD, for I am in distress; mine eye wasteth away with vexation, yea, my soul and my body.

Favor me, O YHWH, for distress [is] to me, My eye, my soul, and my body Have become old by provocation.

10 For my life is spent in sorrow, and my years in sighing; my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are wasted away.

For my life has been consumed in sorrow And my years in sighing. My strength has been feeble because of my iniquity, And my bones have become old.

11 Because of all mine adversaries I am become a reproach, yea, unto my neighbours exceedingly, and a dread to mine acquaintance; they that see me without flee from me.

I have been a reproach among all my adversaries, And to my neighbors exceedingly, And a fear to my acquaintances, Those seeing me without—fled from me.

12 I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind; I am like a useless vessel.

I have been forgotten as dead, out of mind, I have been as a perishing vessel.

13 For I have heard the whispering of many, terror on every side; while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

For I have heard an evil account of many, Fear [is] all around. In their being united against me, They have devised to take my life,

14 But as for me, I have trusted in Thee, O LORD; I have said: 'Thou art my God.'

And I have trusted on You, O YHWH, I have said, “You [are] my God.”

15 My times are in Thy hand; deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.

In Your hand [are] my times, Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from my pursuers.

16 Make Thy face to shine upon Thy servant; save me in Thy lovingkindness.

Cause Your face to shine on Your servant, Save me in Your kindness.

17 O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called upon Thee; let the wicked be ashamed, let them be put to silence in the nether-world. (Sheol h7585)

O YHWH, do not let me be ashamed, For I have called You, let the wicked be ashamed, Let them become silent to Sheol. (Sheol h7585)

18 Let the lying lips be dumb, which speak arrogantly against the righteous, with pride and contempt.

Let lips of falsehood become mute, That are speaking against the righteous, Ancient sayings, in pride and contempt.

19 Oh how abundant is Thy goodness, which Thou hast laid up for them that fear Thee; which Thou hast wrought for them that take their refuge in Thee, in the sight of the sons of men!

How abundant is Your goodness, That You have laid up for those fearing You, You have worked for those trusting in You, Before sons of men.

20 Thou hidest them in the covert of Thy presence from the plottings of man; Thou concealest them in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

You hide them in the secret place of Your presence, From schemes of man, You conceal them in a dwelling place, From the strife of tongues.

21 Blessed be the LORD; for He hath shown me His wondrous lovingkindness in an entrenched city.

Blessed [is] YHWH, For He has made His kindness marvelous To me in a city of bulwarks.

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 have said in my haste, “I have been cut off from before Your eyes,” But You have heard the voice of my supplications, In my crying to You.

23 O love the LORD, all ye His godly ones; the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully repayeth him that acteth haughtily.

Love YHWH, all you His saints, YHWH is keeping the faithful, And repaying a proud doer abundantly.

24 Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all ye that wait for the LORD.

Be strong, and He strengthens your heart, All you who are waiting for YHWH!