Psalm 31:14–20

14 But I trust in you, Lord;

I say, “You are my God.”

15 My times are in your hands;

deliver me from the hands of my enemies,

from those who pursue me.

16 Let your face shine on your servant;

save me in your unfailing love.

17 Let me not be put to shame, Lord,

for I have cried out to you;

but let the wicked be put to shame

and be silent in the realm of the dead.

18 Let their lying lips be silenced,

for with pride and contempt

they speak arrogantly against the righteous.

19 How abundant are the good things

that you have stored up for those who fear you,

that you bestow in the sight of all,

on those who take refuge in you.

20 In the shelter of your presence you hide them

from all human intrigues;

you keep them safe in your dwelling

from accusing tongues.

14 But I trusted in thee, O Lord:

I said, Thou art my God.

15 My times are in thy hand:

Deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.

16 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant:

Save me for thy mercies’ sake.

17 Let me not be ashamed, O Lord; for I have called upon thee:

Let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.

18 Let the lying lips be put to silence;

Which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

19 Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee;

Which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee

Before the sons of men!

20 Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man:

Thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

14 But I am trusting you, O Lord,

saying, “You are my God!”

15 My future is in your hands.

Rescue me from those who hunt me down relentlessly.

16 Let your favor shine on your servant.

In your unfailing love, rescue me.

17 Don’t let me be disgraced, O Lord,

for I call out to you for help.

Let the wicked be disgraced;

let them lie silent in the grave.

18 Silence their lying lips—

those proud and arrogant lips that accuse the godly.

19 How great is the goodness

you have stored up for those who fear you.

You lavish it on those who come to you for protection,

blessing them before the watching world.

20 You hide them in the shelter of your presence,

safe from those who conspire against them.

You shelter them in your presence,

far from accusing tongues.

14 But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord;

I say, “You are my God.”

15 My times are in Your hand;

Deliver me from the hand of my enemies,

And from those who persecute me.

16 Make Your face shine upon Your servant;

Save me for Your mercies’ sake.

17 Do not let me be ashamed, O Lord, for I have called upon You;

Let the wicked be ashamed;

Let them be silent in the grave.

18 Let the lying lips be put to silence,

Which speak insolent things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

19 Oh, how great is Your goodness,

Which You have laid up for those who fear You,

Which You have prepared for those who trust in You

In the presence of the sons of men!

20 You shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence

From the plots of man;

You shall keep them secretly in a pavilion

From the strife of tongues.

14 Lord, I trust you.

I have said, “You are my God.”

15 My life is in your hands.

Save me from my enemies

and from those who are chasing me.

16 Show your kindness to me, your servant.

Save me because of your love.

17 Lord, I called to you,

so do not let me be disgraced.

Let the wicked be disgraced

and lie silent in the grave.

18 With pride and hatred

they speak against those who do right.

So silence their lying lips.

19 How great is your goodness

that you have stored up for those who fear you,

that you have given to those who trust you.

You do this for all to see.

20 You protect them by your presence

from what people plan against them.

You shelter them from evil words.

14 But I trusted in thee, O Jehovah:

I said, Thou art my God.

15 My times are in thy hand:

Deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.

16 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant:

Save me in thy lovingkindness.

17 Let me not be put to shame, O Jehovah; for I have called upon thee:

Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol.

18 Let the lying lips be dumb,

Which speak against the righteous insolently,

With pride and contempt.

19 Oh how great is thy goodness,

Which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee,

Which thou hast wrought for them that take refuge in thee,

Before the sons of men!

20 In the covert of thy presence wilt thou hide them from the plottings of man:

Thou wilt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

14 But I confided in thee, Jehovah; I said, thou art my God. 15 My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from my persecutors. 16 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; save me in thy loving-kindness. 17 Jehovah, let me not be ashamed; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, let them be silent in Sheol. 18 Let the lying lips become dumb, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt.

19 Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee, before the sons of men! 20 Thou keepest them concealed in the secret of thy presence from the conspiracies of man; thou hidest them in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

14 I trust you, O Lord. 

I said, “You are my God.” 

