Psalms 31

1 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:

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.

2 Incline unto me, thine ear, Speedily rescue me, —Become to me a Rock of refuge, a Place of security, For saving me.

Bow down thine ear unto me; deliver me speedily: be thou to me a strong rock, an house of defence to save me.

3 Because, my mountain crag and my stronghold, thou art, Therefore, for the sake of thine own Name, wilt thou lead me and guide me?

For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me and guide me.

4 Wilt thou bring me forth, out of the net which they have hidden for me? For, thou, art my refuge.

Pluck me out of the net that they have laid privily for me; for thou art my strong hold.

5 Into thy hand, do I commit my spirit—Thou hast ransomed me, O Yahweh, GOD most faithful.

Into thine hand I commend my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD, thou God of truth.

6 I hate such as give heed to false vanities, I, then, in Yahweh, have set my hope.

I hate them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD.

7 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;

I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast seen my affliction; thou hast known my soul in adversities:

8 And hast not shut me up in the hand of the foe, Thou hast given standing, in a roomy place, unto my feet.

And thou hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy; thou hast set my feet in a large place.

9 Show me favour, O Yahweh, for in distress am I, —Wasted with vexation, is mine eye—my soul and my body;

Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in distress: mine eye wasteth away with grief, [yea], my soul and my body.

10 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.

For my life is spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are wasted away.

11 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:

Because of all mine adversaries I am become a reproach, yea, unto my neighbours exceedingly, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.

12 I have been forgotten, like one dead—out of mind, I have been as a missing vessel.

I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.

13 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.

For I have heard the defaming of many, terror on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

14 I, therefore. in thee, have put my trust, O Yahweh, I have said, My God, thou art!

But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.

15 In thy hand, are my times, Rescue me from the hand of my foes and from my pursuers!

My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.

16 Cause thy face to shine upon thy servant, Save me in thy lovingkindness.

Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me in thy lovingkindness.

17 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)

Let me not he ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, let them be silent in Sheol. (Sheol h7585)

18 Let false lips be made dumb, —which are speaking—against a righteous one—arrogantly, with pride and contempt.

Let the lying lips be dumb; which speak against the righteous insolently, with pride and contempt.

19 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.

Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, which thou hast wrought for them that put their trust in thee, before the sons of men!

20 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.

In the covert of thy presence shalt thou hide them from the plottings of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

21 Blessed be Yahweh, for he hath made wonderful his lovingkindness for me, in a fortified city.

Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvelous lovingkindness in a strong city.

22 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.

As for me, I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.

23 Love Yahweh, all ye his men of lovingkindness, —Faithfulness, doth Yahweh observe, but repayeth abundantly him that worketh proudly.

O love the LORD, all ye his saints: the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.

24 Be strong, and let your heart be bold, all ye who are waiting for Yahweh.

Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all ye that hope in the LORD.