Psalms 31

1 To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. In Thee, O Jehovah, I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed to the age, In Thy righteousness deliver me.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness.

2 Incline unto me Thine ear hastily, deliver me, Be to me for a strong rock, For a house of bulwarks to save me.

Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.

3 For my rock and my bulwark [art] Thou, For Thy name's sake lead me and tend me.

For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name.

4 Bring me out from the net that they hid for me, For Thou [art] my strength.

You free me from the net laid out for me, for You are my refuge.

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

Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, God of truth.

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

I hate those who cling to worthless idols, but in the LORD I trust.

7 I rejoice, and am glad in Thy kindness, In that Thou hast seen mine affliction, Thou hast known in adversities my soul.

I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.

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

You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open.

9 Favour me, O Jehovah, for distress [is] to me, Mine eye, my soul, and my body Have become old by provocation.

Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.

10 For my life hath been consumed in sorrow And my years in sighing. Feeble because of mine iniquity hath been my strength, And my bones have become old.

For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.

11 Among all mine adversaries I have been a reproach, And to my neighbours exceedingly, And a fear to mine acquaintances, Those seeing me without — fled from me.

Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends— they flee when they see me on the street.

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

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

13 For I have heard an evil account of many, Fear [is] round about. In their being united against me, To take my life they have devised,

For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.

14 And I on Thee — I have trusted, O Jehovah, I have said, 'Thou [art] my God.'

But I trust in You, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.”

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

My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.

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

Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion.

17 O Jehovah, let me not be ashamed, For I have called Thee, let the wicked be ashamed, Let them become silent to Sheol. (Sheol h7585)

O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Sheol. (Sheol h7585)

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

May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.

19 How abundant is Thy goodness, That Thou hast laid up for those fearing Thee,

How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!

20 Thou hast wrought for those trusting in Thee, Before sons of men. Thou hidest them in the secret place of Thy presence, From artifices of man, Thou concealest them in a tabernacle, From the strife of tongues.

You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.

21 Blessed [is] Jehovah, For He hath made marvellous His kindness To me in a city of bulwarks.

Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege.

22 And I — I have said in my haste, 'I have been cut off from before Thine eyes,' But Thou hast heard the voice of my supplications, In my crying unto Thee.

In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help.

23 Love Jehovah, all ye His saints, Jehovah is keeping the faithful, And recompensing abundantly a proud doer.

Love the LORD, all His saints. The LORD preserves the faithful, but fully repays the arrogant.

24 Be strong, and He strengtheneth your heart, All ye who are waiting for Jehovah!

Be strong and courageous, all you who hope in the LORD.