Psalms

Psalm 31:14–18

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.

17O 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.

18May lying lips be silenced —

lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous,

full of pride and contempt.

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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

Psalm 31:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
O LORDיְֽהוָ֗הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
let me notאַל־’al-AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
be ashamedאֵ֭בוֹשָׁה’ê·ḇō·wō·šāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularH954 be ashamed
forכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
I have called on Youקְרָאתִ֑יךָqə·rā·ṯî·ḵāVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
Let the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםrə·šā·‘îmAdjective - masculine pluralH7563 wicked, criminal
be put to shameיֵבֹ֥שׁוּyê·ḇō·šūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH954 be ashamed
let them lie silentיִדְּמ֥וּyid·də·mūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1826 be or grow dumb, silent, still
in Sheolלִשְׁאֽוֹל׃liš·’ō·wlPreposition-l; Noun - common singularH7585 underworld

Psalm 31:18

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
May lyingשָׁ֥קֶרšā·qerNoun - masculine singularH8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood
lipsשִׂפְתֵ֫יśip̄·ṯêNoun - feminine dual constructH8193 lip, speech, edge
be silencedתֵּ֥אָלַ֗מְנָהtê·’ā·lam·nāhVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralH481 bind
speakהַדֹּבְר֖וֹתhad·dō·ḇə·rō·wṯArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine pluralH1696 speak
with arroganceעָתָ֗ק‘ā·ṯāqNoun - masculine singularH6277 forward, arrogant
againstעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the righteousצַדִּ֥יקṣad·dîqAdjective - masculine singularH6662 just, righteous
full of prideבְּגַאֲוָ֥הbə·ḡa·’ă·wāhPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singularH1346 majesty, pride
and contemptוָבֽוּז׃wā·ḇūzConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH937 contempt

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

Psalm 31:17 Psalm 25:2–3 · Jeremiah 20:11 · Psalm 34:5 · Isaiah 41:11–12 · Psalm 35:26 · Psalm 115:17 · Psalm 69:6–7 · Psalm 35:4 · Psalm 70:2–3 · Psalm 94:17 · Psalm 40:14–15 · 1 Samuel 2:9

Psalm 31:18 Psalm 94:4 · Jude 1:15 · Isaiah 54:17 · 1 Samuel 2:3 · Matthew 12:24 · Psalm 64:3–4 · John 8:44 · Revelation 21:8 · Acts 25:7 · John 8:48 · Revelation 22:15 · Psalm 59:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.