Psalmorum 31
1 Psalmus David, in finem, pro ecstasi. In te Domine speravi non confundar in aeternum: in iustitia tua libera me.
Yahweh, I have come to you to be protected; do not allow me to be [defeated, with the result that I am] disgraced. Since you always do what is fair/right, rescue me!
2 Inclina ad me aurem tuam, accelera ut eruas me. Esto mihi in Deum protectorem: et in domum refugii, ut salvum me facias.
Listen to me, and save me right now! Be [like] a huge rock [under which I can hide] [MET] and [like] a strong fort in which I will be safe.
3 Quoniam fortitudo mea, et refugium meum es tu: et propter nomen tuum deduces me, et enutries me.
Yes, you are [like] my huge rock and my fort; guide me and lead me [DOU] in order that I can honor you [MTY].
4 Educes me de laqueo hoc, quem absconderunt mihi: quoniam tu es protector meus.
You are the one who protects me, so keep me from falling into the hidden traps [that my enemies have set for me].
5 In manus tuas commendo spiritum meum: redemisti me Domine Deus veritatis.
Yahweh, you are a God who can be trusted, so I put myself into your care because you rescued me.
6 Odisti observantes vanitates, supervacue. Ego autem in Domino speravi:
Yahweh, I hate those who worship useless idols, but I trust in you.
7 exultabo, et laetabor in misericordia tua. Quoniam respexisti humilitatem meam, salvasti de necessitatibus animam meam.
I will be very glad [DOU] because you faithfully love me. You see me when I have been afflicted, and you have known when I have had troubles.
8 Nec conclusisti me in manibus inimici: statuisti in loco spatioso pedes meos.
You have not allowed my enemies to capture me; instead, you have rescued me from danger.
9 Miserere mei Domine quoniam tribulor: conturbatus est in ira oculus meus, anima mea, et venter meus:
[But now], Yahweh, be kind to me [again] because I am distressed. Because I cry [so much], I cannot see well, and I am completely exhausted.
10 Quoniam defecit in dolore vita mea: et anni mei in gemitibus. Infirmata est in paupertate virtus mea: et ossa mea conturbata sunt.
I have become very weak because I am [so] miserable, and it is causing my life to become shorter. I have become weak because of all my troubles; even my bones are becoming weaker.
11 Super omnes inimicos meos factus sum opprobrium vicinis meis valde: et timor notis meis. Qui videbant me, foras fugerunt a me:
All of my enemies make fun of me, and [even] my neighbors despise me. [Even] my friends are afraid of me [because they think I am being punished by God], and when they see me on the streets, they run away.
12 oblivioni datus sum, tamquam mortuus a corde. Factus sum tamquam vas perditum:
People have forgotten me like they forget people who are dead. [They think I am as useless] as a broken pot.
13 quoniam audivi vituperationem multorum commorantium in circuitu: In eo dum convenirent simul adversum me, accipere animam meam consiliati sunt.
I have heard people slandering me, and they have caused me to become terrified. My enemies are making plans in order to kill me.
14 Ego autem in te speravi Domine: dixi: Deus meus es tu:
But Yahweh, I trust in you. You are my God.
15 in manibus tuis sortes meae. Eripe me de manu inimicorum meorum, et a persequentibus me.
My whole life [MTY] is in your hands; save me from my enemies, from those who pursue me.
16 Illustra faciem tuam super servum tuum, salvum me fac in misericordia tua:
Be kind to me and rescue me because you always faithfully love me.
17 Domine non confundar, quoniam invocavi te. Erubescant impii, et deducantur in infernum: (Sheol h7585)
Yahweh, I call out to you, so do not allow me to be disgraced. I desire that wicked people will be disgraced; I want them to [soon die and] go down to the place where the dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
18 muta fiant labia dolosa. Quae loquuntur adversus iustum iniquitatem, in superbia, et in abusione.
I desire that you will cause people [MTY] who tell lies to be unable to speak. Do that to people who are proud and those who arrogantly accuse righteous people.
19 Quam magna multitudo dulcedinis tuae Domine, quam abscondisti timentibus te. Perfecisti eis, qui sperant in te, in conspectu filiorum hominum.
You have stored up many blessings for those who revere you. You do those good things for those who go to you to be protected; everyone sees you doing that.
20 Abscondes eos in abscondito faciei tuae a conturbatione hominum. Proteges eos in tabernaculo tuo a contradictione linguarum.
You hide people in your presence where it is safe, and protect them from people who plot [to kill them]. You hide them in safe places from their enemies [MTY] who accuse/insult them.
21 Benedictus Dominus: quoniam mirificavit misericordiam suam mihi in civitate munita.
Praise Yahweh! When my enemies surrounded the city [in which I was living], he showed me in a wonderful way that he faithfully loves me.
22 Ego autem dixi in excessu mentis meae: Proiectus sum a facie oculorum tuorum. Ideo exaudisti vocem orationis meae, dum clamarem ad te.
I was afraid, and I cried out, “I have been separated from Yahweh!” but you heard me and answered my cry for help.
23 Diligite Dominum omnes sancti eius: quoniam veritatem requiret Dominus, et retribuet abundanter facientibus superbiam.
You people who belong to Yahweh, love him! Those who are loyal to him, he protects, but those who are very proud, he punishes them severely like they deserve to be punished.
24 Viriliter agite, et confortetur cor vestrum, omnes qui speratis in Domino.
You who confidently expect Yahweh [to do great things for you], be strong, be courageous!
