Psalms 31:6

Psalms 31:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)I hate those who cling to worthless idols; as for me, I trust in the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I hate those who pay regard to worthless idols, but I trust in the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I have hated those who regard useless idols; But I trust in the Lord.

Context of Psalms 31:6

4You will draw me out of the net that they have secretly laid for me, For You are my strength and my stronghold. 5Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O Lord, the God of truth and faithfulness. I hate those who pay regard to vain (empty, worthless) idols; But I trust in the Lord [and rely on Him with unwavering confidence]. 7I will rejoice and be glad in Your steadfast love, Because You have seen my affliction; You have taken note of my life’s distresses, 8And You have not given me into the hand of the enemy; You have set my feet in a broad place.

Psalms 31:6 word by word

שָׂנֵ֗אתִי הַשֹּׁמְרִ֥ים הַבְלֵי־שָׁ֑וְא וַ֝אֲנִ֗י אֶל־יְהוָ֥ה בָּטָֽחְתִּי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I have hatedשָׂנֵאώânê' · to hateH8130
• them that regardשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: look atH8104
• lyingשָׁוְאshâv' shav · vanity: vainH7723
• vanitiesהֶ֫בֶלhebel hăbêl · vanityH1892
• but I trustבָּטַחbâţach · to trustH982
• in the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Psalms 31:6

• Psalms 26:5I hate the company of evildoers, And will not sit with the wicked.
• Psalms 139:2You know when I sit down and when I rise up [my entire life, everything I do]; You understand my thought from afar.
• Psalms 24:4He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to what is false, Nor has sworn [oaths] deceitfully.
• Psalms 96:7Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples, Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
• 1 Chronicles 16:28Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples, Ascribe to the Lord glory and honor and strength.
• Jeremiah 10:8But they are altogether irrational and stupid and foolish In their discipline of delusion—their idol is [only] wood [it is ridiculous, empty and worthless]!
• John 2:8Then He said to them, “Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter [of the banquet].” So they took it to him.
• Romans 1:21For even though they knew God [as the Creator], they did not honor Him as God or give thanks [for His wondrous creation]. On the contrary, they became worthless in their thinking [godless, with pointless reasonings, and silly speculations], and their foolish heart was darkened.
• 1 Corinthians 8:4In this matter, then, of eating food offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world [it has no real existence], and that there is no God but one.
• 1 Corinthians 10:20On the contrary, the things which the Gentiles (pagans) sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons [in effect], and not to God; and I do not want you to become partners with demons [by eating at feasts in pagan temples].

Commentaries on Psalms 31:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6I have hated them - That is, I have abominated their ways. Idolaters are the persons of whom David speaks. I trust in the Lord - While they trust in vanities vain things; (for an idol is nothing in the worid); and in lying vanities; (for much is promised and nothing given); I trust in Jehovah, who is God all-sufficient, and is my Shepherd, and therefore I shall lack no good thing.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6I have hated them that regard lying vanities - This is evidently stated as a reason for the prayer offered in the previous verses. It is a reference by the psalmist to his own past life; to his general aim and conduct. The meaning is, that he had been a friend of God; that he had separated himself from wicked men; and he now prays in return for His protection and interposition. The sentiment is similar to that which occurs in Psalm 26:3-5. See the notes…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-8Trusting the Lord means believing he cares about our well-being.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-65-6. commit my spirit--my life, or myself. Our Saviour used the words on the Cross [Lu 23:46], not as prophetical, but, as many pious men have done, as expressive of His unshaken confidence in God. The Psalmist rests on God's faithfulness to His promises to His people, and hence avows himself one of them, detesting all who revere objects of idolatry (compare De 32:21; 1Co 8:4).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 31:6

• Company
• Faith
• Vanity

In the dictionaries

• In the Lord
• David
• Idol
• Pentateuch
• Psalms, Book of
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry

Commentaries on Psalms 31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings