Psalms

Psalm 31:14–16

14But I trust in You, O LORD;

I say, “You are my God.”

15My times are in Your hands;

deliver me from my enemies

and from those who pursue me.

16Make Your face shine on Your servant;

save me by Your loving devotion.

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Psalm 31:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But Iוַאֲנִ֤י׀wa·’ă·nîConjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singularH589 I
trustבָטַ֣חְתִּיḇā·ṭaḥ·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH982 trust
in Youעָלֶ֣יךָ‘ā·le·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH5921 height
O LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
I sayאָ֝מַ֗רְתִּי’ā·mar·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH559 utter, say
Youאָֽתָּה׃’āt·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
are my Godאֱלֹהַ֥י’ĕ·lō·hayNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH430 God

Psalm 31:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
My timesעִתֹּתָ֑י‘it·tō·ṯāyNoun - common plural construct; first person common singularH6256 time
in Your handsבְּיָדְךָ֥bə·yā·ḏə·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH3027 hand
deliver meהַצִּ֘ילֵ֤נִיhaṣ·ṣî·lê·nîVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singularH5337 strip, plunder
fromמִיַּד־mî·yaḏ-Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
my enemiesא֝וֹיְבַ֗י’ō·wy·ḇayVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH341 be hostile to
and from those who pursue meוּמֵרֹדְפָֽי׃ū·mê·rō·ḏə·p̄āyConjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH7291 pursue, chase, persecute

Psalm 31:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Make Your faceפָ֭נֶיךָp̄ā·ne·ḵāNoun - common plural construct; second person masculine singularH6440 face, before
shineהָאִ֣ירָהhā·’î·rāhVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singularH215 be or become light
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
Your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ‘aḇ·de·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
save meה֖וֹשִׁיעֵ֣נִיhō·wō·šî·‘ê·nîVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singularH3467 deliver
by Your loving devotionבְחַסְדֶּֽךָ׃ḇə·ḥas·de·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH2617 goodness, kindness

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 31:14 Psalm 56:3–4 · Psalm 18:2 · Psalm 43:5 · Psalm 140:6 · Matthew 26:42 · Psalm 16:1–2 · Matthew 26:39 · Psalm 63:1

Psalm 31:15 Acts 1:7 · John 17:1 · Ecclesiastes 3:1–8 · John 7:6 · Psalm 142:6 · Job 24:1 · Psalm 17:8–9 · Psalm 143:3 · Psalm 143:9 · 2 Timothy 4:6 · Psalm 17:13 · Psalm 71:10–12

Psalm 31:16 Psalm 4:6 · Psalm 6:4 · Daniel 9:9 · Psalm 80:3 · Numbers 6:25–26 · Daniel 9:17–18 · Romans 9:15 · Psalm 80:19 · Psalm 80:7 · Psalm 51:1 · Psalm 67:1 · Ephesians 2:4–7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.