Psalms 31:12-17 in English

¹² I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.

¹³ For I have heard the defaming of many, Terror on every side: While they took counsel together against me, They devised to take away my life.

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.

¹² I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.

¹³ For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

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.

¹² I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.

¹³ For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

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.

¹² I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.

¹³ For I have heard the defaming of many, terror on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

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 in thy lovingkindness.

¹⁷ Let me not he ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, let them be silent in Sheol.

¹² People have forgotten me like they forget people who are dead. They think I am as useless as a broken pot.

¹³ I have heard people slandering me, and they have caused me to become terrified. My enemies are making plans in order to kill me.

¹⁴ But Yahweh, I trust in you. You are my God.

¹⁵ My whole life MTY is in your hands; save me from my enemies, from those who pursue me.

¹⁶ Be kind to me and rescue me because you always faithfully love me.

¹⁷ Yahweh, I call out to you, so do not allow me to be disgraced. I desire that wicked people will be disgraced; I want them to soon die and go down to the place where the dead people are.

¹² I am forgotten from their hearts like a dead man. I am like broken pottery.

¹³ For I have heard the slander of many, terror on every side, while they conspire together against me, they plot to take away my life.

¹⁴ But I trust in you, Yahweh. I said, “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 on your servant. Save me in your loving kindness.

¹⁷ Let me not be disappointed, Yahweh, for I have called on you. Let the wicked be disappointed. Let them be silent in Sheol.

¹² I am forgotten from their hearts like a dead man. I am like broken pottery.

¹³ For I have heard the slander of many, terror on every side, while they conspire together against me, they plot to take away my life.

¹⁴ But I trust in you, Yahweh. I said, “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 on your servant. Save me in your loving kindness.

¹⁷ Let me not be disappointed, Yahweh, for I have called on you. Let the wicked be disappointed. Let them be silent in Sheol.

¹² I am forgotten from their hearts like a dead man. I am like broken pottery.

¹³ For I have heard the slander of many, terror on every side, while they conspire together against me, they plot to take away my life.

¹⁴ But I trust in you, LORD. I said, “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 on your servant. Save me in your loving kindness.

¹⁷ Let me not be disappointed, LORD, for I have called on you. Let the wicked be disappointed. Let them be silent in Sheol.

¹² I have gone from men's minds and memory like a dead man; I am like a broken vessel.

¹³ False statements against me have come to my ears; fear was on every side: they were talking together against me, designing to take away my life.

¹⁴ But I had faith in you, O Lord; I said, You are my God.

¹⁵ The chances of my life are in your hand; take me out of the hands of my haters, and of those who go after me.

¹⁶ Let your servant see the light of your face; in your mercy be my saviour.

¹⁷ Let me not be shamed, O Lord, for I have made my prayer to you; let the sinners be shamed, and let their mouths be shut in the underworld.

¹² I am forgotten in their heart as a dead man; I am become like a broken vessel.

¹³ For I have heard the slander of many — terror on every side — when they take counsel together against me: they plot to take away my life.

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.

¹² I have been forgotten as if I were dead; I'm ignored like a broken pot.

¹³ I hear many people whispering about me; terror surrounds me. They plot together against me, planning to kill me.

¹⁴ But I put my trust in you, Lord, saying, “You are my God!”

¹⁵ My whole life is in your hands! Save me from those who hate me and persecute me!

¹⁶ May you look kindly on me, your servant. Save me because of your trustworthy love.

¹⁷ Lord, don't let me be disgraced, for I'm calling out to you. Instead let the wicked be disgraced, let them be silent in the grave.

¹² I am forgotten, as a dead man out of minde: I am like a broken vessell.

¹³ For I haue heard the rayling of great men: feare was on euery side, while they conspired together against mee, and consulted to take my life.

¹⁴ But I trusted in thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my God.

¹⁵ My times are in thine hande: deliuer mee from the hande of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.

¹⁶ Make thy face to shine vpon thy seruant, and saue me through thy mercie.

