Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 31

(Luke 23:44–49)

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1In You,O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,I have taken refugeחָ֭סִיתִיCha.si.tiH2620;let me neverאַל־ לְעוֹלָ֑ם'al- le.'o.LamH408 H5769be put to shameאֵב֣וֹשָׁה'e.Vo.o.shahH954;save meפַלְּטֵֽנִי׃fa.le.Te.niH6403by Your righteousnessבְּצִדְקָתְךָ֥be.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666.

2Inclineהַטֵּ֤הha.TehH5186Your earאָזְנְךָ֮'a.ze.ne.KhaH241to meאֵלַ֨י׀'e.LaiH413;come quicklyמְהֵרָ֪הme.he.RahH4120to my rescueהַצִּ֫ילֵ֥נִיha.Tzi.Le.niH5337.Beהֱיֵ֤הhe.YehH1961myrockלְֽצוּר־le.tzur-H6697of refugeמָ֭עוֹזMa.'ozH4581,the strongholdלְבֵ֥ית מְצוּד֗וֹתle.Veit me.tzu.DotH1004 H4686of my deliveranceלְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃le.ho.shi.'E.niH3467.

3Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Youאָ֑תָּה'A.tahH859are my rockסַלְעִ֣יsal.'IH5553and my fortressH4686;lead meתַּֽנְחֵ֥נִיtan.Che.niH5148and guide meוּֽתְנַהֲלֵֽנִי׃U.te.na.ha.Le.niH5095for the sake ofוּלְמַ֥עַןu.le.Ma.'anH4616Your nameשִׁ֝מְךָ֗Shim.KhaH8034.

4You free meתּוֹצִיאֵ֗נִיto.tzi.'E.niH3318from the netמֵרֶ֣שֶׁתme.Re.shetH7568ז֭וּzuH2098laid outטָ֣מְנוּTa.me.nuH2934for me,forH3588YouH859are my refugeמָֽעוּזִּֽי׃Ma.'u.ZiH4581.

5Into Your handsבְּיָדְךָ֮be.ya.de.KhaH3027I commitאַפְקִ֪יד'af.KidH6485my spiritר֫וּחִ֥יru.ChiH7307;You have redeemed meפָּדִ֖יתָהpa.Di.tahH6299אוֹתִ֥י'o.TiH853,O LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Godאֵ֣ל'elH410of truthאֱמֶֽת׃'e.MetH571.

6I hateשָׂנֵ֗אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130those who clingהַשֹּׁמְרִ֥יםha.sho.me.RimH8104to worthless idolsהַבְלֵי־ שָׁ֑וְאhav.lei- Shav'H1892 H7723,but inאֶל־'el-H413the LORDH3068Iוַ֝אֲנִ֗יva.'a.NiH589trustבָּטָֽחְתִּי׃ba.Ta.che.tiH982.

7I will be gladאָגִ֥ילָה'a.Gi.lahH1523and rejoiceוְאֶשְׂמְחָ֗הve.'es.me.ChahH8055in Your loving devotionבְּחַ֫סְדֶּ֥ךָbe.Chas.De.khaH2617,forאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You have seenרָ֭אִיתָRa.'i.taH7200אֶת־'et-H853my afflictionעָנְיִ֑י'a.ne.YiH6040;You have knownיָ֝דַ֗עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045the anguishבְּצָר֥וֹתbe.tza.RotH6869of my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.

8You have notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808delivered meהִ֭סְגַּרְתַּנִיHis.gar.ta.niH5462toבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027the enemyאוֹיֵ֑ב'o.YevH341;You have setהֶֽעֱמַ֖דְתָּhe.'e.Mad.taH5975my feetרַגְלָֽי׃rag.LaiH7272in the openבַמֶּרְחָ֣בva.mer.ChavH4800.

