Psalms 31:8-14 in English

⁸ And thou hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy; Thou hast set my feet in a large place.

⁹ Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah, for I am in distress: Mine eye wasteth away with grief, yea, my soul and my body.

¹⁰ For my life is spent with sorrow, And my years with sighing: My strength faileth because of mine iniquity, And my bones are wasted away.

¹¹ Because of all mine adversaries I am become a reproach, Yea, unto my neighbors exceedingly, And a fear to mine acquaintance: They that did see me without fled from me.

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.

⁸ I will instruct thee and guide thee in this way wherein thou shalt go: I will fix mine eyes upon thee.

⁹ Be ye not as horse and mule, which have no understanding: but thou must constrain their jaws with bit and curb, lest they should come nigh to thee.

¹⁰ Many are the scourges of the sinner: but him that hopes in the Lord mercy shall compass about.

¹¹ Be glad in the Lord, and exult, ye righteous: and glory, all ye that are upright in heart.

⁸ And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.

⁹ Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.

¹⁰ For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.

¹¹ I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.

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.

⁸ And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.

⁹ Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.

¹⁰ For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.

¹¹ I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.

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.

⁸ I will instruct you and guide you in this way wherein you shall go: I will fix my eyes upon you.

⁹ Be you° not as horse and mule, which have no understanding; but you must constrain their jaws with bit and curb, lest they should come near to you.

¹⁰ Many are the scourges of the sinner: but him that hopes in the Lord mercy shall compass about.

¹¹ Be glad in the Lord, and exult, you° righteous: and glory, all you° that are upright in heart.

⁸ And thou hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy; thou hast set my feet in a large place.

⁹ Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in distress: mine eye wasteth away with grief, yea, my soul and my body.

¹⁰ For my life is spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are wasted away.

¹¹ Because of all mine adversaries I am become a reproach, yea, unto my neighbours exceedingly, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.

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.

⁸ You have not allowed my enemies to capture me; instead, you have rescued me from danger.

⁹ But now, Yahweh, be kind to me again because I am distressed. Because I cry so much, I cannot see well, and I am completely exhausted.

¹⁰ I have become very weak because I am so miserable, and it is causing my life to become shorter. I have become weak because of all my troubles; even my bones are becoming weaker.

¹¹ All of my enemies make fun of me, and even my neighbors despise me. Even my friends are afraid of me because they think I am being punished by God, and when they see me on the streets, they run away.

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.

⁸ I will instruct you and guide you in this way wherein you shall go: I will fix my eyes upon you.

⁹ Be you° not as horse and mule, which have no understanding; but you must constrain their jaws with bit and curb, lest they should come near to you.

¹⁰ Many are the scourges of the sinner: but him that hopes in the Lord mercy shall compass about.

¹¹ Be glad in the Lord, and exult, you° righteous: and glory, all you° that are upright in heart.

⁸ You have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy. You have set my feet in a large place.

⁹ Have mercy on me, Yahweh, for I am in distress. My eye, my soul, and my body waste away with grief.

¹⁰ For my life is spent with sorrow, my years with sighing. My strength fails because of my iniquity. My bones are wasted away.

¹¹ Because of all my adversaries I have become utterly contemptible to my neighbors, a horror to my acquaintances. Those who saw me on the street fled from me.

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.”

⁸ You have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy. You have set my feet in a large place.

⁹ Have mercy on me, Yahweh, for I am in distress. My eye, my soul, and my body waste away with grief.

¹⁰ For my life is spent with sorrow, my years with sighing. My strength fails because of my iniquity. My bones are wasted away.

¹¹ Because of all my adversaries I have become utterly contemptible to my neighbors, a horror to my acquaintances. Those who saw me on the street fled from me.

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.”

⁸ You have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy. You have set my feet in a large place.

⁹ Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am in distress. My eye, my soul, and my body waste away with grief.

¹⁰ For my life is spent with sorrow, my years with sighing. My strength fails because of my iniquity. My bones are wasted away.

¹¹ Because of all my adversaries I have become utterly contemptible to my neighbours, a horror to my acquaintances. Those who saw me on the street fled from me.

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.”

⁸ And you have not given me into the hand of my hater; you have put my feet in a wide place.

⁹ Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; my eyes are wasted with grief, I am wasted in soul and body.

¹⁰ My life goes on in sorrow, and my years in weeping; my strength is almost gone because of my sin, and my bones are wasted away.

¹¹ Because of all those who are against me, I have become a word of shame to my neighbours; a cause of shaking the head and a fear to my friends: those who saw me in the street went in flight from me.

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.

⁸ And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large place.

⁹ Be gracious unto me, Jehovah, for I am in trouble: mine eye wasteth away with vexation, my soul and my belly.