¹⁷ Let me not be confounded, O Lord: for I haue called vpon thee: let the wicked bee put to confusion, and to silence in the graue.

¹² (31-13) I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind; I am like a useless vessel.

¹³ (31-14) For I have heard the whispering of many, terror on every side; while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

¹⁴ (31-15) But as for me, I have trusted in Thee, O LORD; I have said: 'Thou art my God.'

¹⁵ (31-16) My times are in Thy hand; deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.

¹⁶ (31-17) Make Thy face to shine upon Thy servant; save me in Thy lovingkindness.

¹⁷ (31-18) O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called upon Thee; let the wicked be ashamed, let them be put to silence in the nether-world.

¹² I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.

¹³ For I have heard the slander of many: Fear was on every side: While they took counsel together against me, They devised to take away my life.

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 mercy’s 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.

¹² (31:13) I am forgotten as a dead man out of the heart: I am become like a perishable vessel.

¹³ (31:14) For I have heard the slandering of many; terror was on every side, while they took counsel together against me: to take away my life did they purpose.

¹⁴ (31:15) But I trusted well in thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my God.

¹⁵ (31:16) In thy hand are my destinies: deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from my persecutors.

¹⁶ (31:17) Let thy face shine upon thy servant: save me through thy kindness.

¹⁷ (31:18) O Lord, let me not be put to shame; for I have called on thee: let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent, passing to the nether world.

¹² I am forgotten like a dead man out of mind; I am like a broken vessel.

¹³ I hear the slander of many; fear is on every side; For they take counsel together against me; They devise to take away my life.

¹⁴ But I trust in thee, O Jehovah! I say, “Thou art my God!”

¹⁵ My destiny is in thy hand; Deliver me from the power of my enemies and persecutors!

¹⁶ Let thy face shine upon thy servant, And save me through thy mercy!

¹⁷ Let me not be put to shame, O LORD! for I have called upon thee; Let the wicked be put to shame; Let them be silenced in the grave!

¹² I am clean forgotten like the dead, am become like a ruined vessel.

¹³ I hear the whispers of many — terror on every side — scheming together against me, plotting to take my life.

¹⁴ But my trust is in you, Lord. “You are my God,” I say;

¹⁵ my times are in your hand, save me from the hand of the foes who pursue me.

¹⁶ Make your face to shine on your servant, save me in your love.

¹⁷ Put me not, O Lord, to shame, for I have called upon you. Let the wicked be put to shame silent in Sheol.

¹² I am clean forgotten like the dead, am become like a ruined vessel.

¹³ I hear the whispers of many — terror on every side — scheming together against me, plotting to take my life.

¹⁴ But my trust is in you, Lord. “You are my God,” I say;

¹⁵ my times are in your hand, save me from the hand of the foes who pursue me.

¹⁶ Make your face to shine on your servant, save me in your love.

¹⁷ Put me not, O Lord, to shame, for I have called upon you. Let the wicked be put to shame silent in Sheol.

¹² I am forgotten from their hearts like a dead man. I am like broken pottery.

¹³ For I have sh'ma ·heard obeyed· the slander of many, terror on every side, while they conspire together against me, they plot to take away my life.

¹⁴ But I trust in you, Adonai . I said, “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 on your servant. Save me in your cheshed ·loving-kindness·.

¹⁷ Let me not be disappointed, Adonai , for I have called on you. Let the wicked be disappointed. Let them be silent in Sheol ·Place of the dead·.

¹² I am forgotten as a dead man whom no one thinks about. I am like a broken pot.

¹³ For I have heard the whispering of many, terrifying news from every side as they plot together against me. They plot to take away my life.

¹⁴ But I trust in you, Yahweh; I say, “You are my God.”

¹⁵ My times are in your hand. Rescue me from the hands of my enemies and from those who pursue me.

¹⁶ Make your face shine on your servant; save me in your covenant faithfulness.

¹⁷ Do not let me be humiliated, Yahweh; for I call out to you! May the wicked be humiliated! May they be silent in Sheol.

