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 entrust my life; you will rescue me, O Lord, the faithful God. 6I hate those who serve worthless idols, but I trust in the Lord. I will be happy and rejoice in your faithfulness, because you notice my pain and you are aware of how distressed I am. 8You do not deliver me over to the power of the enemy; you enable me to stand in a wide open place. 9Have mercy on me, for I am in distress! My eyes grow dim from suffering. I have lost my strength.

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 trust in your faithfulness. May I rejoice because of your deliverance!
• Isaiah 49:13Shout for joy, O sky! Rejoice, O earth! Let the mountains give a joyful shout! For the Lord consoles his people and shows compassion to the oppressed.
• Jeremiah 33:11Once again there will be sounds of joy and gladness and the glad celebrations of brides and grooms. Once again people will bring their thank offerings to the temple of the Lord and will say, “Give thanks to the Lord who rules over all. For the Lord is good and his unfailing love lasts forever.” For I, the Lord, affirm that I will restore the land to what it was in days of old.’
• Psalms 9:13when they prayed: “Have mercy on me, Lord! See how I am oppressed by those who hate me, O one who can snatch me away from the gates of death!
• Psalms 25:18See my pain and suffering! Forgive all my sins!
• Psalms 71:20Though you have allowed me to experience much trouble and distress, revive me once again! Bring me up once again from the depths of the earth!
• Psalms 119:153See my pain and rescue me! For I do not forget your law.
• Nehemiah 9:32“So now, our God – the great, powerful, and awesome God, who keeps covenant fidelity – do not regard as inconsequential all the hardship that has befallen us – our kings, our leaders, our priests, our prophets, our ancestors, and all your people – from the days of the kings of Assyria until this very day!
• Job 10:9Remember that you have made me as with the clay; will you return me to dust?
• Lamentations 3:50until the Lord looks down from heaven and sees what has happened.
• Lamentations 5:1O Lord, reflect on what has happened to us; consider and look at our disgrace.
• Psalms 1:6Certainly the Lord guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.
• Psalms 142:3Even when my strength leaves me, you watch my footsteps. In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me.
• Job 23:10But he knows the pathway that I take; if he tested me, I would come forth like gold.
• Isaiah 43:2When you pass through the waters, I am with you; when you pass through the streams, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not harm you.
• Isaiah 63:9Through all that they suffered, he suffered too. The messenger sent from his very presence delivered them. In his love and mercy he protected them; he lifted them up and carried them throughout ancient times.

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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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