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.
2 Incline unto me Thine ear hastily, deliver me, Be to me for a strong rock, For a house of bulwarks to save me.
3 For my rock and my bulwark art Thou, For Thy name's sake lead me and tend me.
4 Bring me out from the net that they hid for me, For Thou art my strength.
5 Into Thy hand I commit my spirit, Thou hast redeemed me, Jehovah God of truth.
6 I have hated the observers of lying vanities, And I toward Jehovah have been confident.
7 I rejoice, and am glad in Thy kindness, In that Thou hast seen mine affliction, Thou hast known in adversities my soul.
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.
9 Favour me, O Jehovah, for distress is to me, Mine eye, my soul, and my body Have become old by provocation.
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.
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.
12 I have been forgotten as dead out of mind, I have been as a perishing 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,
14 And I on Thee — I have trusted, O Jehovah, I have said, 'Thou art my God.'
15 In Thy hand are my times, Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from my pursuers.
16 Cause Thy face to shine on Thy servant, Save me in Thy kindness.
17 O Jehovah, let me not be ashamed, For I have called Thee, let the wicked be ashamed, Let them become silent to Sheol.
18 Let lips of falsehood become dumb, That are speaking against the righteous, Ancient sayings, in pride and contempt.
19 How abundant is Thy goodness, That Thou hast laid up for those fearing Thee,
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.
21 Blessed is Jehovah, For He hath made marvellous His kindness To me in a city of bulwarks.
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.
23 Love Jehovah, all ye His saints, Jehovah is keeping the faithful, And recompensing abundantly a proud doer.
24 Be strong, and He strengtheneth your heart, All ye who are waiting for Jehovah!
Cross-references
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- 1Rom 10:11, Psa 25:2, Psa 71:1–3, Psa 22:4–5, Isa 49:23, Psa 143:1, Dan 9:16, Psa 7:8–9
- 2Psa 71:2–3, Psa 102:2, Psa 86:1, 1Jn 4:15–16, Psa 130:2, Deu 32:31, Psa 94:22, Pro 22:17
- 3Psa 143:10–11, Luk 1:79, Psa 79:9, Jhn 16:13, Isa 49:10, Psa 23:2–3, Jer 14:7, Neh 9:12
- 4Psa 25:15, Psa 140:5, Psa 57:6, Psa 19:14, 2Ti 2:26, Pro 29:5, Psa 35:7, Psa 124:7
- 5Luk 23:46, Act 7:59, Deu 32:4, Psa 71:23, 1Pe 1:18–19, Tit 1:2, Heb 6:18, 2Ti 2:13
- 6Jon 2:8, Psa 24:4, Psa 26:5, 1Co 10:20, 1Co 8:4, Jer 10:15, Jer 10:8, Psa 96:7–9
- 7Isa 49:13, Isa 63:9, Psa 119:153, 2Ti 2:19, Gal 4:9, Jhn 10:27–30, Isa 63:16, Isa 43:2
- 8Job 36:16, Deu 32:30, Psa 18:19, Psa 4:1, 1Sa 17:46, 1Sa 24:18, Psa 88:8, Isa 19:4
- 9Psa 6:7, Psa 88:9, Psa 73:26, Psa 66:14, Job 17:7, Lam 4:17, Lam 5:17, Psa 22:14–15
- 10Psa 32:3–4, Psa 88:15, Psa 38:3, Psa 78:33, Rom 9:2, Psa 102:3–28, Job 3:24, Psa 39:11
- 11Psa 38:11, Psa 88:8, Mat 26:56, Psa 88:18, Psa 69:19–20, Psa 41:8–9, Psa 64:8, Job 19:13–14
- 12Psa 88:4–5, Isa 30:14, Psa 2:9, Rom 9:21–22, Psa 119:83, Isa 38:11–12, Rev 2:27
- 13Jer 20:10, Mat 27:1, Lam 2:22, 1Sa 20:33, Mat 26:59, Mat 26:3–4, 2Sa 17:1–4, Psa 56:1–3
- 14Psa 56:3–4, Psa 18:2, Psa 43:5, Psa 16:1–2, Psa 140:6, Mat 26:42, Mat 26:39, Psa 63:1
- 15Act 1:7, Jhn 17:1, Ecc 3:1–8, Jhn 7:6, Psa 142:6, Job 24:1, Psa 17:8–9, Psa 143:9
- 16Psa 4:6, Psa 6:4, Dan 9:9, Psa 80:3, Rom 9:15, Eph 2:4–7, Num 6:25–26, Eph 1:6–7
- 17Psa 25:2–3, Jer 20:11, Psa 34:5, Psa 115:17, Isa 41:11–12, Psa 35:26, Psa 69:6–7, Psa 35:4
- 18Psa 94:4, Jud 1:15, 1Sa 2:3, Isa 54:17, Rev 21:8, Jhn 8:48, Act 25:7, Mat 12:24
- 191Co 2:9, Isa 64:4, Lam 3:23–25, 1Pe 1:4–5, Col 3:2–4, Jas 2:5, Psa 16:11, Psa 126:2–3
- 20Psa 27:5, Psa 32:7, Psa 91:1–4, Job 5:21, Psa 64:2–4, Psa 140:3, Psa 140:5, Psa 10:2
- 211Sa 23:7–13, Psa 17:7, Jer 1:18, 1Pe 2:9, Psa 118:23, Psa 98:1
- 22Psa 116:11, Heb 5:7, Job 35:14, Psa 6:9, Ezk 37:11, Psa 88:16, Jon 2:7–9, 2Ch 33:11–13
- 23Psa 97:10, Psa 94:2, Psa 145:20, Jhn 10:27–30, Psa 34:9, Psa 30:4, Deu 33:3, 1Th 4:1
- 24Psa 27:14, Psa 146:5, Col 1:11, Isa 35:3–4, Psa 29:11, Heb 12:12–13, Psa 138:3, Jas 5:10–11
Topics in this chapter
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Afflictions and Adversities, Anthropomorphisms, Blessing, Company, Conviction, David, Death, Despondency, Doubting, Duty, Faith, Faithfulness, Falsehood, Fear, Fort, God, Hell, Hope, Immortality, Love, Man, Net, Persecution, Prayer, Pride, Prophecy, Psalms, Quotations and Allusions, Remorse, Righteous, Rock, Slander, Strife, Thankfulness, Truth, Vanity, Wisdom