NASB Psalms 31 KJV; Red Letter NT, Cross References, Translation Footnotes, Strong's Concordance Numbers

NASB — Psalms 31 — KJV

A Psalm of Complaint and of Praise.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

  1 aIn You, O LORD°, I have taken° refuge°;
  Let me never°° bbe ashamed°;
  cIn Your righteousness° deliver° me.
  2 aIncline° Your ear° to me, rescue° me quickly°;
  Be to me a brock° of Istrength°,
  A stronghold° to save° me.
  3 For You are my Irock° and amy fortress°;
  For bYour name’s° sake° You will lead° me and guide° me.
  4 You will apull° me out of the net° which° they have secretly° laid° for me,
  For You are my bstrength°.
  5 aInto Your hand° I commit° my spirit°;
  You have bransomed° me, O LORD°, cGod° of Itruth°.

[1] a Ps 31:1-3; 71:1-3 b Ps 25:2 c Ps 143:1
[2] IOr refuge, protection a Ps 17:6; 71:2; 86:1; 102:2 b Ps 18:2; 71:3
[3] IOr crag a Ps 18:2 b Ps 23:3; 25:11
[4] a Ps 25:15 b Ps 46:1
[5] IOr faithfulness a Lk 23:46; Ac 7:59 b Ps 55:18; 71:23 c Dt 32:4; Ps 71:22

  6 ¶ I hate° those who aregard° Ivain° idols°,
  But I btrust° in the LORD°.
  7 I will arejoice° and be glad° in Your lovingkindness°,
  Because° You have bseen° my affliction°;
  You have known° the troubles° of my soul°,
  8 And You have not agiven° me over° into the hand° of the enemy°;
  You have set° my feet° in a large° place°.

[6] ILit empty vanities a Jna 2:8 b Ps 52:8
[7] a Ps 90:14 b Ps 10:14
[8] a Dt 32:30; Ps 37:33

  9 ¶ Be gracious° to me, O LORD°, for aI am in distress°;
  My beye° is wasted° away° from grief°, cmy soul° and my body° [also].
  10 For my life° is spent° with asorrow°
  And my years° with sighing°;
  My bstrength° has failed° because of my iniquity°,
  And cmy Ibody° has wasted° away°.
  11 Because° of all° my adversaries°, I have become° a areproach°,
  Especially° to my bneighbors°,
  And an object° of dread° to my acquaintances°;
  Those who see° me in the street° flee° from me.
  12 I am aforgotten° as a dead° man°, out of mind°;
  I am° like a broken° vessel°.
  13 For I have heard° the I aslander° of many°,
  bTerror° is on every° side°;
  While they ctook° counsel° together° against° me,
  They dschemed° to take° away my life°.

[9] a Ps 66:14; 69:17 b Ps 6:7 c Ps 63:1
[10] IOr bones, substance a Ps 13:2 b Ps 39:11 c Ps 32:3; 38:3; 102:3
[11] a Ps 69:19 b Jb 19:13; Ps 38:11; 88:8, 18
[12] a Ps 88:5
[13] ILit whispering a Ps 50:20; Jr 20:10 b Lm 2:22 c Ps 62:4; Mt 27:1 d Ps 41:7

  14 ¶ But as for me, I trust° in You, O LORD°,
  I say°, “aYou are my God°.”
  15 My atimes° are in Your hand°;
  bDeliver° me from the hand° of my enemies° and from those who persecute° me.
  16 Make Your aface° to shine° upon Your servant°;
  bSave° me in Your lovingkindness°.
  17 Let me not be aput° to shame°, O LORD°, for I call° upon You;
  Let the bwicked° be put° to shame°, let them cbe silent° in ISheol°.
  18 Let the alying° lips° be mute°,
  Which bspeak° arrogantly° against° the righteous°
  With pride° and contempt°.

