Psalms 31:19

Context

31:19 How great is your favor,¹

which you store up for your loyal followers!²

In plain sight of everyone you bestow it on those who take shelter³ in you.⁴

[31:19] ¹tn Or “How abundant are your blessings!”

[31:19] ²tn Heb “for those who fear you.”

[31:19] ³tn “Taking shelter” in the Lord is an idiom for seeking his protection. Seeking his protection presupposes and even demonstrates the subject’s loyalty to the Lord. In the psalms those who “take shelter” in the Lord are contrasted with the wicked and equated with those who love, fear, and serve the Lord (Pss 2:12; 5:11-12; 34:21-22).

[31:19] ⁴tn Heb “you work [your favor] for the ones seeking shelter in you before the sons of men.”