 31:1 ¶
[[For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.]] In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge; Let me never be put to shame: Deliver me in thy righteousness. |
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 31:1 ¶
[[To the chief Musician,ºº
A Psalmº
of David.]]º
In thee, O LORD,º
do I put my trust;ºº
let me neverºº
be ashamed:ºº
deliverºº
me in thy righteousness.º |
 31:2
Bow down thine ear unto me; deliver me speedily: Be thou to me a strong rock, A house of defence to save me. |
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 31:2
Bow downºº
thine earº
toº
me; deliverºº
me speedily:º
beº
thou my strongº
rock,º
for an houseº
of defenceº
to saveºº
me. |
 31:3
For thou art my rock and my fortress; Therefore for thy name's sake lead me and guide me. |
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 31:3
Forº
thouº
[art] my rockº
and my fortress;º
therefore for thy name'sº
sakeºº
leadºº
me, and guideºº
me. |
 31:4
Pluck me out of the net that they have laid privily for me; For thou art my stronghold. |
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 31:4
Pull me outºº
of the netºº
thatº
they have laid privilyºº
for me: forº
thouº
[art] my strength.º |
 31:5
Into thy hand I commend my spirit: Thou hast redeemed me, O Jehovah, thou God of truth. |
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 31:5
Into thine handº
I commitºº
my spirit:º
thou hast redeemedºº
me, O LORDº
Godº
of truth.º |
 31:6
I hate them that regard lying vanities; But I trust in Jehovah. |
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 31:6
I have hatedºº
them that regardºº
lyingº
vanities:º
but Iº
trustºº
inº
the LORD.º |
 31:7
I will be glad and rejoice in thy lovingkindness; For thou hast seen my affliction: Thou hast known my soul in adversities; |
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 31:7
I will be gladºº
and rejoiceºº
in thy mercy:º
forº
thou hast consideredººº
my trouble;º
thou hast knownºº
my soulº
in adversities;º |
 31:8
And thou hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy; Thou hast set my feet in a large place. |
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 31:8
And hast notº
shut me upºº
into the handº
of the enemy:ºº
thou hast setºº
my feetº
in a large room.º |
 31:9
Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah, for I am in distress: Mine eye wasteth away with grief, [yea], my soul and my body. |
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 31:9
Have mercyºº
upon me, O LORD,º
forº
I am in trouble:ººº
mine eyeº
is consumedºº
with grief,º
[yea], my soulº
and my belly.º |
 31:10
For my life is spent with sorrow, And my years with sighing: My strength faileth because of mine iniquity, And my bones are wasted away. |
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 31:10
Forº
my lifeº
is spentºº
with grief,º
and my yearsº
with sighing:º
my strengthº
failethºº
because of mine iniquity,º
and my bonesº
are consumed.ºº |
 31:11
Because of all mine adversaries I am become a reproach, Yea, unto my neighbors exceedingly, And a fear to mine acquaintance: They that did see me without fled from me. |
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 31:11
I wasº
a reproachº
among allºº
mine enemies,ºº
but especiallyº
among my neighbours,º
and a fearº
to mine acquaintance:ºº
they that did seeºº
me withoutº
fledºº
fromº
me. |
 31:12
I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel. |
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 31:12
I am forgottenºº
as a dead manºº
out of mind:ºº
I amº
like a brokenºº
vessel.º |
 31:13
For I have heard the defaming of many, Terror on every side: While they took counsel together against me, They devised to take away my life. |
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 31:13
Forº
I have heardºº
the slanderº
of many:º
fearº
[was] on every side:ºº
while they took counselºº
togetherº
againstº
me, they devisedºº
to take awayºº
my life.º |
 31:14
But I trusted in thee, O Jehovah: I said, Thou art my God. |
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 31:14
But Iº
trustedºº
inº
thee, O LORD:º
I said,ºº
Thouº
[art] my God.º |
 31:15
My times are in thy hand: Deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me. |
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 31:15
My timesº
[are] in thy hand:º
deliverºº
me from the handºº
of mine enemies,ºº
and from them that persecuteººº
me. |
 31:16
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: Save me in thy lovingkindness. |
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 31:16
Make thy faceº
to shineºº
uponº
thy servant:º
saveºº
me for thy mercies'º
sake. |
 31:17
Let me not be put to shame, O Jehovah; for I have called upon thee: Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol. |
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 31:17
Let me notº
be ashamed,ºº
O LORD;º
forº
I have calledºº
uponº
thee: let the wickedº
be ashamed,ºº
[and] let them be silentºº
in the grave.º |
 31:18
Let the lying lips be dumb, Which speak against the righteous insolently, With pride and contempt. |
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 31:18
Let the lyingº
lipsº
be put to silence;ºº
which speakºº
grievousº
thingsº
proudlyº
and contemptuouslyº
againstº
the righteous.º |
 31:19
Oh how great is thy goodness, Which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, Which thou hast wrought for them that take refuge in thee, Before the sons of men! |
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 31:19
[Oh] howº
greatº
[is] thy goodness,º
whichº
thou hast laid upºº
for them that fearº
thee; [which] thou hast wroughtºº
for them that trustºº
in thee beforeº
the sonsº
of men!º |
 31:20
In the covert of thy presence wilt thou hide them from the plottings of man: Thou wilt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues. |
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 31:20
Thou shalt hideºº
them in the secretº
of thy presenceº
from the prideºº
of man:º
thou shalt keep them secretlyºº
in a pavilionº
from the strifeºº
of tongues.º |
 31:21
Blessed be Jehovah; For he hath showed me his marvellous lovingkindness in a strong city. |
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 31:21
Blessedºº
[be] the LORD:º
forº
he hath shewed me his marvellousºº
kindnessºº
in a strongº
city.º |
 31:22
As for me, I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: Nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications When I cried unto thee. |
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 31:22
For Iº
saidºº
in my haste,ºº
I am cut offºº
from beforeºº
thine eyes:º
neverthelessº
thou heardestºº
the voiceº
of my supplicationsº
when I criedºº
untoº
thee. |
 31:23
Oh love Jehovah, all ye his saints: Jehovah preserveth the faithful, And plentifully rewardeth him that dealeth proudly. |
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 31:23
O loveººº
the LORD,º
allº
ye his saints:º
[for] the LORDº
preservethºº
the faithful,ºº
and plentifullyºº
rewardethºº
the proudº
doer.ºº |
 31:24
Be strong, and let your heart take courage, All ye that hope in Jehovah. |
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 31:24
Be of good courage,ºº
and he shall strengthenºº
your heart,º
allº
ye that hopeºº
in the LORD.º |