Psalms 31
1 to/for to conduct melody to/for David in/on/with you LORD to seek refuge not be ashamed to/for forever: enduring in/on/with righteousness your to escape me
Yahweh, I have come to you to be protected; do not allow me to be [defeated, with the result that I am] disgraced. Since you always do what is fair/right, rescue me!
2 to stretch to(wards) me ear your haste to rescue me to be to/for me to/for rock security to/for house: home fortress to/for to save me
Listen to me, and save me right now! Be [like] a huge rock [under which I can hide] [MET] and [like] a strong fort in which I will be safe.
3 for crag my and fortress my you(m. s.) and because name your to lead me and to guide me
Yes, you are [like] my huge rock and my fort; guide me and lead me [DOU] in order that I can honor you [MTY].
4 to come out: send me from net this to hide to/for me for you(m. s.) security my
You are the one who protects me, so keep me from falling into the hidden traps [that my enemies have set for me].
5 in/on/with hand your to reckon: overseer spirit my to ransom [obj] me LORD God truth: faithful
Yahweh, you are a God who can be trusted, so I put myself into your care because you rescued me.
6 to hate [the] to keep: look at vanity vanity: vain and I to(wards) LORD to trust
Yahweh, I hate those who worship useless idols, but I trust in you.
7 to rejoice and to rejoice in/on/with kindness your which to see: see [obj] affliction my to know in/on/with distress soul my
I will be very glad [DOU] because you faithfully love me. You see me when I have been afflicted, and you have known when I have had troubles.
8 and not to shut me in/on/with hand: power enemy to stand: stand in/on/with broad foot my
You have not allowed my enemies to capture me; instead, you have rescued me from danger.
9 be gracious me LORD for to constrain to/for me to waste in/on/with vexation eye my soul my and belly: body my
[But now], Yahweh, be kind to me [again] because I am distressed. Because I cry [so much], I cannot see well, and I am completely exhausted.
10 for to end: expend in/on/with sorrow life my and year my in/on/with sighing to stumble in/on/with iniquity: crime my strength my and bone my to waste
I have become very weak because I am [so] miserable, and it is causing my life to become shorter. I have become weak because of all my troubles; even my bones are becoming weaker.
11 from all to vex me to be reproach and to/for neighboring my much and dread to/for to know my to see: see me in/on/with outside to wander from me
All of my enemies make fun of me, and [even] my neighbors despise me. [Even] my friends are afraid of me [because they think I am being punished by God], and when they see me on the streets, they run away.
12 to forget like/as to die from heart to be like/as article/utensil to perish
People have forgotten me like they forget people who are dead. [They think I am as useless] as a broken pot.
13 for to hear: hear slander many terror from around: side in/on/with to found they unitedness upon me to/for to take: take soul: life my to plan
I have heard people slandering me, and they have caused me to become terrified. My enemies are making plans in order to kill me.
14 and I upon you to trust LORD to say God my you(m. s.)
But Yahweh, I trust in you. You are my God.
15 in/on/with hand your time my to rescue me from hand enemy my and from to pursue me
My whole life [MTY] is in your hands; save me from my enemies, from those who pursue me.
16 to light [emph?] face your upon servant/slave your to save me in/on/with kindness your
Be kind to me and rescue me because you always faithfully love me.
17 LORD not be ashamed for to call: call to you be ashamed wicked to silence: silent to/for hell: Sheol (Sheol h7585)
Yahweh, I call out to you, so do not allow me to be disgraced. I desire that wicked people will be disgraced; I want them to [soon die and] go down to the place where the dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
18 be dumb lips deception [the] to speak: speak upon righteous arrogant in/on/with pride and contempt
I desire that you will cause people [MTY] who tell lies to be unable to speak. Do that to people who are proud and those who arrogantly accuse righteous people.
19 what? many goodness your which to treasure to/for afraid your to work to/for to seek refuge in/on/with you before son: child man
You have stored up many blessings for those who revere you. You do those good things for those who go to you to be protected; everyone sees you doing that.
20 to hide them in/on/with secrecy face your from conspiracy man to treasure them in/on/with booth from strife tongue
You hide people in your presence where it is safe, and protect them from people who plot [to kill them]. You hide them in safe places from their enemies [MTY] who accuse/insult them.
21 to bless LORD for to wonder kindness his to/for me in/on/with city siege
Praise Yahweh! When my enemies surrounded the city [in which I was living], he showed me in a wonderful way that he faithfully loves me.
22 and I to say in/on/with to hurry I to cut off from before eye: seeing your surely to hear: hear voice supplication my in/on/with to cry I to(wards) you
I was afraid, and I cried out, “I have been separated from Yahweh!” but you heard me and answered my cry for help.
23 to love: lover [obj] LORD all pious his faithful to watch LORD and to complete upon remainder to make: do pride
You people who belong to Yahweh, love him! Those who are loyal to him, he protects, but those who are very proud, he punishes them severely like they deserve to be punished.
24 to strengthen: strengthen and to strengthen heart your all [the] to wait: hope to/for LORD
You who confidently expect Yahweh [to do great things for you], be strong, be courageous!