[14] a Ps 140:6
[15] a Jb 14:5; 24:1 b Ps 143:9
[16] a Nu 6:25; Ps 4:6; 80:3 b Ps 6:4
[17] II.e. the nether world a Ps 25:2, 20 b Ps 25:3 c 1S 2:9; Ps 94:17; 115:17
[18] a Ps 109:2; 120:2 b 1S 2:3; Ps 94:4; Jde 15

  19 ¶ How° great° is Your agoodness°,
  Which° You have stored° up for those who fear° You,
  Which You have wrought° for those who btake° refuge° in You,
  cBefore° the sons° of men°!
  20 You hide° them in the asecret° place° of Your presence° from the bconspiracies° of man°;
  You keep° them secretly° in a Ishelter° from the cstrife° of tongues°.
  21 aBlessed° be the LORD°,
  For He has made° bmarvelous° His lovingkindness° to me in a besieged° ccity°.
  22 As for me, aI said° in my alarm°,
  “I am bcut° off° from before° Your eyes°”;
  Nevertheless° You cheard° the voice° of my supplications°
  When I cried° to You.

[19] a Ps 65:4; 145:7; Is 64:4; Ro 2:4; 11:22 b Ps 5:11 c Ps 23:5
[20] IOr pavilion a Ps 27:5 b Ps 37:12 c Jb 5:21; Ps 31:13
[21] a Ps 28:6 b Ps 17:7 c 1S 23:7; Ps 87:5
[22] a Ps 116:11 b Ps 88:5; Is 38:11, 12; Lm 3:54 c Ps 18:6; 66:19; 145:19

  23 ¶ O love° the LORD°, all° you aHis godly° ones°!
  The LORD° bpreserves° the faithful°
  And fully°° crecompenses° the proud° doer°.
  24 aBe strong° and let your heart° take° courage°,
  All° you who Ihope° in the LORD°.

[23] a Ps 30:4; 37:28; 50:5 b Ps 145:20; Rv 2:10 c Dt 32:41; Ps 94:2
[24] IOr wait for a Ps 27:14

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David shewing his confidence in God craveth his help.

1 ¶ [[To the chief Musician,º ª A Psalmº of David.]]º In thee, O LORD,º do I put my trust;º ª let me neverº º be ashamed:º ª deliverº ª me in thy righteousness.º 2 Bow downº ª thine earº to² me; deliverº ª me speedily:º be² thou my strongº rock,º for an houseº of defenceº to saveº ª me. 3 For² thou² [art] my rockº and my fortress;º therefore for thy name's¹ sake² ² leadº ª me, and guideº ª me. 4 Pull me outº ª of the netº ² thatº they have laid privilyº ª for me: for² thou² [art] my strength.º 5 Into thine handº I commitº ª my spirit:º thou hast redeemedº ª me, O LORDº Godº of truth.º 6 I have hatedº ª them that regardº ª lyingº vanities:º but I² trustº ª in² the LORD.º

[1] Ps 7:8; 22:4; 25:2; 43:1; 71:1; 143:1, 11; Is 49:23; Dn 9:16; Ro 5:5; 10:11.
[2] Dt 32:31; 2S 22:3; Jb 7:21; Ps 18:1; 40:17; 62:7; 69:17; 71:2, 3; 79:1; 86:1; 90:1; 91:9; 94:22; 102:2; 130:2; 143:7; Pv 22:17; Is 33:16; Lk 18:8; Jn 6:56; 1Jn 4:12, 15.
[3] Jsh 7:9; Ne 9:12, 19; Ps 23:2; 25:5, 9, 11; 43:3; 79:9; 139:24; 143:10; Is 49:10; Jr 14:7; Ezk 36:21; Lk 1:79; Jn 16:13; Ep 1:12.
[4] Ps 19:14; 25:15; 35:7; 57:6; 124:7; 140:5; Pv 29:5; 2Co 12:9; 2Ti 2:26.
[5] Gn 48:16; Lv 25:48; Dt 32:4; Ps 71:23; 130:8; Is 50:2; Lk 23:46; Ac 7:59; 2Ti 1:12; 2:13; Tit 1:2; 2:14; He 6:18; 1P 1:18; Rv 5:9.
[6] 1Ch 16:28; Ps 24:4; 26:5; 96:7; 139:2; Jr 10:8, 15; Jn 2:8; Ro 1:21; 1Co 8:4; 10:20.