¹⁰ For my life is spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing; my strength faileth through mine iniquity, and my bones are wasted.

¹¹ More than to all mine oppressors, I am become exceedingly a reproach, even to my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that see me without flee from me.

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.

⁸ I will give thee understanding, and I will instruct thee in this way, in which thou shalt go: I will fix my eyes upon thee.

⁹ Do not become like the horse and the mule, who have no understanding. With bit and bridle bind fast their jaws, who come not near unto thee.

¹⁰ Many are the scourges of the sinner, but mercy shall encompass him that hopeth in the Lord.

¹¹ Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye just, and glory, all ye right of heart.

⁸ You haven't handed me over to my enemies; you have set me free.

⁹ Be kind to me Lord, for I am upset. I can hardly see from so much crying. I am completely wasting away.

¹⁰ Grief is killing me; my life is cut short by sadness; I am falling apart because of my troubles; I am worn to the bone.

¹¹ I am ridiculed by my enemies, particularly by my neighbors. My friends dread meeting me; people who see me in the street run the other way.

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!”

⁸ And thou hast not shut me vp in the hand of the enemie, but hast set my feete at large.

⁹ Haue mercie vpon mee, O Lord: for I am in trouble: mine eye, my soule and my bellie are consumed with griefe.

¹⁰ For my life is wasted with heauinesse, and my yeeres with mourning: my strength faileth for my paine, and my bones are consumed.

¹¹ I was a reproch among all mine enemies, but specially among my neighbours: and a feare to mine acquaintance, who seeing me in the streete, fled from me.

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.

⁸ (31-9) And Thou hast not given me over into the hand of the enemy; Thou hast set my feet in a broad place.

⁹ (31-10) Be gracious unto me, O LORD, for I am in distress; mine eye wasteth away with vexation, yea, my soul and my body.

¹⁰ (31-11) For my life is spent in sorrow, and my years in sighing; my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are wasted away.

¹¹ (31-12) Because of all mine adversaries I am become a reproach, yea, unto my neighbours exceedingly, and a dread to mine acquaintance; they that see me without flee from me.

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.'

⁸ And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: Thou hast set my feet in a large room.

⁹ Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble: Mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.

¹⁰ For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: My strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.

¹¹ I was a reproach among all mine enemies, But especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: They that did see me without fled from me.

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.

⁸ (31:9) And thou hast not surrendered me into the hand of the enemy: thou hast caused my feet to stand on an ample space.

⁹ (31:10) Be gracious unto me, O Lord, for I am in distress; my eye is consumed through vexation—my soul too and my body.

¹⁰ (31:11) For my life is spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing, my strength faileth because of my iniquity, and my bones are consumed.

¹¹ (31:12) Because of all my assailants am I become a reproach, and unto my neighbors greatly so, and a terror to my acquaintance, those that see me abroad flee away from me.

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.

⁸ I will instruct thee and guide thee in this way wherein thou shalt go: I will fix mine eyes upon thee.

⁹ Be ye not as horse and mule, which have no understanding: But thou must constrain their jaws with bit and curb, Lest they should come nigh to thee.

¹⁰ Many are the scourges of the sinner: But him that hopes in the Lord mercy shall compass about.

¹¹ Be glad in the Lord, and exult, ye righteous: And glory, all ye that are upright in heart.

⁸ That thou hast not given me up to the hands of my enemies, But hast set my feet in a wide place.

⁹ Have mercy upon me, O LORD! for I am in trouble! My face is consumed with grief; Yea, my spirit and my body.

¹⁰ For my life is wasted with sorrow, And my years with sighing; My strength faileth by reason of my affliction, And my bones are consumed on account of all my enemies.

¹¹ I have become the scorn of my neighbors, And the terror of my acquaintance; They who see me abroad flee from me.

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!”

⁸ You have not given me into the enemy's hand, you have set my feet in a spacious place.

⁹ Be gracious to me, Lord, for I am distressed; my eye is wasted away with sorrow.

¹⁰ For my life is consumed with grief, and my years with sighing. My strength is broken with misery, my bones waste away.

¹¹ The scorn of all my foes, the butt of my neighbours am I, a terror to my acquaintance. At the sight of me in the street people turn quickly away.

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;

⁸ You have not given me into the enemy's hand, you have set my feet in a spacious place.

⁹ Be gracious to me, Lord, for I am distressed; my eye is wasted away with sorrow.

¹⁰ For my life is consumed with grief, and my years with sighing. My strength is broken with misery, my bones waste away.

¹¹ The scorn of all my foes, the butt of my neighbors am I, a terror to my acquaintance. At the sight of me in the street people turn quickly away.

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;

⁸ You have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy. You have set my feet in a large place.

⁹ Have mercy on me, Adonai , for I am in distress. My eye, my soul, and my body waste away with grief.

