Book of Psalms, No. 31
Psalms 31 NWT - New World TranslationNo. 31 of the Psalms—New World Translation (NWT)
- ¶ In you, O Jehovah,[a] have I taken refuge.1
O may I never be ashamed.2
In your righteousness provide escape for me.3 - ¶ Incline to me your ear.4
Deliver me speedily.5
¶ Become for me a rocky stronghold,6
A house of strongholds to save me.7 - ¶ For you are my crag and my stronghold;8
And for the sake of your name9 you will lead me and conduct me.10 - ¶ You will bring me out of the net that they have hidden for me,11
For you are my fortress.12 - ¶ Into your hand I entrust my spirit.13
You have redeemed me,14 O Jehovah[b] the God of truth.[c]15 - ¶ I do hate those paying regard to worthless, vain idols;[d]16
But as for me, in Jehovah[e] I do trust.17 - ¶ I will be joyful and rejoice in your loving-kindness,[f]18
In that you have seen my affliction;19
You have known about the distresses of my soul,20 - ¶ And you have not surrendered me into the hand of the enemy.21
You have made my feet stand in a roomy place.22 - ¶ Show me favor, O Jehovah,[g] for I am in sore straits.23
With vexation my eye has become weak,24 my soul and my belly.25 - ¶ For with grief my life has come to an end,26
And my years in sighing.27
¶ Because of my error my power has stumbled,28
And my very bones have become weak.29 - ¶ From the standpoint of all those showing hostility to me30 I have become a reproach,31
And to my neighbors very much so,32
¶ And a dread to my acquaintances.33
When seeing me out of doors, they have fled from me.34 - ¶ Like someone dead [and] not in the heart, I have been forgotten;35
I have become like a damaged[h] vessel;36 - ¶ For I have heard the bad report by many,37
Fright being on all sides.38
¶ When they mass together as one against me,39
It is to take away my soul[i] that they do scheme.40 - ¶ But I—in you I have put my trust, O Jehovah.41
I have said: “You are my God.”[j]42 - ¶ My times are in your hand.43
Deliver me from the hand of my enemies and from those pursuing me.44 - ¶ Do cause your face to shine upon your servant.45
Save me in your loving-kindness.46 - ¶ O Jehovah, may I not be ashamed, for I have called on you.47
May the wicked ones be ashamed;48
May they keep silent in Sheʹol.49 - ¶ May false lips become speechless,50
That are speaking against the righteous one,51 unrestrainedly in haughtiness and contempt.52 - ¶ How abundant your goodness is,53 which you have treasured up for those fearing you!54
[Which] you have rendered to those taking refuge in you,
In front of the sons of men.[k]55 - ¶ You will conceal them in the secret place of your person[l]56
From the banding together of men.[m]57
You will hide them in your booth from the quarreling of tongues.58 - ¶ Blessed be Jehovah,[n]59
For he has rendered wonderful loving-kindness60 to me in a city under stress.61 - ¶ As for me, I said when I became panicky:62
“I shall certainly be exterminated from in front of your eyes.”63
Surely you have heard the voice of my entreaties when I cried to you for help.64 - ¶ O love Jehovah,[o] all YOU loyal ones of his.65
The faithful ones Jehovah[p] is safeguarding,66
But he is rewarding exceedingly anyone showing haughtiness.67 - ¶ Be courageous, and may YOUR heart be strong,68
All YOU who are waiting for Jehovah.[q]69
FOOTNOTES
- ^ See App 1C §10.
- ^ See App 1C §10.
- ^ “The God of truth.” Or, “the true God.” Heb., ʼEl ʼemethʹ.
- ^ Lit., “vanities.”
- ^ See App 1C §10.
- ^ Or, “loyal love.”
- ^ See App 1C §10.
- ^ Or, “missing.”
- ^ Or, “my life.” Heb., naph·shiʹ; Gr., psy·khenʹ; Lat., aʹni·mam.
- ^ “My God.” Heb., ʼElo·haiʹ.
