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.
To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David. In thee, O Lord, haue I put my trust: let mee neuer be confounded: deliuer me in thy righteousnesse.
2 Incline unto me Thine ear hastily, deliver me, Be to me for a strong rock, For a house of bulwarks to save me.
Bowe downe thine eare to me: make haste to deliuer mee: be vnto me a stronge rocke, and an house of defence to saue me.
3 For my rock and my bulwark [art] Thou, For Thy name's sake lead me and tend me.
For thou art my rocke and my fortresse: therefore for thy Names sake direct mee and guide me.
4 Bring me out from the net that they hid for me, For Thou [art] my strength.
Drawe mee out of the nette, that they haue layde priuilie for mee: for thou art my strength.
5 Into Thy hand I commit my spirit, Thou hast redeemed me, Jehovah God of truth.
Into thine hand I commend my spirit: for thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of trueth.
6 I have hated the observers of lying vanities, And I toward Jehovah have been confident.
I haue hated them that giue them selues to deceitfull vanities: for I trust in the Lord.
7 I rejoice, and am glad in Thy kindness, In that Thou hast seen mine affliction, Thou hast known in adversities my soul.
I wil be glad and reioyce in thy mercie: for thou hast seene my trouble: thou hast knowen my soule in aduersities,
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.
And thou hast not shut me vp in the hand of the enemie, but hast set my feete at large.
9 Favour me, O Jehovah, for distress [is] to me, Mine eye, my soul, and my body Have become old by provocation.
Haue mercie vpon mee, O Lord: for I am in trouble: mine eye, my soule and my bellie are consumed with griefe.
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 wasted with heauinesse, and my yeeres with mourning: my strength faileth for my paine, and my bones are consumed.
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.
I was a reproch among all mine enemies, but specially among my neighbours: and a feare to mine acquaintance, who seeing me in the streete, fled from me.
12 I have been forgotten as dead out of mind, I have been as a perishing vessel.
I am forgotten, as a dead man out of minde: I am like a broken vessell.
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 haue heard the rayling of great men: feare was on euery side, while they conspired together against mee, and consulted to take my life.
14 And I on Thee — I have trusted, O Jehovah, I have said, 'Thou [art] my God.'
But I trusted in thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art 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 thine hande: deliuer mee from the hande of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
16 Cause Thy face to shine on Thy servant, Save me in Thy kindness.
Make thy face to shine vpon thy seruant, and saue me through thy mercie.
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)
Let me not be confounded, O Lord: for I haue called vpon thee: let the wicked bee put to confusion, and to silence in the graue. (Sheol h7585)
18 Let lips of falsehood become dumb, That are speaking against the righteous, Ancient sayings, in pride and contempt.
Let the lying lips be made dumme, which cruelly, proudly and spitefully speake against the righteous.
19 How abundant is Thy goodness, That Thou hast laid up for those fearing Thee,
Howe great is thy goodnesse, which thou hast layde vp for them, that feare thee! and done to them, that trust in thee, euen before the sonnes of men!
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.
Thou doest hide them priuily in thy presence from the pride of men: thou keepest them secretly in thy Tabernacle from the strife of tongues.
21 Blessed [is] Jehovah, For He hath made marvellous His kindness To me in a city of bulwarks.
Blessed be the Lord: for hee hath shewed his marueilous kindenesse toward me in a strong citie.
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.
Though I said in mine haste, I am cast out of thy sight, yet thou heardest the voyce of my prayer, when I cryed vnto thee.
23 Love Jehovah, all ye His saints, Jehovah is keeping the faithful, And recompensing abundantly a proud doer.
Loue ye the Lord all his Saintes: for the Lord preserueth the faithfull, and rewardeth abundantly the proud doer.
24 Be strong, and He strengtheneth your heart, All ye who are waiting for Jehovah!
All ye that trust in the Lord, be strong, and he shall establish your heart.
