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.
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.
2 Listen to me; rescue me quickly; be my rock of refuge, a stronghold to save me.
Incline to me - ear your quickly deliver me become of me - a rock of refuge a house of strongholds to save me.
3 For you are my rock and my fortress; therefore for your name's sake, lead and guide me.
For [are] rock my and stronghold my you and for [the] sake of name your you guide me and you lead me.
4 Pluck me out of the net that they have hidden for me, for you are my refuge.
You will bring out me from [the] net which people have hidden for me for you [are] place of refuge my.
5 Into your hands I entrust my spirit; you will redeem me, Yahweh, God of trustworthiness.
In hand your I entrust spirit my you have redeemed me O Yahweh God of faithfulness.
6 I hate those who serve worthless idols, but I trust in Yahweh.
I hate those [who] keep vanities of falsehood and I to Yahweh I trust.
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 rejoice and I will be glad in covenant loyalty your that you saw affliction my you knew [the] troubles of self my.
8 You have not given me into the hand of my enemy. You have set my feet in a wide open place.
And not you delivered up me in [the] hand of an enemy you made stand in roomy place feet my.
9 Have mercy upon me, Yahweh, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weary with grief with my soul and my body.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
12 I am forgotten as a dead man whom no one thinks about. I am like a broken pot.
I have been forgotten like a dead [person] from [the] heart I have become like a vessel [which] is destroyed.
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 [people] terror [is] from around about when they seated themselves together on me to take life my they plotted.
14 But I trust in you, Yahweh; I say, “You are my God.”
And I - on you I rely O Yahweh I say [are] God my you.
15 My times are in your hand. Rescue me from the hands of my enemies and from those who pursue me.
[are] in Hand your times my deliver me from [the] hand of enemies my and from pursuers my.
16 Make your face shine on your servant; save me in your covenant faithfulness.
Make shine! face your on servant your save me in covenant loyalty your.
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)
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 h7585)
18 May lying lips be silenced that speak against the righteous defiantly with arrogance and contempt.
May they be dumb lips of falsehood which speak on [the] righteous arrogance 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!
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.
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.
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.
21 Blessed be Yahweh, for he showed me his marvelous covenant faithfulness when I was in a besieged city.
[be] blessed Yahweh for he has made wonderful covenant loyalty his to me in a city of siege.
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.
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.
23 Oh, love Yahweh, all you faithful followers. Yahweh protects the faithful, but he pays back the arrogant in full.
Love Yahweh O all faithful [people] his faithful [people] [is] preserving Yahweh and [is] repaying on excess [one who] does pride.
24 Be strong and confident, all you who trust in Yahweh for help.
Be strong so may it show strength heart your O all those [who] wait for Yahweh.
