Psalms 31 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 32

¹By David. A contemplative psalm. Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

KJVA Psalm of David^H1732, Maschil^H4905^(H8688). Blessed^H835 is he whose transgression^H6588 is forgiven^H5375^(H8803), whose sin^H2401 is covered^H3680^(H8803).

² Blessed is the man to whom Yahweh doesn’t impute iniquity, in whose spirit there is no deceit.

KJVBlessed^H835 is the man^H120 unto whom the LORD^H3068 imputeth^H2803^(H8799) not iniquity^H5771, and in whose spirit^H7307 there is no guile^H7423.

³ When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.

KJVWhen I kept silence^H2790^(H8689), my bones^H6106 waxed old^H1086^(H8804) through my roaring^H7581 all the day^H3117 long.

⁴ For day and night your hand was heavy on me. My strength was sapped in the heat of summer. Selah.

KJVFor day^H3119 and night^H3915 thy hand^H3027 was heavy^H3513^(H8799) upon me: my moisture^H3955 is turned^H2015^(H8738) into the drought^H2725 of summer^H7019. Selah^H5542.

⁵ I acknowledged my sin to you. I didn’t hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to Yahweh, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

KJVI acknowledged^H3045^(H8686) my sin^H2403 unto thee, and mine iniquity^H5771 have I not hid^H3680^(H8765). I said^H559^(H8804), I will confess^H3034^(H8686) my transgressions^H6588 unto the LORD^H3068; and thou forgavest^H5375^(H8804) the iniquity^H5771 of my sin^H2403. Selah^H5542.

⁶ For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him.

KJVFor this shall every one that is godly^H2623 pray^H6419^(H8691) unto thee in a time^H6256 when thou mayest be found^H4672^(H8800): surely in the floods^H7858 of great^H7227 waters^H4325 they shall not come nigh^H5060^(H8686) unto him.

⁷ You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.

KJVThou art my hiding place^H5643; thou shalt preserve^H5341^(H8799) me from trouble^H6862; thou shalt compass^H5437^(H8779) me about with songs^H7438 of deliverance^H6405. Selah^H5542.

⁸ I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.

KJVI will instruct^H7919^(H8686) thee and teach^H3384^(H8686) thee in the way^H1870 which^H2098 thou shalt go^H3212^(H8799): I will guide^H3289^(H8799) thee with mine eye^H5869.

⁹ Don’t be like the horse, or like the mule, which have no understanding, who are controlled by bit and bridle, or else they will not come near to you.

KJVBe ye not as the horse^H5483, or as the mule^H6505, which have no understanding^H995^(H8687): whose mouth^H5716 must be held^H1102^(H8800) in with bit^H4964 and bridle^H7448, lest^H1077 they come near^H7126^(H8800) unto thee.

¹⁰ Many sorrows come to the wicked, but loving kindness shall surround him who trusts in Yahweh.

KJVMany^H7227 sorrows^H4341 shall be to the wicked^H7563: but he that trusteth^H982^(H8802) in the LORD^H3068, mercy^H2617 shall compass^H5437^(H8779) him about.

¹¹ Be glad in Yahweh, and rejoice, you righteous! Shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart!

KJVBe glad^H8055^(H8798) in the LORD^H3068, and rejoice^H1523^(H8798), ye righteous^H6662: and shout^H7442^(H8685) for joy, all ye that are upright^H3477 in heart^H3820.

WEB·Psalms 31

¹For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. Let me never be disappointed. Deliver me in your righteousness.

KJVTo the chief Musician^H5329^(H8764), A Psalm^H4210 of David^H1732. In thee, O LORD^H3068, do I put my trust^H2620^(H8804); let me never^H408^H5769 be ashamed^H954^(H8799): deliver^H6403^(H8761) me in thy righteousness^H6666.

² Bow down your ear to me. Deliver me speedily. Be to me a strong rock, a house of defense to save me.

KJVBow down^H5186^(H8685) thine ear^H241 to me; deliver^H5337^(H8685) me speedily^H4120: be thou my strong^H4581 rock^H6697, for an house^H1004 of defence^H4686 to save^H3467^(H8687) me.

³ For you are my rock and my fortress, therefore for your name’s sake lead me and guide me.

KJVFor thou art my rock^H5553 and my fortress^H4686; therefore for thy name's^H8034 sake lead^H5148^(H8686) me, and guide^H5095^(H8762) me.

⁴ Pluck me out of the net that they have laid secretly for me, for you are my stronghold.

KJVPull me out^H3318^(H8686) of the net^H7568 that^H2098 they have laid privily^H2934^(H8804) for me: for thou art my strength^H4581.

⁵ Into your hand I commend my spirit. You redeem me, Yahweh, God of truth.

KJVInto thine hand^H3027 I commit^H6485^(H8686) my spirit^H7307: thou hast redeemed^H6299^(H8804) me, O LORD^H3068 God^H410 of truth^H571.

⁶ I hate those who regard lying vanities, but I trust in Yahweh.

KJVI have hated^H8130^(H8804) them that regard^H8104^(H8802) lying^H7723 vanities^H1892: but I trust^H982^(H8804) in the LORD^H3068.

⁷ I will be glad and rejoice in your loving kindness, for you have seen my affliction. You have known my soul in adversities.