9Be merciful to meחָנֵּ֥נִיcho.ne.niH2603,O LORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068,forכִּ֤יkiH3588I am in distressצַ֫ר־Tzar-H6887;my eyesעֵינִ֗י'ei.NiH5869failעָשְׁשָׁ֖ה'a.she.ShahH6244from sorrowבְכַ֥עַסve.Kha.'asH3708,my soulנַפְשִׁ֥יnaf.ShiH5315and body as wellוּבִטְנִֽי׃u.vit.NiH990.

10ForH3588my lifeחַיַּי֮chai.YaiH2416is consumedכָל֪וּkha.LuH3615with griefבְיָג֡וֹןve.ya.GonH3015and my yearsוּשְׁנוֹתַ֪יu.she.no.TaiH8141with groaningבַּאֲנָ֫חָ֥הba.'a.Na.ChahH585;my iniquityבַּעֲוֹנִ֣יba.'a.vo.NiH5771has drainedכָּשַׁ֣לka.ShalH3782my strengthכֹחִ֑יkho.ChiH3581,and my bonesוַעֲצָמַ֥יva.'a.tza.MaiH6106are wasting awayH6244.

11Among allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605my enemiesצֹרְרַ֨יtzo.re.RaiH6887I amהָיִ֪יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961a disgraceחֶרְפָּ֡הcher.PahH2781,and among my neighborsוְלִשֲׁכֵנַ֨י׀ve.li.sha.khe.NaiH7934even moreמְאֹד֮me.'OdH3966.I am dreadedוּפַ֪חַדu.Fa.chadH6343by my friendsלִֽמְיֻדָּ֫עָ֥יlim.yu.Da.'AiH3045—they fleeנָדְד֥וּna.de.DuH5074when they seeרֹאַ֥יro.'AiH7200meמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480on the streetבַּח֑וּץba.ChutzH2351.

12I am forgottenנִ֭שְׁכַּחְתִּיNish.kach.tiH7911like a dead manכְּמֵ֣תke.MetH4191,out of mindמִלֵּ֑בmi.LevH3820.I amH1961like a brokenאֹבֵֽד׃'o.VedH6vesselכִּכְלִ֥יkikh.LiH3627.

13Forכִּ֤יkiH3588I hearשָׁמַ֨עְתִּי׀sha.Ma'.tiH8085the slanderדִּבַּ֥תdi.BatH1681of manyרַבִּים֮ra.BimH7227;there is terrorמָג֪וֹרma.GorH4032on every sideמִסָּ֫בִ֥יבmi.Sa.VivH5439.They conspireבְּהִוָּסְדָ֣ם יַ֣חַדbe.hi.va.se.Dam Ya.chadH3245 H3162against meעָלַ֑י'a.LaiH5921andplotזָמָֽמוּ׃za.Ma.muH2161to takeלָקַ֖חַתla.Ka.chatH3947my lifeנַפְשִׁ֣יnaf.ShiH5315.

14But Iוַאֲנִ֤י׀va.'a.NiH589trustבָטַ֣חְתִּיva.Tach.tiH982in YouH5921,O LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;I sayאָ֝מַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, “Youאָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH859are my Godאֱלֹהַ֥י'e.lo.HaiH430.”

15My timesעִתֹּתָ֑י'i.to.TaiH6256arein Your handsבְּיָדְךָ֥be.ya.de.KhaH3027;deliver meהַצִּ֘ילֵ֤נִיha.Tzi.Le.niH5337fromמִיַּד־mi.yad-H3027my enemiesא֝וֹיְבַ֗י'oy.VaiH341and from those who pursue meוּמֵרֹדְפָֽי׃u.me.ro.de.FaiH7291.

16Make Your faceפָ֭נֶיךָFa.nei.khaH6440shineהָאִ֣ירָהha.'I.rahH215onעַל־'al-H5921Your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650;save meה֖וֹשִׁיעֵ֣נִיho.shi.'E.niH3467by Your loving devotionבְחַסְדֶּֽךָ׃ve.chas.De.khaH2617.