He rejoiceth in his mercy.

7 I will be gladº ª and rejoiceº ª in thy mercy:º for² thou hast consideredº ª ² my trouble;º thou hast knownº ª my soulº in adversities;º 8 And hast not² shut me upº ª into the handº of the enemy:º ª thou hast setº ª my feetº in a large room.º

[7] Ne 9:32; Jb 10:9; 23:10; Ps 1:6; 9:13; 13:5; 25:18; 71:20; 119:153; 142:3; Is 43:2; 49:13; 63:9, 16; Jr 33:11; Lm 3:50; 5:1; Jn 10:27; 1Co 8:3; Ga 4:9; 2Ti 2:19.
[8] Dt 32:30; 1S 17:46; 24:18; 26:8; Jb 16:11; 36:16; Ps 4:1; 18:19; 88:8; Is 19:4.

He prayeth in his calamity.

9 Have mercyº ª upon me, O LORD,º for² I am in trouble:¹ ª ² mine eyeº is consumedº ª with grief,º [yea], my soulº and my belly.º 10 For² my lifeº is spentº ª with grief,º and my yearsº with sighing:º my strengthº failethº ª because of mine iniquity,º and my bonesº are consumed.º ª 11 I was² a reproachº among all² ² mine enemies,º ª but especiallyº among my neighbours,º and a fearº to mine acquaintance:º ª they that did seeº ª me withoutº fledº ª from² me. 12 I am forgottenº ª as a dead manº ª out of mind:º ² I am² like a brokenº ª vessel.º 13 For² I have heardº ª the slanderº of many:º fearº [was] on every side:º ² while they took counselº ª togetherº against² me, they devisedº ª to take awayº ª my life.º 14 But I² trustedº ª in² thee, O LORD:º I said,º ª Thou² [art] my God.º 15 My timesº [are] in thy hand:º deliverº ª me from the handº ² of mine enemies,º ª and from them that persecuteº ª ² me. 16 Make thy faceº to shineº ª upon² thy servant:º saveº ª me for thy mercies'º sake. 17 Let me not² be ashamed,º ª O LORD;º for² I have called¹ ª upon² thee: let the wickedº be ashamed,º ª [and] let them be silentº ª in the grave.º 18 Let the lyingº lipsº be put to silence;º ª which speakº ª grievous¹ things² proudlyº and contemptuouslyº against² the righteous.º

