< Psalms 31 >
1 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.
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 to me - ear your quickly deliver me become of me - a rock of refuge a house of strongholds 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 [are] rock my and stronghold my you and for [the] sake of name your you guide me and you lead me.
For You [are] my rock and my bulwark, For Your Name’s sake lead me and tend me.
4 You will bring out me from [the] net which people have hidden for me for you [are] place of refuge my.
Bring me out from the net that they hid for me, For You [are] my strength.
5 In hand your I entrust spirit my you have redeemed me O Yahweh God of faithfulness.
Into Your hand I commit my spirit, You have redeemed me, YHWH God of truth.
6 I hate those [who] keep vanities of falsehood and I to Yahweh I trust.
I have hated the observers of lying vanities, And I have been confident toward YHWH.
7 I will rejoice and I will be glad in covenant loyalty your that you saw affliction my you knew [the] troubles of self my.
I rejoice, and am glad in Your kindness, In that You have seen my affliction, You have known my soul in adversities.
8 And not you delivered up me in [the] hand of an enemy you made stand in roomy place feet my.
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 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.
Favor me, O YHWH, for distress [is] to me, My eye, my soul, and my body Have become old by provocation.
10 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.
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 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.
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 have been forgotten like a dead [person] from [the] heart I have become like a vessel [which] is destroyed.
I have been forgotten as dead, out of mind, I have been as a perishing vessel.
13 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.
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 And I - on you I rely O Yahweh I say [are] God my you.
And I have trusted on You, O YHWH, I have said, “You [are] my God.”
15 [are] in Hand your times my deliver me from [the] hand of enemies my and from pursuers my.
In Your hand [are] my times, Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from my pursuers.
16 Make shine! face your on servant your save me in covenant loyalty your.
Cause Your face to shine on Your servant, Save me in Your kindness.
17 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 )
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 )
18 May they be dumb lips of falsehood which speak on [the] righteous arrogance with pride and contempt.
Let lips of falsehood become mute, That are speaking against the righteous, Ancient sayings, in pride and contempt.
19 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.
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 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.
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 [be] blessed Yahweh for he has made wonderful covenant loyalty his to me in a city of siege.
Blessed [is] YHWH, For He has made His kindness marvelous To me in a city of bulwarks.
22 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.
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 Love Yahweh O all faithful [people] his faithful [people] [is] preserving Yahweh and [is] repaying on excess [one who] does pride.
Love YHWH, all you His saints, YHWH is keeping the faithful, And repaying a proud doer abundantly.
24 Be strong so may it show strength heart your O all those [who] wait for Yahweh.
Be strong, and He strengthens your heart, All you who are waiting for YHWH!