17O LORDיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,let me notאַל־'al-H408be ashamedאֵ֭בוֹשָׁה'E.vo.shahH954,forכִּ֣יkiH3588I have called on Youקְרָאתִ֑יךָke.ra.Ti.chaH7121.Let the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563be put to shameיֵבֹ֥שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954;let them lie silentיִדְּמ֥וּyi.de.MuH1826in Sheolלִשְׁאֽוֹל׃lish.'olH7585.

18May lyingשָׁ֥קֶרSha.kerH8267lipsשִׂפְתֵ֫יsif.TeiH8193be silencedתֵּ֥אָלַ֗מְנָהte.'a.Lam.nahH481— lips thatspeakהַדֹּבְר֖וֹתha.doe.RotH1696with arroganceעָתָ֗ק'a.TakH6277againstעַל־'al-H5921the righteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662,full of prideבְּגַאֲוָ֥הbe.ga.'a.VahH1346and contemptוָבֽוּז׃va.VuzH937.

19Howמָ֤הmahH4100greatרַֽב־rav-H7227is Your goodnessטוּבְךָ֮tu.ve.KhaH2898whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834You have laid upצָפַ֪נְתָּtza.Fan.taH6845for those who fear Youלִּֽירֵ֫אֶ֥יךָli.Re.'Ei.khaH3373,which You have bestowedפָּ֭עַלְתָּPa.'al.taH6466beforeנֶ֝֗גֶדNe.gedH5048the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of menאָדָם׃'a.damH120on those who take refugeלַחֹסִ֣יםla.cho.SimH2620in You!

20You hide themתַּסְתִּירֵ֤ם׀tas.ti.RemH5641in the secret placeבְּסֵ֥תֶרbe.Se.terH5643of Your presenceפָּנֶיךָ֮pa.nei.KhaH6440from the schemesמֵֽרֻכְסֵ֫יme.rukh.SeiH7407of menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.You conceal themH6845in Your shelterבְּסֻכָּ֗הbe.su.KahH5521from accusingמֵרִ֥יבme.RivH7379tonguesלְשֹׁנֽוֹת׃le.sho.NotH3956.

21Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288be the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,forכִּ֥יkiH3588He has shownהִפְלִ֘יאhif.Li'H6381meHis loving devotionחַסְדּ֥וֹchas.DoH2617in a cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892under siegeמָצֽוֹר׃ma.TzorH4692.

22In my alarmבְחָפְזִ֗יve.cha.fe.ZiH2648Iוַאֲנִ֤י׀va.'a.NiH589saidאָ֘מַ֤רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, “I am cut offנִגְרַזְתִּי֮nig.raz.TiH1629fromמִנֶּ֪גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048Your sightעֵ֫ינֶ֥יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869!”Butאָכֵ֗ן'a.KhenH403You heardשָׁ֭מַעְתָּSha.ma'.taH8085my pleaק֥וֹלKolH6963for mercyתַּחֲנוּנַ֗יta.cha.nu.NaiH8469when I called to Youאֵלֶֽיךָ׃'e.Lei.khaH413for helpבְּשַׁוְּעִ֥יbe.sha.ve.'IH7768.

23Loveאֶֽהֱב֥וּ'e.he.VuH157אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,allכָּֽל־kal-H3605His saintsחֲסִ֫ידָ֥יוcha.Si.DavH2623.The LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068preservesנֹצֵ֣רno.TzerH5341the faithfulאֱ֭מוּנִים'E.mu.nimH529,but fullyעַל־ יֶ֝֗תֶר'al- Ye.terH5921 H3499repaysוּמְשַׁלֵּ֥םu.me.sha.LemH7999the arrogantעֹשֵׂ֥ה גַאֲוָֽה׃'o.Seh ga.'a.VahH6213 H1346.

24Be strongחִ֭זְקוּChiz.kuH2388and courageousוְיַאֲמֵ֣ץ לְבַבְכֶ֑םve.ya.'a.Metz le.vav.KhemH553 H3824,allH3605you who hopeהַ֝מְיַחֲלִ֗יםham.ya.cha.LimH3176in the LORDH3068.

(Luke 23:44–49)

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 31