Psalms 31:7

Psalms 31:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;
• New International Version (NIV)I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will rejoice and be glad in your steadfast love, because you have seen my affliction; you have known the distress of my soul,
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will be glad and rejoice in Your mercy, For You have considered my trouble; You have known my soul in adversities,

Context of Psalms 31:7

5Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O Lord, the God of truth and faithfulness. 6I hate those who pay regard to vain (empty, worthless) idols; But I trust in the Lord [and rely on Him with unwavering confidence]. I 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. 9Be gracious and compassionate to me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; My eye is clouded and weakened by grief, my soul and my body also.

Psalms 31:7 word by word

אָגִ֥ילָה וְאֶשְׂמְחָ֗ה בְּחַ֫סְדֶּ֥ךָ אֲשֶׁ֣ר רָ֭אִיתָ אֶת־עָנְיִ֑י יָ֝דַ֗עְתָּ בְּצָר֥וֹת נַפְשִֽׁי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I will be gladגִּילgîyl gûl · to rejoiceH1523
• and rejoiceשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055
• in thy mercyחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• for thou hast consideredרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• my troubleעֳנִי‛ŏnîy · afflictionH6040
• thou hast knownיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• in adversitiesצָרָהtsârâh · distressH6869

Cross-references for Psalms 31:7

• Psalms 13:5But I have trusted and relied on and been confident in Your lovingkindness and faithfulness; My heart shall rejoice and delight in Your salvation.
• Isaiah 49:13Shout for joy, O heavens, and rejoice, O earth, And break forth into singing, O mountains! For the Lord has comforted His people And will have compassion on His afflicted.
• Jeremiah 33:11the [sound of the] voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the [song-filled] voice of those who say, “Give praise and thanks to the Lord of hosts, For the Lord is good; For His [steadfast] lovingkindness (mercy) endures forever”; and of those who bring a thank offering into the house of the Lord. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were at first,’ says the Lord.
• Psalms 9:13Have mercy on me and be gracious to me, O Lord; See how I am afflicted by those who hate me, You who lift me up from the gates of death,
• Psalms 25:18Look upon my affliction and my trouble, And forgive all my sins.
• Psalms 71:20You who have shown me many troubles and distresses Will revive and renew me again, And will bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
• Psalms 119:153Look upon my agony and rescue me, For I do not forget Your law.
• Nehemiah 9:32“Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps the covenant and lovingkindness, Do not let all the hardship seem insignificant before You, Which has come upon us, our kings, our princes, our priests, our prophets, our fathers and on all Your people, Since the time of the kings of Assyria to this day.
• Job 10:9Remember now, that You have made me as clay; So will You turn me into dust again?
• Lamentations 3:50Until the Lord looks down And sees from heaven.
• Lamentations 5:1O Lord, remember what has come upon us; Look, and see our reproach (national disgrace)!
• Psalms 1:6For the Lord knows and fully approves the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked shall perish.
• Psalms 142:3When my spirit was overwhelmed and weak within me [wrapped in darkness], You knew my path. In the way where I walk They have hidden a trap for me.
• Job 23:10But He knows the way that I take [and He pays attention to it]. When He has tried me, I will come forth as [refined] gold [pure and luminous].
• Isaiah 43:2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you.
• Isaiah 63:9In all their distress He was distressed, And the angel of His presence saved them, In His love and in His compassion He redeemed them; And He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

Commentaries on Psalms 31:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Thou hast known my soul in adversities - When all forsook me; when none could help me; when I could not save my own life; when my enemies were sure that I could not escape; then I found thee to be my Friend and Supporter. When friend, so called, finds it convenient not to know his friend in affliction and poverty, then thou didst acknowledge me as thine own, all worthless as I was. Human friendships may fail; but the Friend of sinners never fails. Cicero…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy - I will triumph and joy in thy mercy; that is, in the mercy which he had already experienced, and in that which he still hoped to enjoy. He had had abundant proofs of that mercy; he hoped for still further proofs of it; and he says that he would find his joy in that, and not in what idols could give. For thou hast considered my trouble - In times past and now. He felt assured that his prayer would be regarded, and…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. 77. hast known my soul, &c.--had regard to me in trouble.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 31:7

• Afflictions and Adversities
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• Thankfulness

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• I Will Be
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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