Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For the director of music. A psalm of David. In you, LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness. New Living Translation O LORD, I have come to you for protection; don’t let me be disgraced. Save me, for you do what is right. English Standard Version In you, O LORD, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me! Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. New King James Version To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. In You, O LORD, I put my trust; Let me never be ashamed; Deliver me in Your righteousness. New American Standard Bible For the music director. A Psalm of David. In You, LORD, I have taken refuge; Let me never be put to shame; In Your righteousness rescue me. NASB 1995 For the choir director. A Psalm of David. In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; Let me never be ashamed; In Your righteousness deliver me. NASB 1977 In Thee, O LORD, I have taken refuge; Let me never be ashamed; In Thy righteousness deliver me. Legacy Standard Bible For the choir director. A Psalm of David. In You, O Yahweh, I have taken refuge; Let me never be ashamed; In Your righteousness protect me. Amplified Bible To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. In You, O LORD, I have placed my trust and taken refuge; Let me never be ashamed; In Your righteousness rescue me. Christian Standard Bible For the choir director. A psalm of David. LORD, I seek refuge in you; let me never be disgraced. Save me by your righteousness. Holman Christian Standard Bible For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. LORD, I seek refuge in You; let me never be disgraced. Save me by Your righteousness. American Standard Version For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge; Let me never be put to shame: Deliver me in thy righteousness. Contemporary English Version I come to you, LORD, for protection. Don't let me be ashamed. Do as you have promised and rescue me. English Revised Version For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. GOD'S WORD® Translation [For the choir director; a psalm by David.] I have taken refuge in you, O LORD. Never let me be put to shame. Save me because of your righteousness. Good News Translation I come to you, LORD, for protection; never let me be defeated. You are a righteous God; save me, I pray! International Standard Version In you, LORD, I have taken refuge. Let me never be ashamed. Because you are righteous, deliver me! Majority Standard Bible 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. NET Bible For the music director; a psalm of David. In you, O LORD, I have taken shelter! Never let me be humiliated! Vindicate me by rescuing me! New Heart English Bible [For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.] In you, LORD, I take refuge. Let me never be disappointed. Deliver me in your righteousness. Webster's Bible Translation To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. World English Bible For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. Let me never be disappointed. Deliver me in your righteousness. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionTO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. In You, O YHWH, I have trusted, "" Do not let me be ashamed for all time, "" In Your righteousness deliver me. Young's Literal Translation To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. In Thee, O Jehovah, I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed to the age, In Thy righteousness deliver me. Smith's Literal Translation To the overseer, chanting of David. In thee, O Jehovah, I put my trust, I shall not be ashamed forever: in thy justice deliver me. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleUnto the end, a psalm for David, in an ecstasy. In thee, O Lord, have I hoped, Iet me never be confounded: deliver me in thy justice. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible For the leader. A psalm of David. [2] In you, LORD, I take refuge; let me never be put to shame. In your righteousness deliver me; New Revised Standard Version In you, O LORD, I seek refuge; do not let me ever be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleIN thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed; deliver me in thy righteousness. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated I have hoped in you, LORD JEHOVAH; I shall never be disappointed; deliver me in your righteousness! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For the Leader. A Psalm of David. In thee, O LORD, have I taken refuge; let me never be ashamed; Deliver me in Thy righteousness. Brenton Septuagint Translation For the end, a Psalm of David, an utterance of extreme fear. O Lord, I have hoped in thee; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness and rescue me. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit1For 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. 2Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.… Cross References Psalm 71:1 In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame. Psalm 25:20 Guard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You. Psalm 7:1 A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers, Psalm 18:2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. Psalm 34:22 The LORD redeems His servants, and none who take refuge in Him will be condemned. Isaiah 45:17 But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated, to ages everlasting. Isaiah 54:17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD. Proverbs 18:10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. 2 Samuel 22:31 As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him. Isaiah 26:4 Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal. Romans 10:11 It is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.” 1 Peter 2:6 For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.” 2 Timothy 1:12 For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day. Romans 9:33 as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.” 1 Peter 4:19 So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good. Treasury of Scripture In you, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in your righteousness. A. Psalm 22:4,5 Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them… Psalm 25:2 O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me. Psalm 71:1,2 In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion… deliver Psalm 7:8,9 The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me… Psalm 43:1 Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. Psalm 143:1,11,12 A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness… Jump to Previous Age Ashamed Chief Choirmaster David Deliver Director Disappointed Hope Leader Music Musician Music-Maker Overseer Psalm Refuge Righteousness Safe Seek Shame Shamed Trust TrustedJump to Next Age Ashamed Chief Choirmaster David Deliver Director Disappointed Hope Leader Music Musician Music-Maker Overseer Psalm Refuge Righteousness Safe Seek Shame Shamed Trust TrustedPsalm 31 1. David, showing his confidence in God, craves his help7. He rejoices in his mercy 9. He prays in his calamity 19. He praises God for his goodness In You, O LORD The psalmist begins with a direct address to God, using the covenant name "LORD" (YHWH in Hebrew), which signifies the eternal, self-existent nature of God. This name is deeply rooted in the history of Israel, reminding the reader of God's faithfulness and unchanging character. The use of "In You" indicates a personal relationship and trust in God, emphasizing that the psalmist's hope and security are found in the divine presence and not in worldly circumstances. I have taken refuge let me never be put to shame deliver me in Your righteousness Psalm 31:1-3 occur again with slight variations in Psalm 71:1-3. Let me never.--Literally, let me not for ever be ashamed. Verse 1. - In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust. If prayer to God for aid in a special time of trouble is the main object of the psalm, the expression of full trust in God is a secondary object, and is maintained throughout (see vers. 3-8, 14, 19-21, 24). Notwithstanding the extremity of his danger, his belief is firm in the coming overthrow of his enemies, and in his own deliverance and restoration. Let me never be ashamed (comp. ver. 17, where the idea is expanded). David's enemies having come to an open rupture with him, and appealed to arms (2 Samuel 15:10-12; 2 Samuel 17:24-26), one party or the other must of necessity be put to shame. Here he prays that it may not be himself; in ver. 17 he goes a step further, and asks that the shame may fall upon his enemies. Deliver me in thy righteousness. Seeing that my cause is the righteous one.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew For the choirmaster.לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ (lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ) Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5329: To glitter from afar, to be eminent, to be permanent A Psalm מִזְמ֥וֹר (miz·mō·wr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4210: Instrumental music, a poem set to notes of David. לְדָוִֽד׃ (lə·ḏā·wiḏ) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse In You, בְּךָ֖ (bə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew O LORD, יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel I take refuge; חָ֭סִיתִי (ḥā·sî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 2620: To flee for, protection, to confide in let me never אַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not be put to shame; אֵב֣וֹשָׁה (’ê·ḇō·wō·šāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's 954: To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed save me פַלְּטֵֽנִי׃ (p̄al·lə·ṭê·nî) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 6403: To slip out, escape, to deliver by Your righteousness. בְּצִדְקָתְךָ֥ (bə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯə·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6666: Rightness, subjectively, objectively Links Psalm 31:1 NIVPsalm 31:1 NLT Psalm 31:1 ESV Psalm 31:1 NASB Psalm 31:1 KJV Psalm 31:1 BibleApps.com Psalm 31:1 Biblia Paralela Psalm 31:1 Chinese Bible Psalm 31:1 French Bible Psalm 31:1 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 31:1 For the Chief Musician (Psalm Ps Psa.) |