[9] Jb 17:7; 33:19; Ps 6:1, 7; 22:14; 38:1; 44:25; 73:14, 26; 88:3, 9; 102:3; 107:10; Lm 4:17; 5:17.
[10] Jb 3:24; Ps 32:3; 71:9; 78:33; 88:15; 102:3; Ro 9:2.
[11] Jb 6:21; 19:13; Ps 22:6; 38:11; 41:8; 64:8; 69:19; 88:8, 18; 89:50; Is 49:7; 53:4; Jr 12:6; Mi 7:6; Mt 10:21; 26:56, 74; 27:39; Ro 15:3; 2Ti 4:16; He 11:36; 13:13; 1P 4:14.
[12] Ps 2:9; 88:4; 119:83; Is 30:14; 38:11; Ro 9:21; Rv 2:27.
[13] 1S 19:10; 20:33; 22:8; 23:19; 24:9; 2S 17:1; Ps 55:10; 56:1; 57:4; 101:5; Jr 6:25; 11:19; 20:3, 10; Lm 2:22; Mt 26:3, 59; 27:1; Lk 23:1, 5.
[14] Ps 16:1; 18:2; 22:1; 43:5; 56:3; 63:1; 71:12, 22; Mt 26:39, 42; 27:46; Jn 20:17.
[15] 1S 26:10; 2S 7:12; Jb 24:1; Ps 17:8, 13; 71:10; 116:15; 142:6; 143:3, 12; Ec 3:1; Jr 15:20; Lk 9:51; Jn 7:6, 30; 12:27; 13:1; 17:1; Ac 1:7; 23:11; 27:24; 2Ti 4:6; 2P 1:14.
[16] Nu 6:25; Ps 4:6; 6:4; 30:7; 51:1; 67:1; 80:3, 7, 19; 106:45; Dn 9:9, 17, 18; Ro 9:15, 23; Ep 1:6; 2:4.
[17] 1S 2:9; Ps 6:10; 25:2; 31:1; 34:5; 35:4, 26; 40:14; 69:6; 70:2; 71:24; 83:16; 115:17; Is 41:11; 45:16; 50:6; 65:13; Jr 20:11; Dn 12:2; Jol 2:26; Mt 22:12.
[18] 1S 2:3; 2Ch 32:16; Ps 12:3; 59:12; 63:11; 64:3; 94:4; 123:3; 140:9; Pv 12:19; Is 37:22; 54:17; Mt 10:25; 12:24; Jn 8:44, 48; Ac 25:7; Jde 1:15; Rv 21:8; 22:15.

He praiseth God for his goodness.

19 [Oh] how² greatº [is] thy goodness,º which² thou hast laid upº ª for them that fearº thee; [which] thou hast wroughtº ª for them that trustº ª in thee before² the sonsº of men!º 20 Thou shalt hideº ª them in the secretº of thy presenceº from the prideº ² of man:º thou shalt keep them secretlyº ª in a pavilionº from the strifeº ² of tongues.º 21 Blessedº ª [be] the LORD:º for² he hath shewed me his marvellous¹ ª kindnessº ² in a strongº city.º 22 For I² saidº ª in my haste,º ª I am cut offº ª from beforeº ² thine eyes:º neverthelessº thou heardestº ª the voiceº of my supplicationsº when I criedº ª unto² thee. 23 O loveº ª ² the LORD,º all² ye his saints:º [for] the LORDº preservethº ª the faithful,º ª and plentifullyº ² rewardethº ª the proudº doer.º ª 24 Be of good courage,º ª and he shall strengthenº ª your heart,º all² ye that hopeº ª in the LORD.º

[19] Nu 23:23; Ps 16:11; 36:7; 68:28; 73:1, 24; 126:2; 145:7; Is 26:12; 35:10; 64:4; Lm 3:23; Jn 3:21; Ac 15:12; 1Co 2:9; 2Co 5:5; Col 3:2; He 10:34; Jm 2:5; 1P 1:4; 1Jn 3:1.
[20] Ex 18:11; Jb 5:21; Ps 10:2; 27:5; 32:7; 36:11; 40:4; 64:2; 86:14; 91:1; 124:5; 140:3, 5; Ro 13:13; 2Co 12:20; Ga 5:20; 1Ti 6:4; Jm 3:5, 14; 4:6.
[21] 1S 23:7; Ps 17:7; 98:1; 118:23; Jr 1:18; 1P 2:9.
[22] 1S 23:26; 27:1; 2Ch 33:11; Jb 35:14; Ps 6:9; 31:17; 38:10; 49:14; 88:16; 116:11; Is 6:5; Lm 3:54; Ezk 37:11; Jna 2:4, 7; He 5:7.
[23] Dt 10:12; 30:16; 33:3; 1S 2:9; Ps 30:4; 34:9; 54:5; 89:7; 94:2; 97:10; 145:10; Is 56:6; Mk 12:23; Jn 10:27; 1Th 4:1; Jde 1:1; Rv 18:6; 19:5.
[24] Ps 27:14; 29:11; 138:3; 146:5; Is 35:3; Lk 22:31; Ro 15:12; Col 1:11; He 12:12; Jm 5:10; 1P 1:21.

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