¹² I am forgotten from their hearts like a dead man. I am like broken pottery.

¹³ For I have heard the slander of many, terror on every side, while they conspire together against me, they plot to take away my life.

¹⁴ But I trust in you, Yahweh. I said, “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 on your servant. Save me in your loving kindness.

¹⁷ Let me not be disappointed, Yahweh, for I have called on you. Let the wicked be disappointed. Let them be silent in Sheol.

¹² I am forgotten from their hearts like a dead man. I am like broken pottery.

¹³ For I have heard the slander of many, terror on every side, while they conspire together against me, they plot to take away my life.

¹⁴ But I trust in you, LORD. I said, “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 on your servant. Save me in your loving kindness.

¹⁷ Let me not be disappointed, LORD, for I have called on you. Let the wicked be disappointed. Let them be silent in Sheol.

¹² I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.

¹³ For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

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 my 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.

¹² I am forgotten from their hearts like a dead man. I am like broken pottery.

¹³ For I have heard the slander of many, terror on every side, while they conspire together against me, they plot to take away my life.

¹⁴ But I trust in you, LORD. I said, “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 on your servant. Save me in your loving kindness.

¹⁷ Let me not be disappointed, LORD, for I have called on you. Let the wicked be disappointed. Let them be silent in Sheol.

¹² I am forgotten from their hearts like a dead man. I am like broken pottery.

¹³ For I have heard the slander of many, terror on every side, while they conspire together against me, they plot to take away my life.

¹⁴ But I trust in you, LORD. I said, “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 on your servant. Save me in your loving kindness.

¹⁷ Let me not be disappointed, LORD, for I have called on you. Let the wicked be disappointed. Let them be silent in Sheol.

¹² I am given to forgetting, as a dead man from the heart. I am made as a forlorn vessel;

¹³ for I heard despising of many men dwelling in compass. In that thing while they came together against me; they counselled to take my life.

¹⁴ But, Lord, I hoped in thee; I said, Thou art my God;

¹⁵ my times be in thine hands. Deliver thou me from the hands of mine enemies; and from them that pursue me.

¹⁶ Make thou clear thy face on thy servant; Lord, make thou me safe in thy mercy;

¹⁷ be I not shamed, for I inwardly called thee. Unpious men be ashamed, and be they led forth into hell;

¹² I am given to forgetting, as a dead man from the heart. I am made as a (for)lorn vessel; (I am forgotten, like a dead man out of mind. I am made like a forlorn vessel;)

¹³ for I heard despising of many men dwelling in compass. In that thing while they came together against me; they counselled to take my life. (for I have heard the despising of many men who live all around me. And when they came together against me; they plotted to take away my life.)

¹⁴ But, Lord, I hoped in thee, (or But, Lord, I put my trust in thee); I said, Thou art my God;

¹⁵ my times be in thine hands. Deliver thou me from the hands of mine enemies; and from them that pursue me. (my life is in thy hands. Rescue thou me from the power of my enemies; and from those who persecute me.)

¹⁶ Make thou clear thy face on thy servant; Lord, make thou me safe in thy mercy; (Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; Lord, save thou me in thy love;)

¹⁷ be I not shamed, for I inwardly called thee. Unpious men be ashamed, and be they led forth into hell; (let me not be shamed, for I have called upon thee. Let the unpious, or the unrighteous, be ashamed, and let them go down to Sheol, or the land of the dead;)

¹² I have been forgotten as dead out of mind, I have been as a perishing vessel.

¹³ For I have heard an evil account of many, Fear is round about. In their being united against me, To take my life they have devised,

¹⁴ And I on Thee — I have trusted, O Jehovah, I have said, 'Thou art my God.'

¹⁵ In Thy hand are my times, Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from my pursuers.

¹⁶ Cause Thy face to shine on Thy servant, Save me in Thy kindness.

¹⁷ O Jehovah, let me not be ashamed, For I have called Thee, let the wicked be ashamed, Let them become silent to Sheol.