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 the chief musician, a psalm of David.” In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; Oh that I may never be put to shame: through thy righteousness do thou release me.
2 Incline unto me Thine ear hastily, deliver me, Be to me for a strong rock, For a house of bulwarks to save me.
Bend unto me thy ear; speedily deliver me: be thou unto me as a rock of protection, as a mountain strong-hold to save me.
3 For my rock and my bulwark [art] Thou, For Thy name's sake lead me and tend me.
For my rock and my stronghold art thou; and for the sake of thy name lead me, and guide me.
4 Bring me out from the net that they hid for me, For Thou [art] my strength.
Draw me out of the net which they have laid secretly for me; for thou art my protection.
5 Into Thy hand I commit my spirit, Thou hast redeemed me, Jehovah God of truth.
Into thy hand do I commit my spirit: thou redeemest me, O Lord, the God of truth.
6 I have hated the observers of lying vanities, And I toward Jehovah have been confident.
I hate those that depend on lying vanities; but I trust indeed 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 will be glad and rejoice in thy kindness; because thou hast seen my misery; thou hast taken cognizance of the distresses 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.
And thou hast not surrendered me into the hand of the enemy: thou hast caused my feet to stand on an ample space.
9 Favour me, O Jehovah, for distress [is] to me, Mine eye, my soul, and my body Have become old by provocation.
Be gracious unto me, O Lord, for I am in distress; my eye is consumed through vexation—my soul [too] and my body.
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 spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing, my strength faileth because of my iniquity, 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.
Because of all my assailants am I become a reproach, and unto my neighbors greatly so, and a terror to my acquaintance, those that see me abroad flee away 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 the heart: I am become like a perishable 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 have heard the slandering of many; terror was on every side, while they took counsel together against me: to take away my life did they purpose.
14 And I on Thee — I have trusted, O Jehovah, I have said, 'Thou [art] my God.'
But I trusted well 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.
In thy hand are my destinies: deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from my persecutors.
16 Cause Thy face to shine on Thy servant, Save me in Thy kindness.
Let thy face shine upon thy servant: save me through thy kindness.
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 put to shame; for I have called on thee: let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent, [passing] to the nether world. (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 dumb, which speak hard things against the righteous, with pride and contempt.
19 How abundant is Thy goodness, That Thou hast laid up for those fearing Thee,
Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast treasured up for those that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for those that trust in thee before the sons 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 wilt conceal them in the secret of thy presence from the conspiracy of men: thou wilt keep them secretly in a pavilion 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 he hath shown me his kindness wonderfully in a beleaguered city.
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.
And yet had I said in my despondency, I am cut off from before thy eyes: nevertheless thou didst hear the voice of my supplications when I cried loudly unto thee.
23 Love Jehovah, all ye His saints, Jehovah is keeping the faithful, And recompensing abundantly a proud doer.
Oh love the Lord, all ye his pious ones: the Lord preserveth the faithful, and recompenses the presumption of him that acteth proudly.
24 Be strong, and He strengtheneth your heart, All ye who are waiting for Jehovah!
Be strong, and let your heart be of good courage, all ye that hope in the Lord.