15 My future is in your hands. 

Rescue me from my enemies, from those who persecute me. 

16 Smile on me. 

Save me with your mercy. 

17 O Lord, I have called on you, so do not let me be put to shame, 

Let wicked people be put to shame. 

Let them be silent in the grave. 

18 Let ⸤their⸥ lying lips be speechless, 

since they speak against righteous people with arrogance and contempt. 

19 Your kindness is so great! 

You reserve it for those who fear you. 

Adam’s descendants watch 

as you show it to those who take refuge in you. 

20 You hide them in the secret place of your presence 

from those who scheme against them. 

You keep them in a shelter, 

safe from quarrelsome tongues. 

14 But I trust in You, Lord;

I say, “You are my God.”

15 The course of my life is in Your power;

deliver me from the power of my enemies

and from my persecutors.

16 Show Your favor to Your servant;

save me by Your faithful love.

17 Lord, do not let me be disgraced when I call on You.

Let the wicked be disgraced;

let them be silent in Sheol.

18 Let lying lips be quieted;

they speak arrogantly against the righteous

with pride and contempt.

19 How great is Your goodness

that You have stored up for those who fear You

and accomplished in the sight of everyone

for those who take refuge in You.

20 You hide them in the protection of Your presence;

You conceal them in a shelter

from the schemes of men,

from quarrelsome tongues.

14 But I trust in you, O Lord;

I say, “You are my God.”

15 My times are in your hand;

deliver me from the hand of my enemies and persecutors.

16 Let your face shine upon your servant;

save me in your steadfast love.

17 Do not let me be put to shame, O Lord,

for I call on you;

let the wicked be put to shame;

let them go dumbfounded to Sheol.

18 Let the lying lips be stilled

that speak insolently against the righteous

with pride and contempt.

19 O how abundant is your goodness

that you have laid up for those who fear you

and accomplished for those who take refuge in you,

in the sight of everyone!

20 In the shelter of your presence you hide them

from human plots;

you hold them safe under your shelter

from contentious tongues.

14 But as for me, I trust you, O Yahweh.

I say, “You are my God.”

15 My times are in your hand.

Deliver me from the hand of my enemies

and from those who pursue me.

16 Shine your face upon your servant.

Save me by your loyal love.

17 O Yahweh, let me not be put to shame, for I call on you.

Let the wicked be put to shame.

Let them go silently to Sheol.

18 Let lying lips be dumb,

that speak against the righteous unrestrained

with arrogance and contempt.

19 How abundant is your goodness

that you have stored up for those who fear you,

that you perform for those who take refuge in you

before the children of humankind.

20 You will hide them in the protection of your presence

from the plots of man.

You will hide them in a shelter from the strife of tongues.

14 But I trust in you, Lord.

I say, “You are my God.”

15 My whole life is in your hands.

Save me from my enemies.

Save me from those who are chasing me.

16 Let your face smile on me with favor.

Save me because your love is faithful.

17 Lord, I have cried out to you.

Don’t let me be put to shame.

But let sinners be put to shame.

Let them lie silent in the grave.

18 Their lips tell lies. Let them be silenced.

They speak with pride against those who do right.

They make fun of them.

19 How great your goodness is!

You have stored it up for those who have respect for you.

While other people watch, you give it to those who run to you for safety.

20 They are safe because you are with them.

You hide them from the evil plans of their enemies.

In your house you keep them safe

from those who bring charges against them.

14 But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord,

I say, “You are my God.”

15 My times are in Your hand;

Deliver me from the hand of my enemies and from those who persecute me.

16 Make Your face to shine upon Your servant;

Save me in Your lovingkindness.

17 Let me not be put to shame, O Lord, for I call upon You;

Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol.

18 Let the lying lips be mute,

Which speak arrogantly against the righteous

With pride and contempt.

19 How great is Your goodness,

Which You have stored up for those who fear You,

Which You have wrought for those who take refuge in You,

Before the sons of men!

20 You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the conspiracies of man;

You keep them secretly in a shelter from the strife of tongues.