PSALM 31

Into Your Hand I Commit My Spirit

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

1 In You, O Yahweh ^H3068, I have taken ^H2620 refuge ^H2620;

Let me never ^H408 H5769 be ^H954 ashamed ^H954;

In Your righteousness ^H6666 protect ^H6403 me.

2 Incline ^H5186 Your ear ^H241 to me, deliver ^H5337 me quickly ^H4120;

Be to me a rock ^H6697 of [fn]strength ^H4581,

A fortress ^H4686 to save ^H3467 me.

3 For You are my [fn]high ^H5553 rock ^H5553 and my fortress ^H4686;

For Your name’s ^H8034 sake ^H4616 You will lead ^H5148 me and guide ^H5095 me.

4 You will bring ^H3318 me out ^H3318 of the net ^H7568 which ^H2098 they have secretly ^H2934 laid ^H2934 for me,

For You are my strength ^H4581.

5 Into Your hand ^H3027 I commit ^H6485 my spirit ^H7307;

You have ransomed ^H6299 me, O Yahweh ^H3068, God ^H410 of truth ^H571.

6 I hate ^H8130 those who regard ^H8104 worthless ^H7723 idols ^H1892,

But I trust ^H982 in Yahweh ^H3068.

7 I will rejoice ^H1523 and be ^H8055 glad ^H8055 in Your lovingkindness ^H2617,

Because ^H834 You have seen ^H7200 my affliction ^H6040;

You have known ^H3045 the troubles ^H6869 of my soul ^H5315,

8 And You have not given ^H5462 me over ^H5462 into the hand ^H3027 of the enemy ^H340;

You have set ^H5975 my feet ^H7272 in a large ^H4800 place ^H4800.

9 Be ^H2603 gracious ^H2603 to me, O Yahweh ^H3068, for I am ^H6887 in ^H6887 distress ^H6887;

My eye ^H5869 is wasted ^H6244 away ^H6244 from grief ^H3708, my soul ^H5315 and [fn]my body ^H990 also.

10 For my life ^H2416 is worn ^H3615 down ^H3615 with sorrow ^H3015

And my years ^H8141 with sighing ^H585;

My strength ^H3581 fails ^H3782 because of my iniquity ^H5771,

And my bones ^H6106 waste ^H6244 away ^H6244.

11 Among ^H4480 all ^H3605 my adversaries ^H6887, I have become ^H1961 a reproach ^H2781,

Especially ^H3966 to my neighbors ^H7934,

And an object ^H6343 of ^H6343 dread ^H6343 to my acquaintances ^H3045;

Those who see ^H7200 me in the street ^H2351 flee ^H5074 from me.

12 I am forgotten ^H7911 like a dead ^H4191 man ^H4191—out of [fn]mind ^H3820—

I am ^H1961 like a broken ^H6 vessel ^H3627.

13 For I have heard ^H8085 [fn]the bad ^H1681 report ^H1681 of many ^H7227,

Terror ^H4032 is on every ^H5439 side ^H5439;

While they took ^H3245 counsel ^H3245 together ^H3162 against ^H5921 me,

They schemed ^H2161 to take ^H3947 my life ^H5315.

14 But as for me, I trust ^H982 in You, O Yahweh ^H3068,

I say ^H559, “You are my God ^H430.”

15 My times ^H6256 are in Your hand ^H3027;

Deliver ^H5337 me from the hand ^H3027 of my enemies ^H340 and from those who pursue ^H7291 me.

16 Make Your face ^H6440 to shine ^H215 upon Your slave ^H5650;

Save ^H3467 me in Your lovingkindness ^H2617.

17 O Yahweh ^H3068, let me not be put ^H954 to ^H954 shame ^H954, for I call ^H7121 upon You;

Let the wicked ^H7563 be put ^H954 to ^H954 shame ^H954, let them be ^H1826 silent ^H1826 in Sheol ^H7585.

18 Let the lying ^H8267 lips ^H8193 be ^H481 mute ^H481,

Which speak ^H1696 arrogantly ^H6277 against ^H5921 the righteous ^H6662

With lofty ^H1346 pride ^H1346 and contempt ^H937.

19 How ^H4100 great ^H7227 is Your goodness ^H2898,

Which ^H834 You have stored ^H6845 up for those who fear ^H3372 You,

Which You have worked ^H6466 for those who take ^H2620 refuge ^H2620 in You,

Before ^H5048 the sons ^H1121 of men ^H120!

20 You hide ^H5641 them in the secret ^H5643 place ^H5643 of Your presence ^H6440 from the conspiracies ^H7407 of man ^H376;

You keep ^H6845 them secretly ^H6845 in a [fn]shelter ^H5521 from the strife ^H7379 of tongues ^H3956.

21 Blessed ^H1288 be Yahweh ^H3068,

For He has made ^H6381 marvelous ^H6381 His lovingkindness ^H2617 to me in a besieged ^H4692 city ^H5892.

22 As for me, I said ^H559 in my alarm ^H2648,

“I am cut ^H1629 off ^H1629 from before ^H6440 Your eyes ^H5869”;

Nevertheless ^H403, You heard ^H8085 the voice ^H6963 of my supplications ^H8469

When I cried ^H7768 to You for ^H7768 help ^H7768.

23 Oh, love ^H157 Yahweh ^H3068, all ^H3605 you His holy ^H2623 ones ^H2623!

Yahweh ^H3068 guards ^H5341 the faithful ^H539

But repays ^H7999 fully ^H5921 H3499 the one who acts ^H6213 in lofty ^H1346 pride ^H1346.

24 Be strong ^H2388 and let your heart ^H3824 take ^H553 courage ^H553,

All ^H3605 you who wait ^H3176 for Yahweh ^H3068.