Psalms 31:7
5 Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, God of truth.
6 I hate those who cling to worthless idols, but in the LORD I trust.
I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.
8 You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open.
9 Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.
- KJV
- I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;
- WEB
- I will be glad and rejoice in your loving kindness, for you have seen my affliction. You have known my soul in adversities.
- ASV
- I will be glad and rejoice in thy lovingkindness; For thou hast seen my affliction: Thou hast known my soul in adversities;
- DARBY
- I will be glad and rejoice in thy loving-kindness, for thou hast seen mine affliction; thou hast known the troubles of my soul,
- BLB
- I will rejoice and be glad in Your loving devotion—in that You have seen my affliction, [and] you knew of the distress of my soul.
- ÅB
- Jeg vil juble og glede meg over din godhet,
for du har sett elendigheten min
og kjent til trengslene i sjelen min; - OTB
- Jeg vil glede meg og være glad i din nåde,
Fordi du har sett min elendighet;
Du har kjent min sjels trengsler, - B1930
- Jeg vil fryde og glede mig over din miskunnhet, at du har sett min elendighet, aktet på min sjels trengsler;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 49:13
Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.
Read in contextIsaiah 63:9
In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
Read in contextPsalms 119:153
Look upon my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your law.
Read in context2 Timothy 2:19
Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
Read in contextGalatians 4:9
But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?
Read in contextIsaiah 63:16
Yet You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O LORD, are our Father; our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.
Read in contextJohn 10:27–30
My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
Read in contextIsaiah 43:2
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.
Read in context