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Psalm 31 Majority Standard Bible

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1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness. 2 Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance. 3 For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name. 4 You free me from the net laid out for me, for You are my refuge. 5 Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, God of truth. 6 I hate those who cling to worthless idols, but in the LORD I trust. 7 I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul. 8 You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open. 9 Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well. 10 For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away. 11 Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends—they flee when they see me on the street. 12 I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind. I am like a broken vessel. 13 For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life. 14 But I trust in You, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.” 15 My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me. 16 Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion. 17 O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Sheol. 18 May lying lips be silenced—lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt. 19 How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You! 20 You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues. 21 Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege. 22 In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help. 23 Love the LORD, all His saints. The LORD preserves the faithful, but fully repays the arrogant. 24 Be strong and courageous, all you who hope in the LORD.

Cross references (24)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Romans 10:11; Psalm 25:2; Psalm 71:1–3; Psalm 22:4–5; Psalm 143:1
  2. 2 Psalm 71:2–3; Psalm 102:2; Psalm 86:1; Deuteronomy 32:31; 1 John 4:15–16
  3. 3 Psalm 143:10–11; Isaiah 49:10; Psalm 25:5; John 16:13; Luke 1:79
  4. 4 Psalm 25:15; Psalm 140:5; Psalm 19:14; 2 Timothy 2:26; Psalm 57:6
  5. 5 Luke 23:46; Acts 7:59; Deuteronomy 32:4; Psalm 71:23; 1 Peter 1:18–19
  6. 6 Psalm 26:5; Jonah 2:8; Jeremiah 10:15; 1 Corinthians 10:20; Psalm 24:4
  7. 7 Isaiah 49:13; Isaiah 63:9; Psalm 119:153; 2 Timothy 2:19; Galatians 4:9
  8. 8 Job 36:16; Psalm 18:19; Psalm 4:1; Deuteronomy 32:30; 1 Samuel 17:46
  9. 9 Psalm 6:7; Psalm 88:9; Psalm 73:26; Job 17:7; Psalm 73:14
  10. 10 Psalm 32:3–4; Psalm 38:3; Psalm 88:15; Romans 9:2; Psalm 78:33
  11. 11 Psalm 38:11; Psalm 88:8; Matthew 26:56; Psalm 88:18; Psalm 41:8–9
  12. 12 Psalm 88:4–5; Psalm 119:83; Romans 9:21–22; Isaiah 30:14; Psalm 2:9
  13. 13 Jeremiah 20:10; Matthew 27:1; Lamentations 2:22; 1 Samuel 20:33; Psalm 101:5
  14. 14 Psalm 56:3–4; Psalm 18:2; Psalm 43:5; Psalm 16:1–2; Psalm 140:6
  15. 15 Acts 1:7; John 17:1; Ecclesiastes 3:1–8; John 7:6; Psalm 142:6
  16. 16 Psalm 4:6; Psalm 6:4; Psalm 80:3; Daniel 9:9; Romans 9:15
  17. 17 Psalm 25:2–3; Jeremiah 20:11; Psalm 115:17; Psalm 34:5; Isaiah 41:11–12
  18. 18 Jude 15; Psalm 94:4; 1 Samuel 2:3; Isaiah 54:17; Psalm 64:3–4
  19. 19 1 Corinthians 2:9; Isaiah 64:4; Lamentations 3:23–25; 1 Peter 1:4–5; Colossians 3:2–4
  20. 20 Psalm 27:5; Psalm 32:7; Psalm 91:1–4; Job 5:21; Psalm 64:2–4
  21. 21 1 Samuel 23:7–13; Psalm 17:7; Jeremiah 1:18; 1 Peter 2:9; Psalm 118:23
  22. 22 Psalm 116:11; Hebrews 5:7; Psalm 6:9; Psalm 88:16; Ezekiel 37:11
  23. 23 Psalm 97:10; Psalm 94:2; Psalm 145:20; John 10:27–30; Psalm 34:9
  24. 24 Psalm 27:14; Psalm 146:5; Isaiah 35:3–4; Colossians 1:11; Psalm 29:11

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Commentary Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm XXX)

    To the end, a Psalm of the joy of the Resurrection, and the change, the renewing of the body to an immortal state, and not only of the Lord, but also of the whole Church.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)

  2. Quotes verse 31:6 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book VIII)

    But the Lord God was the hope of Thy servant, and He regarded not vanities and lying madness.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)

  3. Quotes verse 31:19 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XXI, Chapters 17–19)

    However, they think that the divine oracles are not altogether silent on this point; for they ask to what purpose is it said, "How great is Thy goodness which Thou hast hidden for them that fear Thee," if it be not to teach us that the great and hidden sweetness of God's mercy is concealed in order that men may …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)

  4. Quotes verse 31:19 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XXI, Chapters 22–24)

    But that these perversely compassionate persons may see what is the purport of these words, "How great is the abundance of Thy sweetness, Lord, which Thou hast hidden for them that fear Thee," let them read what follows: "And Thou hast perfected it for them that hope in Thee." For what means, "Thou hast hidden it for them that fear …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)