Psalms 31

1 For the chief musician. A psalm of David. In you, Yahweh, I take refuge; never let me be humiliated. Rescue me in your righteousness.

In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge. Let me never be put to shame. Deliver me in thy righteousness.

2 Listen to me; rescue me quickly; be my rock of refuge, a stronghold to save me.

Bow down thine ear to me. Deliver me speedily. Be thou to me a strong rock, a house of defense to save me.

3 For you are my rock and my fortress; therefore for your name's sake, lead and guide me.

For thou are my rock and my fortress. Therefore for thy name's sake lead me and guide me.

4 Pluck me out of the net that they have hidden for me, for you are my refuge.

Pluck me out of the net that they have laid secretly for me, for thou are my stronghold.

5 Into your hands I entrust my spirit; you will redeem me, Yahweh, God of trustworthiness.

Into thy hand I commend my spirit. Thou have redeemed me, O Jehovah, thou God of truth.

6 I hate those who serve worthless idols, but I trust in Yahweh.

I hate those who regard lying vanities, but I trust in Jehovah.

7 I will be glad and rejoice in your covenant faithfulness, for you saw my affliction; you knew the distress of my soul.

I will be glad and rejoice in thy loving kindness, for thou have seen my affliction. Thou have known my soul in adversities,

8 You have not given me into the hand of my enemy. You have set my feet in a wide open place.

and thou have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy. Thou have set my feet in a large place.

9 Have mercy upon me, Yahweh, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weary with grief with my soul and my body.

Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah, for I am in distress. My eye wastes away with grief, yea, my soul and my body.

10 For my life is weary with sorrow and my years with groaning. My strength fails because of my sin, and my bones are wasting away.

For my life is spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing. My strength fails because of my iniquity, and my bones are wasted away.

11 Because of all my enemies, people disdain me; my neighbors are appalled at my situation, and those who know me are horrified. Those who see me in the street run from me.

I have become a reproach because of all my adversaries, yea, to my neighbors exceedingly, and a fear to my acquaintances. Those who saw me outside fled from me.

12 I am forgotten as a dead man whom no one thinks about. I am like a broken pot.

I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind. I am like a broken vessel.

13 For I have heard the whispering of many, terrifying news from every side as they plot together against me. They plot to take away my life.

For I have heard the slander of many. Fear was on every side, while they took counsel together against me. They devised to take away my life.

14 But I trust in you, Yahweh; I say, “You are my God.”

But I trusted in thee, O Jehovah. I said, Thou are my God.

15 My times are in your hand. Rescue me from the hands of my enemies and from those who pursue me.

My times are in thy hand. Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me.

16 Make your face shine on your servant; save me in your covenant faithfulness.

Make thy face to shine upon thy servant. Save me in thy loving kindness.

17 Do not let me be humiliated, Yahweh; for I call out to you! May the wicked be humiliated! May they be silent in Sheol. (Sheol h7585)

Let me not be put to shame, O Jehovah, for I have called upon thee. Let the wicked be put to shame. Let them be silent in Sheol. (Sheol h7585)

18 May lying lips be silenced that speak against the righteous defiantly with arrogance and contempt.

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

19 How great is your goodness that you have stored up for those who revere you, that you perform for those who take refuge in you before all the children of mankind!

O how great is thy goodness, which thou have laid up for those who fear thee, which thou have wrought for those who take refuge in thee before the sons of men!

20 In the shelter of your presence, you hide them from the plots of men. You hide them in a shelter from the violence of tongues.

In the covert of thy presence thou will hide them from the plotting of man. Thou will keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

21 Blessed be Yahweh, for he showed me his marvelous covenant faithfulness when I was in a besieged city.

Blessed be Jehovah, for he has shown me his marvelous loving kindness in a strong city.

22 Though I said in my haste, “I am cut off from your eyes,” yet you heard my plea for help when I cried to you.

As for me, I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes. Nevertheless thou heard the voice of my supplications when I cried to thee.

23 Oh, love Yahweh, all you faithful followers. Yahweh protects the faithful, but he pays back the arrogant in full.

O love Jehovah, all ye his sanctified. Jehovah preserves the faithful, and plentifully repays him who deals proudly.

24 Be strong and confident, all you who trust in Yahweh for help.

Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all ye who hope in Jehovah.