KJVI will be glad^H1523^(H8799) and rejoice^H8055^(H8799) in thy mercy^H2617: for thou hast considered^H7200^(H8804) my trouble^H6040; thou hast known^H3045^(H8804) my soul^H5315 in adversities^H6869;

⁸ You have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy. You have set my feet in a large place.

KJVAnd hast not shut me up^H5462^(H8689) into the hand^H3027 of the enemy^H341^(H8802): thou hast set^H5975^(H8689) my feet^H7272 in a large room^H4800.

⁹ Have mercy on me, Yahweh, for I am in distress. My eye, my soul, and my body waste away with grief.

KJVHave mercy^H2603^(H8798) upon me, O LORD^H3068, for I am in trouble^H6887^(H8804): mine eye^H5869 is consumed^H6244^(H8804) with grief^H3708, yea, my soul^H5315 and my belly^H990.

¹⁰ For my life is spent with sorrow, my years with sighing. My strength fails because of my iniquity. My bones are wasted away.

KJVFor my life^H2416 is spent^H3615^(H8804) with grief^H3015, and my years^H8141 with sighing^H585: my strength^H3581 faileth^H3782^(H8804) because of mine iniquity^H5771, and my bones^H6106 are consumed^H6244^(H8804).

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.

KJVI was a reproach^H2781 among all mine enemies^H6887^(H8802), but especially^H3966 among my neighbours^H7934, and a fear^H6343 to mine acquaintance^H3045^(H8794): they that did see^H7200^(H8802) me without^H2351 fled^H5074^(H8804) from me.

¹² I am forgotten from their hearts like a dead man. I am like broken pottery.

KJVI am forgotten^H7911^(H8738) as a dead man^H4191^(H8801) out of mind^H3820: I am like a broken^H6^(H8802) vessel^H3627.

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.

KJVFor I have heard^H8085^(H8804) the slander^H1681 of many^H7227: fear^H4032 was on every side^H5439: while they took counsel^H3245^(H8736) together^H3162 against me, they devised^H2161^(H8804) to take away^H3947^(H8800) my life^H5315.

¹⁴ But I trust in you, Yahweh. I said, “You are my God.”

KJVBut I trusted^H982^(H8804) in thee, O LORD^H3068: I said^H559^(H8804), Thou art my God^H430.

¹⁵ My times are in your hand. Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me.

KJVMy times^H6256 are in thy hand^H3027: deliver^H5337^(H8685) me from the hand^H3027 of mine enemies^H341^(H8802), and from them that persecute^H7291^(H8802) me.

¹⁶ Make your face to shine on your servant. Save me in your loving kindness.

KJVMake thy face^H6440 to shine^H215^(H8685) upon thy servant^H5650: save^H3467^(H8685) me for thy mercies^H2617' sake.

¹⁷ Let me not be disappointed, Yahweh, for I have called on you. Let the wicked be disappointed. Let them be silent in Sheol.

KJVLet me not be ashamed^H954^(H8799), O LORD^H3068; for I have called^H7121^(H8804) upon thee: let the wicked^H7563 be ashamed^H954^(H8799), and let them be silent^H1826^(H8799) in the grave^H7585.

¹⁸ Let the lying lips be mute, which speak against the righteous insolently, with pride and contempt.

KJVLet the lying^H8267 lips^H8193 be put to silence^H481^(H8735); which speak^H1696^(H8802) grievous^H6277 things proudly^H1346 and contemptuously^H937 against the righteous^H6662.

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!

KJVOh how great^H7227 is thy goodness^H2898, which thou hast laid up^H6845^(H8804) for them that fear^H3373 thee; which thou hast wrought^H6466^(H8804) for them that trust^H2620^(H8802) in thee before the sons^H1121 of men^H120!

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.

KJVThou shalt hide^H5641^(H8686) them in the secret^H5643 of thy presence^H6440 from the pride^H7407 of man^H376: thou shalt keep them secretly^H6845^(H8799) in a pavilion^H5521 from the strife^H7379 of tongues^H3956.

²¹ Praise be to Yahweh, for he has shown me his marvelous loving kindness in a strong city.

KJVBlessed^H1288^(H8803) be the LORD^H3068: for he hath shewed me his marvellous^H6381^(H8689) kindness^H2617 in a strong^H4692 city^H5892.

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.

KJVFor I said^H559^(H8804) in my haste^H2648^(H8800), I am cut off^H1629^(H8738) from before^H5048 thine eyes^H5869: nevertheless^H403 thou heardest^H8085^(H8804) the voice^H6963 of my supplications^H8469 when I cried^H7768^(H8763) unto thee.

²³ Oh love Yahweh, all you his saints! Yahweh preserves the faithful, and fully recompenses him who behaves arrogantly.

KJVO love^H157^(H8798) the LORD^H3068, all ye his saints^H2623: for the LORD^H3068 preserveth^H5341^(H8802) the faithful^H539^(H8803), and plentifully^H3499 rewardeth^H7999^(H8764) the proud^H1346 doer^H6213^(H8802).

²⁴ Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in Yahweh.

KJVBe of good courage^H2388^(H8798), and he shall strengthen^H553^(H8686) your heart^H3824, all ye that hope^H3176^(H8764) in the LORD^H3068.

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