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World English Bible
Psalm 31 (WEBP)
[1] In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. Let me never be disappointed. Deliver me in your righteousness.
[2] Bow down your ear to me. Deliver me speedily. Be to me a strong rock, a house of defense to save me.
[3] For you are my rock and my fortress, therefore for your name’s sake lead me and guide me.
[4] Pluck me out of the net that they have laid secretly for me, for you are my stronghold.
[5] Into your hand I commend my spirit. You redeem me, Yahweh, God of truth.
[6] I hate those who regard lying vanities, but I trust in Yahweh.
[7] I will be glad and rejoice in your loving kindness, for you have seen my affliction. You have known my soul in adversities.
[8] You have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy. You have set my feet in a large place.
[9] Have mercy on me, Yahweh, for I am in distress. My eye, my soul, and my body waste away with grief.
[10] For my life is spent with sorrow, my years with sighing. My strength fails because of my iniquity. My bones are wasted away.
[11] Because of all my adversaries I have become utterly contemptible to my neighbors, a horror to my acquaintances. Those who saw me on the street fled from me.
[12] I am forgotten from their hearts like a dead man. I am like broken pottery.
[13] For I have heard the slander of many, terror on every side, while they conspire together against me, they plot to take away my life.
[14] But I trust in you, Yahweh. I said, “You are my God.”
[15] My times are in your hand. Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me.
[16] Make your face to shine on your servant. Save me in your loving kindness.
[17] Let me not be disappointed, Yahweh, for I have called on you. Let the wicked be disappointed. Let them be silent in Sheol.°
[18] Let the lying lips be mute, which speak against the righteous insolently, with pride and contempt.
[19] Oh how great is your goodness, which you have laid up for those who fear you, which you have worked for those who take refuge in you, before the sons of men!
[20] In the shelter of your presence you will hide them from the plotting of man. You will keep them secretly in a dwelling away from the strife of tongues.
[21] Praise be to Yahweh, for he has shown me his marvelous loving kindness in a strong city.
[22] As for me, I said in my haste, “I am cut off from before your eyes.” Nevertheless you heard the voice of my petitions when I cried to you.
[23] Oh love Yahweh, all you his saints! Yahweh preserves the faithful, and fully recompenses him who behaves arrogantly.
[24] Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in Yahweh.
Psalm 31:17 Sheol is the place of the dead.
Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.
King James w/Strong’s #s
Psalm 31 (KJVS)
[1] «To the chief Musician H5329 (8764), A Psalm H4210 of David H1732.» In thee, O LORD H3068, do I put my trust H2620 (8804); let me never H408 H5769 be ashamed H954 (8799): deliver H6403 (8761) me in thy righteousness H6666.
[2] Bow down H5186 (8685) thine ear H241 to me; deliver H5337 (8685) me speedily H4120: be thou my strong H4581 rock H6697, for an house H1004 of defence H4686 to save H3467 (8687) me.
[3] For thou [art] my rock H5553 and my fortress H4686; therefore for thy name’s H8034 sake lead H5148 (8686) me, and guide H5095 (8762) me.
[4] Pull me out H3318 (8686) of the net H7568 that H2098 they have laid privily H2934 (8804) for me: for thou [art] my strength H4581.
[5] Into thine hand H3027 I commit H6485 (8686) my spirit H7307: thou hast redeemed H6299 (8804) me, O LORD H3068 God H410 of truth H571.
[6] I have hated H8130 (8804) them that regard H8104 (8802) lying H7723 vanities H1892: but I trust H982 (8804) in the LORD H3068.
[7] I will be glad H1523 (8799) and rejoice H8055 (8799) in thy mercy H2617: for thou hast considered H7200 (8804) my trouble H6040; thou hast known H3045 (8804) my soul H5315 in adversities H6869;
[8] And hast not shut me up H5462 (8689) into the hand H3027 of the enemy H341 (8802): thou hast set H5975 (8689) my feet H7272 in a large room H4800.
[9] Have mercy H2603 (8798) upon me, O LORD H3068, for I am in trouble H6887 (8804): mine eye H5869 is consumed H6244 (8804) with grief H3708, [yea], my soul H5315 and my belly H990.
[10] For my life H2416 is spent H3615 (8804) with grief H3015, and my years H8141 with sighing H585: my strength H3581 faileth H3782 (8804) because of mine iniquity H5771, and my bones H6106 are consumed H6244 (8804).
[11] I was a reproach H2781 among all mine enemies H6887 (8802), but especially H3966 among my neighbours H7934, and a fear H6343 to mine acquaintance H3045 (8794): they that did see H7200 (8802) me without H2351 fled H5074 (8804) from me.
[12] I am forgotten H7911 (8738) as a dead man H4191 (8801) out of mind H3820: I am like a broken H6 (8802) vessel H3627.
[13] For I have heard H8085 (8804) the slander H1681 of many H7227: fear H4032 [was] on every side H5439: while they took counsel H3245 (8736) together H3162 against me, they devised H2161 (8804) to take away H3947 (8800) my life H5315.
[14] But I trusted H982 (8804) in thee, O LORD H3068: I said H559 (8804), Thou [art] my God H430.
[15] My times H6256 [are] in thy hand H3027: deliver H5337 (8685) me from the hand H3027 of mine enemies H341 (8802), and from them that persecute H7291 (8802) me.
[16] Make thy face H6440 to shine H215 (8685) upon thy servant H5650: save H3467 (8685) me for thy mercies H2617’ sake.
[17] Let me not be ashamed H954 (8799), O LORD H3068; for I have called H7121 (8804) upon thee: let the wicked H7563 be ashamed H954 (8799), [and] let them be silent H1826 (8799) in the grave H7585.
[18] Let the lying H8267 lips H8193 be put to silence H481 (8735); which speak H1696 (8802) grievous H6277 things proudly H1346 and contemptuously H937 against the righteous H6662.
[19] [Oh] how great H7227 [is] thy goodness H2898, which thou hast laid up H6845 (8804) for them that fear H3373 thee; [which] thou hast wrought H6466 (8804) for them that trust H2620 (8802) in thee before the sons H1121 of men H120!
[20] Thou shalt hide H5641 (8686) them in the secret H5643 of thy presence H6440 from the pride H7407 of man H376: thou shalt keep them secretly H6845 (8799) in a pavilion H5521 from the strife H7379 of tongues H3956.
[21] Blessed H1288 (8803) [be] the LORD H3068: for he hath shewed me his marvellous H6381 (8689) kindness H2617 in a strong H4692 city H5892.
[22] For I said H559 (8804) in my haste H2648 (8800), I am cut off H1629 (8738) from before H5048 thine eyes H5869: nevertheless H403 thou heardest H8085 (8804) the voice H6963 of my supplications H8469 when I cried H7768 (8763) unto thee.
[23] O love H157 (8798) the LORD H3068, all ye his saints H2623: [for] the LORD H3068 preserveth H5341 (8802) the faithful H539 (8803), and plentifully H3499 rewardeth H7999 (8764) the proud H1346 doer H6213 (8802).
[24] Be of good courage H2388 (8798), and he shall strengthen H553 (8686) your heart H3824, all ye that hope H3176 (8764) in the LORD H3068.
Young’s Literal Translation
Psalm 31 (YLT)
[1] 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!