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 leader of the music. A psalm of David.” In thee, O LORD! do I trust; let me never be put to shame; According to thy goodness deliver 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.

Bow down thine ear to me; help me speedily! Be to me a strong rock, a high fortress, for my deliverance!

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

For thou art my rock and my high fortress; Be thou also my guide, and lead me, for thy name's sake!

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 secretly laid for me, For thou art my strength!

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

Into thy hand I commit my life; Thou wilt deliver me, O LORD, thou God of truth!

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

I hate those who regard lying vanities, And put my 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 will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy, That thou hast looked upon my trouble, And hast had regard to my distress;

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.

That thou hast not given me up to the hands of my enemies, But hast set my feet in a wide place.

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

Have mercy upon me, O LORD! for I am in trouble! My face is consumed with grief; Yea, my spirit 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 wasted with sorrow, And my years with sighing; My strength faileth by reason of my affliction, And my bones are consumed on account of all my enemies.

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 have become the scorn of my neighbors, And the terror of my acquaintance; They who see me abroad flee from me.

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,

I hear the slander of many; fear is on every side; For they take counsel together against me; They devise to take away my life.

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

But I trust in thee, O Jehovah! I say, “Thou art my God!”

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

My destiny is in thy hand; Deliver me from the power of my enemies and persecutors!

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

Let thy face shine upon thy servant, And save me through thy mercy!

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 put to shame, O LORD! for I have called upon thee; Let the wicked be put to shame; Let them be silenced in the grave! (Sheol h7585)

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

Let lying lips be put to silence, Which speak proud things against the righteous, With haughtiness and contempt!

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

O how great is thy goodness, which thou treasurest up for them that fear thee; Which thou showest to them 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 hidest them in the secret place of thy presence from the machinations of men; Thou shelterest them in thy pavilion from the violence of tongues.

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

Praised be the LORD; for he hath shown me his wonderful kindness, As in a fortified 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.

I said in my distress, “I am cut off from before thine eyes;” But thou didst hear the voice of my supplication, When I cried unto thee.

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

O love the LORD, all ye his servants; For the LORD preserveth the faithful, And requiteth the proud in full measure!

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

Be of good courage; let your hearts be strong, All ye who trust in the LORD!