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Text -- Psalms 31:1-20 (NET)
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Psalm 31
31:1 For the music director ; a psalm of David . In you, O Lord , I have taken shelter ! Never let me be humiliated ! Vindicate me by rescuing me!
31:2 Listen to me! Quickly deliver me! Be my protector and refuge , a stronghold where I can be safe !
31:3 For you are my high ridge and my stronghold ; for the sake of your own reputation you lead me and guide me.
31:4 You will free me from the net they hid for me, for you are my place of refuge .
31:5 Into your hand I entrust my life ; you will rescue me, O Lord , the faithful God .
31:6 I hate those who serve worthless idols , but I trust in the Lord .
31:7 I will be happy and rejoice in your faithfulness , because you notice my pain and you are aware of how distressed I am.
31:8 You do not deliver me over to the power of the enemy ; you enable me to stand in a wide open place .
31:9 Have mercy on me, for I am in distress ! My eyes grow dim from suffering . I have lost my strength.
31:10 For my life nears its end in pain ; my years draw to a close as I groan . My strength fails me because of my sin , and my bones become brittle .
31:11 Because of all my enemies , people disdain me; my neighbors are appalled by my suffering– those who know me are horrified by my condition; those who see me in the street run away from me.
31:12 I am forgotten , like a dead man no one thinks about; I am regarded as worthless, like a broken jar .
31:13 For I hear what so many are saying, the terrifying news that comes from every direction . When they plot together against me, they figure out how they can take my life .
31:14 But I trust in you, O Lord ! I declare , “You are my God !”
31:15 You determine my destiny ! Rescue me from the power of my enemies and those who chase me.
31:16 Smile on your servant ! Deliver me because of your faithfulness !
31:17 O Lord , do not let me be humiliated , for I call out to you! May evil men be humiliated ! May they go wailing to the grave !
31:18 May lying lips be silenced – lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt !
31:19 How great is your favor , which you store up for your loyal followers ! In plain sight of everyone you bestow it on those who take shelter in you .
31:20 You hide them with you, where they are safe from the attacks of men ; you conceal them in a shelter , where they are safe from slanderous attacks . attacks .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
David |
PSALMS, BOOK OF |
Afflictions and Adversities |
Faith |
God |
Rock |
Prayer |
FAITHFUL; FAITHFULNESS |
GRIEF; GRIEVE |
Truth |
Hell |
Righteous |
CONSUME |
Fear of God |
Fort |
Conviction |
VANITY, VANITIES |
Anthropomorphisms |
Associations |
Immortality |
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expand allCommentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes
NET Notes -> Psa 31:1; Psa 31:1; Psa 31:2; Psa 31:2; Psa 31:2; Psa 31:3; Psa 31:3; Psa 31:3; Psa 31:4; Psa 31:5; Psa 31:5; Psa 31:6; Psa 31:7; Psa 31:8; Psa 31:9; Psa 31:9; Psa 31:9; Psa 31:10; Psa 31:10; Psa 31:10; Psa 31:11; Psa 31:11; Psa 31:11; Psa 31:12; Psa 31:12; Psa 31:13; Psa 31:13; Psa 31:15; Psa 31:16; Psa 31:17; Psa 31:18; Psa 31:18; Psa 31:19; Psa 31:19; Psa 31:19; Psa 31:19; Psa 31:20; Psa 31:20; Psa 31:20
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NET Notes: Psa 31:3 The present translation assumes that the imperfect verbal forms are generalizing, “you lead me and guide me.” Other options are to take th...
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NET Notes: Psa 31:4 Heb “bring me out.” The translation assumes that the imperfect verbal form expresses the psalmist’s confidence about the future. Ano...
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NET Notes: Psa 31:5 Or “redeem.” The perfect verbal form is understood here as anticipatory, indicating rhetorically the psalmist’s certitude and confid...
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NET Notes: Psa 31:9 Heb “my breath and my stomach [grow weak].” Apparently the verb in the previous line (“grow dim, be weakened”) is to be unders...
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NET Notes: Psa 31:12 Heb “I am like a broken jar.” One throws away a broken jar without a second thought because it is considered worthless and useless.
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NET Notes: Psa 31:19 Heb “you work [your favor] for the ones seeking shelter in you before the sons of men.”
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