Psalms 31
31
PSALM 31
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
To the chief Musician,
A Psalm of David.
1In thee, O Lord, I put my trust,
sham'd let me never be;
According to thy righteousness
do thou deliver me.
2Bow down thine ear to me, with speed
send me deliverance:
To save me, my strong rock be thou,
and my house of defence.
3Because thou art my rock, and thee
I for my fortress take;
Therefore do thou me lead and guide,
ev'n for thine own name's sake.
4And sith thou art my strength, therefore
pull me out of the net,
Which they in subtilty for me
so privily have set.
5Into thine hands I do commit
my sp'rit: for thou art he,
O thou, JEHOVAH, God of truth,
that hast redeemed me.
6Those that do lying vanities
regard, I have abhorr'd:
But as for me, my confidence
is fixed on the Lord.
7I'll in thy mercy gladly joy:
for thou my miseries
Consider'd hast; thou hast my soul
known in adversities:
8And thou hast not inclosed me
within the en'my's hand;
And by thee have my feet been made
in a large room to stand.
9O Lord, upon me mercy have,
for trouble is on me:
Mine eye, my belly, and my soul,
with grief consumed be.
10Because my life with grief is spent,
my years with sighs and groans:
My strength doth fail; and for my sin
consumed are my bones.
11I was a scorn to all my foes,
and to my friends a fear;
And specially reproach'd of those
that were my neighbours near:
When they me saw they from me fled.
12Ev'n so I am forgot,
As men are out of mind when dead:
I'm like a broken pot.
13For slanders I of many heard;
fear compass'd me, while they
Against me did consult, and plot
to take my life away.
14But as for me, O Lord, my trust
upon thee I did lay;
And I to thee, Thou art my God,
did confidently say.
15My times are wholly in thine hand:
do thou deliver me
From their hands that mine enemies
and persecutors be.
16Thy countenance to shine do thou
upon thy servant make:
Unto me give salvation,
for thy great mercies' sake.
17Let me not be asham'd, O Lord,
for on thee call'd I have:
Let wicked men be sham'd, let them
be silent in the grave.
18To silence put the lying lips,
that grievous things do say,
And hard reports, in pride and scorn,
on righteous men do lay.
19How great's the goodness thou for them
that fear thee keep'st in store,
And wrought'st for them that trust in thee
the sons of men before!
20In secret of thy presence thou
shalt hide them from man's pride:
From strife of tongues thou closely shalt,
as in a tent, them hide.
21All praise and thanks be to the Lord;
for he hath magnify'd
His wondrous love to me within
a city fortify'd.
22For from thine eyes cut off I am,
I in my haste had said;
My voice yet heard'st thou, when to thee
with cries my moan I made.
23O love the Lord, all ye his saints;
because the Lord doth guard
The faithful, and he plenteously
proud doers doth reward.
24Be of good courage, and he strength
unto your heart shall send,
All ye whose hope and confidence
doth on the Lord depend.
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Tehillim (Psalms) 31
31
1In You, O יהוה, I have taken refuge; Let me never be ashamed; Deliver me in Your righteousness.
2Incline Your ear to me, Deliver me speedily; Be a rock of refuge to me, A house of defence to save me.
3For You are my rock and my stronghold; For Your Name’s sake lead me and guide me.
4Bring me out of the net which they have hidden for me, For You are my stronghold.
5Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O יהוה Ěl of truth.
6I have hated those who observe lying vanities; But I trust in יהוה.
7I exult and rejoice in Your loving-commitment, For You have seen my affliction; You have known the distresses of my life,
8And You have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy. You have set my feet in a large place.
9Show me favour, O יהוה, for I am in distress; My eye, my being and my body have become old with grief!
10For my life is consumed in sorrow, And my years in sighing; My strength fails because of my crookedness, And my bones have become old.
11I am a reproach among all my adversaries, But most of all among my neighbours, And a dread to my friends; Those who see me outside flee from me.
12I have been forgotten like someone dead from the heart; I have been like a missing vessel.
13For I hear the evil report of many; Fear is from all around; When they take counsel together against me, They plot to take away my life.
14But I, I have put my trust in You, O יהוה; I have said, “You are my Elohim.”
15My times are in Your hand; Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from those who pursue me.
16Make Your face shine upon Your servant; Save me in Your loving-commitment.
17Do not let me be ashamed, O יהוה, For I have called upon You; Let the wrong be ashamed; Let them be silenced in She’ol.
18Let lips of falsehood be stilled, Which speak recklessly against the righteous, With pride and scorn.
19How great is Your goodness, Which You have laid up for those fearing You, Which You have prepared for those taking refuge in You In the sight of the sons of men!
20In the secrecy of Your presence You shall hide them from the plots of man; You shelter them in a booth from the strife of tongues.
21Blessed be יהוה, For He has made marvellous His loving-commitment to me in a strong city!
22And I, I have said in my haste, “I am cut off from before Your eyes,” Yet You heard the voice of my prayers When I cried out to You.
23Love יהוה, all you His lovingly-committed ones! For יהוה guards the trustworthy ones, And exceedingly repays the doer of pride.
24Be strong, and let Him fortify your heart, All you who are waiting for יהוה.
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