¹⁰ For my life is spent with sorrow, my years with sighing. My strength fails because of my iniquity. My bones are wasted away.

¹¹ Because of all my adversaries I have become utterly contemptible to my neighbors, A fear to my acquaintances. Those who saw me on the street fled from me.

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.”

⁸ You have not given me into the hand of my enemy. You have set my feet in a wide open place.

⁹ Have mercy upon me, Yahweh, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weary with grief with my soul and my body.

¹⁰ For my life is weary with sorrow and my years with groaning. My strength fails because of my sin, and my bones are wasting away.

¹¹ Because of all my enemies, people disdain me; my neighbors are appalled at my situation, and those who know me are horrified. Those who see me in the street run from me.

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.”

⁸ You have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy. You have set my feet in a large place.

⁹ Have mercy on me, Yahweh, for I am in distress. My eye, my soul, and my body waste away with grief.

¹⁰ For my life is spent with sorrow, my years with sighing. My strength fails because of my iniquity. My bones are wasted away.

¹¹ Because of all my adversaries I have become utterly contemptible to my neighbors, a horror to my acquaintances. Those who saw me on the street fled from me.

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.”

⁸ You have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy. You have set my feet in a large place.

⁹ Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am in distress. My eye, my soul, and my body waste away with grief.

¹⁰ For my life is spent with sorrow, my years with sighing. My strength fails because of my iniquity. My bones are wasted away.

¹¹ Because of all my adversaries I have become utterly contemptible to my neighbours, a horror to my acquaintances. Those who saw me on the street fled from me.

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.”

⁸ And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my foot in a large room.

⁹ Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: my eye is consumed with grief, yes , my soul and my belly.

¹⁰ For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of my iniquity, and my bones are consumed.

¹¹ I was a reproach among all my enemies, but especially among my neighbors, and a fear to my acquaintance: they that saw me without fled from me.

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.

⁸ You have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy. You have set my feet in a large place.

⁹ Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am in distress. My eye, my soul, and my body waste away with grief.

¹⁰ For my life is spent with sorrow, my years with sighing. My strength fails because of my iniquity. My bones are wasted away.

¹¹ Because of all my adversaries I have become utterly contemptible to my neighbors, a horror to my acquaintances. Those who saw me on the street fled from me.

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.”

⁸ You have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy. You have set my feet in a large place.

⁹ Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am in distress. My eye, my soul, and my body waste away with grief.

¹⁰ For my life is spent with sorrow, my years with sighing. My strength fails because of my iniquity. My bones are wasted away.

¹¹ Because of all my adversaries I have become utterly contemptible to my neighbours, a horror to my acquaintances. Those who saw me on the street fled from me.

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.”

⁸ And thou enclosedest not me altogether within the hands of the enemy; thou hast set my feet in a large place.

⁹ Lord, have thou mercy on me, for I am troubled; mine eye is troubled in ire, my soul and my womb also.

¹⁰ For why my life failed in sorrow; and my years in wailings. My virtue is made feeble in poverty; and my bones be troubled.

¹¹ Over all mine enemies I am made a shame, and greatly to my neighbours; and dread to my known. They that saw me withoutforth, fled from me;

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;

⁸ And thou closedest not me (al)together within the hands of the enemy; thou hast set my feet in a large place. (And thou enclosedest me not in the hands of the enemy; thou hast set me free in a large place.)

⁹ Lord, have thou mercy on me, for I am troubled; mine eye is troubled in ire, my soul and my womb also. (Lord, have thou mercy on me, for I am in trouble; my eyes be tired from so much grief, and my soul, and my womb, also be tired.)

¹⁰ For why my life failed in sorrow; and my years in wailings. My virtue is made feeble in poverty; and my bones be troubled. (For my life is failing, because of sorrows; and my years, because of wailings. My strength is made feeble, or weak, by poverty; and my bones be diseased.)

¹¹ Over all mine enemies I am made (a) shame, and greatly to my neighbours; and dread to my known. They that saw me withoutforth, fled from me; (I am shamed before all my enemies, and especially my neighbours; and I am thought of as someone to be feared by my acquaintances. Those who saw me withoutforth, fled from me;)

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;

⁸ And Thou hast not shut me up, Into the hand of an enemy, Thou hast caused my feet to stand in a broad place.

⁹ Favour me, O Jehovah, for distress is to me, Mine eye, my soul, and my body Have become old by provocation.

¹⁰ For my life hath been consumed in sorrow And my years in sighing. Feeble because of mine iniquity hath been my strength, And my bones have become old.

¹¹ Among all mine adversaries I have been a reproach, And to my neighbours exceedingly, And a fear to mine acquaintances, Those seeing me without — fled from me.

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.'