Psalms 31:23

Psalms 31:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
• New International Version (NIV)Love the Lord, all his faithful people! The Lord preserves those who are true to him, but the proud he pays back in full.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Love the Lord, all you his saints! The Lord preserves the faithful but abundantly repays the one who acts in pride.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Oh, love the Lord, all you His saints! For the Lord preserves the faithful, And fully repays the proud person.

Context of Psalms 31:23

21In the shelter of Your presence You hide them from people’s plots. You conceal them in a sukkah from the strife of tongues. 22Blessed be Adonai, for He has shown me His wonderful love in a besieged city. I said in my alarm, “I have been cut off from Your sight!” But You heard the sound of my pleas when I cried out to You. 24Love Adonai, all His kedoshim! Adonai preserves all the faithful, but the proud He pays back in full. 25Chazak! Let your heart take courage, all you who wait for Adonai.

Psalms 31:23 word by word

אֶֽהֱב֥וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֗ה כָּֽל־חֲסִ֫ידָ֥יו אֱ֭מוּנִים נֹצֵ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה וּמְשַׁלֵּ֥ם עַל־יֶ֝֗תֶר עֹשֵׂ֥ה גַאֲוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• O loveאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• all ye his saintsחָסִידchâsîyd · piousH2623
• preservethנָצַרnâtsar · to watchH5341
• the faithfulאָמַן'âman · be faithfulH539
• and plentifullyיֶ֫תֶרyether · remainderH3499
• rewardethשָׁלֵםshâlam · to completeH7999
• the proudגַּאֲוָהga'ăvâh · prideH1346
• doerעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for Psalms 31:23

• Psalms 34:9Taste and see how good Adonai is. Blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him.
• Psalms 97:10You who love Adonai, hate evil! He watches over the souls of His godly ones. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.
• Deuteronomy 10:12“So now, O Israel, what does Adonai your God require of you, but to fear Adonai your God, to walk in all His ways and love Him, and to serve Adonai your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
• Deuteronomy 30:16What I am commanding you today is to love Adonai your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His mitzvot, statutes and ordinances. Then you will live and multiply, and Adonai your God will bless you in the land you are going in to possess.
• Isaiah 56:6Also the foreigners who join themselves to Adonai, to minister to Him, and to love the Name of Adonai, and to be His servants— all who keep from profaning Shabbat, and hold fast to My covenant—
• Mark 12:23In the resurrection, when they rise up, whose wife will she be? For all seven had married her.”
• 1 Thessalonians 4:1Finally then, brothers and sisters, we ask you and appeal in the Lord Yeshua—just as you received from us the way you ought to walk and please God (as in fact you are walking)—that you keep progressing more and more.
• Psalms 30:4Adonai, You brought my soul up from Sheol. You kept me alive, so I would not go down to the Pit.
• Psalms 89:7For who in the skies can compare to Adonai? Who is like Adonai among the sons of gods?
• Psalms 145:10All Your works praise You, Adonai, and Your kedoshim bless You.
• Revelation 19:5Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you His servants and all who fear Him, both the small and the great!”
• Deuteronomy 33:3Indeed, a lover of peoples is He— all His kedoshim are in His hand. They followed in Your steps, each receiving Your words.
• 1 Samuel 2:9He guards the steps of His godly ones, but the wicked are silenced in darkness. For one does not prevail by might.
• John 10:27My sheep hear My voice. I know them, and they follow Me.
• Jude 1:1Judah, a slave of Yeshua the Messiah and brother of Jacob, To those who are called, who are loved in God the Father, and kept safe for Yeshua the Messiah:
• Psalms 54:5For strangers have risen up against me. Violent men seek after my soul. They do not set God before them. Selah

Commentaries on Psalms 31:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23O love the Lord, all ye his saints - It is only the saints that can love God, as they only are made partakers of the Divine nature. Holy spirits can love God, who is the fountain of their holiness; and the saints should love him. Preserveth the faithful - Those who, being filled with the love of God, bring forth the fruits of that love - universal obedience to the will of God; for to such persons his commands are not grievous, their duty is their delight…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23O love the Lord, all ye his saints - This is the “application” of all the truths suggested in the psalm. The experience of the psalmist had shown the wisdom of trusting in God in times of danger and trouble, and had laid the foundation for a proper exhortation to others to imitate his example; an argument why all the people of God should love him, and should be of good courage. The reason here assigned for their loving the Lord is, that he preserves those…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-24Verses 19-24 Instead of yielding to impatience or despondency under our troubles, we should turn our thoughts to the goodness of the Lord towards those who fear and trust in Him. All comes to sinners through the wondrous gift of the only-begotten Son of God, to be the atonement for their sins. Let not any yield to unbelief, or think, under discouraging circumstances, that they are cut off from before the eyes of the Lord, and left to the pride of men…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-24Out of his own pain and renewed awareness of the Lord’s goodness, the psalmist turns to others who suffer. He holds out the promise of God’s loving care for those who persevere in hoping for the Lord.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 23-2423-24. the Lord ... proud doer--literally, "the Lord is keeping faith," that is, with His people, and is repaying, &c. Then let none despair, but take courage; their hopes shall not be in vain.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 31:23

• Duty
• Faithfulness
• Love
• Pride

In the dictionaries

• David
• Pentateuch
• Psalms, Book of
• Song of Songs

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