Psalmorum 31
1 In finem. Psalmus David, pro extasi. In te, Domine, speravi; non confundar in æternum: in justitia tua libera me.
To the Chief Musician. A Melody of David. In thee, O Yahweh, have I sought refuge, Let me not be ashamed to times age-abiding, In thy righteousness, deliver me:
2 Inclina ad me aurem tuam; accelera ut eruas me. Esto mihi in Deum protectorem, et in domum refugii, ut salvum me facias:
Incline unto me, thine ear, Speedily rescue me, —Become to me a Rock of refuge, a Place of security, For saving me.
3 quoniam fortitudo mea et refugium meum es tu; et propter nomen tuum deduces me et enutries me.
Because, my mountain crag and my stronghold, thou art, Therefore, for the sake of thine own Name, wilt thou lead me and guide me?
4 Educes me de laqueo hoc quem absconderunt mihi, quoniam tu es protector meus.
Wilt thou bring me forth, out of the net which they have hidden for me? For, thou, art my refuge.
5 In manus tuas commendo spiritum meum; redemisti me, Domine Deus veritatis.
Into thy hand, do I commit my spirit—Thou hast ransomed me, O Yahweh, GOD most faithful.
6 Odisti observantes vanitates supervacue; ego autem in Domino speravi.
I hate such as give heed to false vanities, I, then, in Yahweh, have set my hope.
7 Exsultabo, et lætabor in misericordia tua, quoniam respexisti humilitatem meam; salvasti de necessitatibus animam meam.
I will indeed exult and rejoice, in thy lovingkindness, —In that thou hast looked upon my humiliation, thou hast taken note that in distresses was my life;
8 Nec conclusisti me in manibus inimici: statuisti in loco spatioso pedes meos.
And hast not shut me up in the hand of the foe, Thou hast given standing, in a roomy place, unto my feet.
9 Miserere mei, Domine, quoniam tribulor; conturbatus est in ira oculus meus, anima mea, et venter meus.
Show me favour, O Yahweh, for in distress am I, —Wasted with vexation, is mine eye—my soul and my body;
10 Quoniam defecit in dolore vita mea, et anni mei in gemitibus. Infirmata est in paupertate virtus mea, et ossa mea conturbata sunt.
For, consumed with sorrow, is my life, and my years with sighing, —My strength hath staggered with my humiliation, and, my bones, are without marrow.
11 Super omnes inimicos meos factus sum opprobrium, et vicinis meis valde, et timor notis meis; qui videbant me foras fugerunt a me.
By reason of all mine adversaries, have I become a reproach. Even to my neighbours, altogether, and a dread to mine acquaintance, —They who have seen me abroad, have fled from me:
12 Oblivioni datus sum, tamquam mortuus a corde; factus sum tamquam vas perditum:
I have been forgotten, like one dead—out of mind, I have been as a missing vessel.
13 quoniam audivi vituperationem multorum commorantium in circuitu. In eo dum convenirent simul adversum me, accipere animam meam consiliati sunt.
For I have heard the whispering of many—A terror round about! When they have sat in conclave together against me, to take away my life, have they intrigued.
14 Ego autem in te speravi, Domine; dixi: Deus meus es tu;
I, therefore. in thee, have put my trust, O Yahweh, I have said, My God, thou art!
15 in manibus tuis sortes meæ: eripe me de manu inimicorum meorum, et a persequentibus me.
In thy hand, are my times, Rescue me from the hand of my foes and from my pursuers!
16 Illustra faciem tuam super servum tuum; salvum me fac in misericordia tua.
Cause thy face to shine upon thy servant, Save me in thy lovingkindness.
17 Domine, non confundar, quoniam invocavi te. Erubescant impii, et deducantur in infernum; (Sheol h7585)
O Yahweh! let me not be ashamed, For I have called upon thee, Let the lawless be ashamed, Go down in silence to hades! (Sheol h7585)
18 muta fiant labia dolosa, quæ loquuntur adversus justum iniquitatem, in superbia, et in abusione.
Let false lips be made dumb, —which are speaking—against a righteous one—arrogantly, with pride and contempt.
19 Quam magna multitudo dulcedinis tuæ, Domine, quam abscondisti timentibus te; perfecisti eis qui sperant in te in conspectu filiorum hominum!
How great is thy goodness, which thou hast hidden away for them who revere thee, —Thou hast wrought for them who seek refuge in thee, in sight of the sons of men.
20 Abscondes eos in abscondito faciei tuæ a conturbatione hominum; proteges eos in tabernaculo tuo, a contradictione linguarum.
Thou wilt conceal them, in the secrecy of thine own presence, from the conspiracies of men, —Thou wilt hide them in a pavilion, from the strife of tongues.
21 Benedictus Dominus, quoniam mirificavit misericordiam suam mihi in civitate munita.
Blessed be Yahweh, for he hath made wonderful his lovingkindness for me, in a fortified city.
22 Ego autem dixi in excessu mentis meæ: Projectus sum a facie oculorum tuorum: ideo exaudisti vocem orationis meæ, dum clamarem ad te.
But, I, had said in mine alarm, I am cut off from before thine eyes, —But, indeed, thou didst hear the voice of my supplication, when I cried for help unto thee.
23 Diligite Dominum, omnes sancti ejus, quoniam veritatem requiret Dominus, et retribuet abundanter facientibus superbiam.
Love Yahweh, all ye his men of lovingkindness, —Faithfulness, doth Yahweh observe, but repayeth abundantly him that worketh proudly.
24 Viriliter agite, et confortetur cor vestrum, omnes qui speratis in Domino.
Be strong, and let your heart be bold, all ye who are waiting for Yahweh.