- ^ Or, “earthling men.” Heb., ʼa·dhamʹ.
- ^ Lit., “face.” Compare 2Sa 17:11 ftn, “Person.”
- ^ “Men.” Heb., ʼish.
- ^ See App 1C §10.
- ^ See App 1C §10.
- ^ See App 1C §10.
- ^ See App 1C §10.
REFERENCES
- ^ Ps 18:2
- ^ Ps 22:5; Is 49:23; Ro 5:5; 10:11
- ^ Ps 143:1
- ^ Ps 71:2; 130:2
- ^ Ps 40:17; 70:1; Lu 18:8
- ^ 2Sa 22:3; Ps 18:2; 94:22
- ^ Ps 71:3
- ^ 2Sa 22:2
- ^ Ps 25:11; Je 14:7
- ^ Ps 23:3
- ^ Ps 25:15; 91:3; Mt 6:13
- ^ Pr 18:10
- ^ Lu 23:46; Ac 7:59
- ^ Ps 71:23
- ^ De 32:4; Heb 6:18
- ^ Je 10:8; Jon 2:8; 1Co 8:4
- ^ Ps 25:2
- ^ Ps 13:5
- ^ Ps 9:13
- ^ Ps 142:3; 1Co 8:3; Ga 4:9
- ^ De 32:30; 1Sa 17:46
- ^ Ps 4:1; 18:19
- ^ Pr 14:10
- ^ Jb 17:7; Ps 6:7; 88:9
- ^ Ps 6:2; 22:14
- ^ Ps 88:15; Pr 15:13
- ^ Ps 71:9
- ^ Ps 106:43
- ^ Ps 32:3; 102:3
- ^ Ps 6:7; Mt 10:22; 24:9; Lu 21:17
- ^ Ps 22:6; 42:10; 102:8; Is 53:4; Ro 15:3; 1Pe 4:14
- ^ Jb 19:13; Ps 38:11
- ^ Ps 88:8
- ^ Mt 26:56; 2Ti 4:16
- ^ Ps 88:5
- ^ Ro 9:22
- ^ Je 20:10; Lu 23:2
- ^ Ps 57:4; Je 6:25
- ^ Lu 22:2; 23:1
- ^ Mt 27:1
- ^ Ps 56:4
- ^ Ps 16:2; 43:5; Jn 20:17
- ^ 2Sa 7:12
- ^ Ps 142:6
- ^ Nu 6:25; Ps 67:1; 80:3; Ro 9:15
- ^ Ps 6:4
- ^ Ps 25:2; 69:6; Is 50:7; Mt 27:46
- ^ Ne 4:4; 6:16; Ps 6:10; Is 41:11; Je 20:11
- ^ 1Sa 2:9; Ps 115:17; Ec 9:5
- ^ Ps 12:3; 63:11
- ^ 2Ch 32:16; Mt 10:25; Ac 25:7
- ^ Ps 94:4
- ^ Ps 73:1; Is 63:7
- ^ Is 64:4; 1Co 2:9
- ^ Ps 126:2; Is 26:12
- ^ Ps 27:5; 32:7; Ac 3:19
- ^ Ps 86:14
- ^ Ps 64:3
- ^ Ru 4:14; 1Sa 25:39; Ps 68:19; Lu 1:68
- ^ Ps 17:7
- ^ 1Sa 23:7
- ^ 1Sa 23:26
- ^ Ps 88:16; La 3:54; Jon 2:4
- ^ 2Ch 33:13; Ps 6:9; Pr 15:29; Heb 5:7
- ^ De 10:12; 30:20; Ps 34:9
- ^ 1Sa 2:9; Ps 145:20
- ^ 2Sa 22:28; Jb 40:11; Ps 94:2; Is 2:11; Jm 4:6; 1Pe 5:5
- ^ Ps 27:14; Is 35:4
- ^ Ge 49:18; Ps 62:1; 71:14; La 3:21; Mc 7:7; Ti 2:13
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