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A psalm of David. In you, LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/31.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />O LORD, I have come to you for protection; don’t let me be disgraced. Save me, for you do what is right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/31.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />In you, O LORD, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. In You, O LORD, I put my trust; Let me never be ashamed; Deliver me in Your righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the music director. A Psalm of David. In You, LORD, I have taken refuge; Let me never be put to shame; In Your righteousness rescue me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For the choir director. A Psalm of David. In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; Let me never be ashamed; In Your righteousness deliver me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />In Thee, O LORD, I have taken refuge; Let me never be ashamed; In Thy righteousness deliver me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For the choir director. A Psalm of David. In You, O Yahweh, I have taken refuge; Let me never be ashamed; In Your righteousness protect me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. In You, O LORD, I have placed my trust <i>and</i> taken refuge; Let me never be ashamed; In Your righteousness rescue me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the choir director. A psalm of David. LORD, I seek refuge in you; let me never be disgraced. Save me by your righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. LORD, I seek refuge in You; let me never be disgraced. Save me by Your righteousness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge; Let me never be put to shame: Deliver me in thy righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I come to you, LORD, for protection. Don't let me be ashamed. Do as you have promised and rescue me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />[For the choir director; a psalm by David.] I have taken refuge in you, O LORD. Never let me be put to shame. Save me because of your righteousness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I come to you, LORD, for protection; never let me be defeated. You are a righteous God; save me, I pray! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />In you, LORD, I have taken refuge. Let me never be ashamed. Because you are righteous, deliver me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For the music director; a psalm of David. In you, O LORD, I have taken shelter! Never let me be humiliated! Vindicate me by rescuing me! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />[For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.] In you, LORD, I take refuge. Let me never be disappointed. Deliver me in your righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. Let me never be disappointed. Deliver me in your righteousness. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. In You, O YHWH, I have trusted, "" Do not let me be ashamed for all time, "" In Your righteousness deliver me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. In Thee, O Jehovah, I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed to the age, In Thy righteousness deliver me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />To the overseer, chanting of David. In thee, O Jehovah, I put my trust, I shall not be ashamed forever: in thy justice deliver me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Unto the end, a psalm for David, in an ecstasy. In thee, O Lord, have I hoped, Iet me never be confounded: deliver me in thy justice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 30:1>Unto the end. A Psalm of David according to an ecstasy. <V 30:2>In you, Lord, I have hoped; let me never be confounded. In your justice, deliver me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For the leader. A psalm of David. [2] In you, LORD, I take refuge; let me never be put to shame. In your righteousness deliver me; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In you, O LORD, I seek refuge; do not let me ever be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />IN thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed; deliver me in thy righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I have hoped in you, LORD JEHOVAH; I shall never be disappointed; deliver me in your righteousness!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For the Leader. A Psalm of David. In thee, O LORD, have I taken refuge; let me never be ashamed; Deliver me in Thy righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For the end, a Psalm of David, <i>an utterance</i> of extreme fear. O Lord, I have hoped in thee; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness and rescue me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/31-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=3164" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/31.htm">Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5329.htm" title="5329: lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ (Prep-l, Art:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- Preeminent or enduring. A primitive root; properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. To be eminent; also, to be permanent.">For the choirmaster.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4210.htm" title="4210: miz·mō·wr (N-ms) -- A melody. From zamar; properly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notes.">A Psalm</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: lə·ḏā·wiḏ (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">of David.</a> <a href="/hebrew/bə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- "> In You,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2620.htm" title="2620: ḥā·sî·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To seek refuge. A primitive root; to flee for protection; figuratively, to confide in.">I have taken refuge;</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">let me never</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: lə·‘ō·w·lām (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/954.htm" title="954: ’ê·ḇō·wō·šāh (V-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To be ashamed. A primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. By implication to be ashamed; also to be disappointed or delayed.">be put to shame;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6403.htm" title="6403: p̄al·lə·ṭê·nî (V-Piel-Imp-ms:: 1cs) -- To escape. A primitive root; to slip out, i.e. Escape; causatively, to deliver.">save me</a> <a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="6666: bə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯə·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Righteousness. From tsadaq; rightness, subjectively, objectively, morally or figuratively.">by Your righteousness.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/71-1.htm">Psalm 71:1</a></span><br />In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/25-20.htm">Psalm 25:20</a></span><br />Guard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/7-1.htm">Psalm 7:1</a></span><br />A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-2.htm">Psalm 18:2</a></span><br />The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-22.htm">Psalm 34:22</a></span><br />The LORD redeems His servants, and none who take refuge in Him will be condemned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-17.htm">Isaiah 45:17</a></span><br />But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated, to ages everlasting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-17.htm">Isaiah 54:17</a></span><br />No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/18-10.htm">Proverbs 18:10</a></span><br />The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-31.htm">2 Samuel 22:31</a></span><br />As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-4.htm">Isaiah 26:4</a></span><br />Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-11.htm">Romans 10:11</a></span><br />It is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-6.htm">1 Peter 2:6</a></span><br />For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/1-12.htm">2 Timothy 1:12</a></span><br />For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-33.htm">Romans 9:33</a></span><br />as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-19.htm">1 Peter 4:19</a></span><br />So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">In you, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in your righteousness.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-4.htm">Psalm 22:4,5</a></b></br> Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/25-2.htm">Psalm 25:2</a></b></br> O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/71-1.htm">Psalm 71:1,2</a></b></br> In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion… </p><p class="hdg">deliver</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/7-8.htm">Psalm 7:8,9</a></b></br> The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity <i>that is</i> in me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/43-1.htm">Psalm 43:1</a></b></br> Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/143-1.htm">Psalm 143:1,11,12</a></b></br> A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, <i>and</i> in thy righteousness… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/30-12.htm">Age</a> <a href="/psalms/25-20.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/psalms/30-12.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">Choirmaster</a> <a href="/psalms/30-12.htm">David</a> <a href="/psalms/27-12.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">Director</a> <a href="/psalms/25-20.htm">Disappointed</a> <a href="/psalms/27-14.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">Leader</a> <a href="/psalms/27-6.htm">Music</a> <a href="/psalms/30-12.htm">Musician</a> <a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">Music-Maker</a> <a href="/psalms/21-1.htm">Overseer</a> <a href="/psalms/30-12.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/28-8.htm">Refuge</a> <a href="/psalms/24-5.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/psalms/27-5.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/psalms/27-8.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/psalms/25-20.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/psalms/25-20.htm">Shamed</a> <a href="/psalms/25-20.htm">Trust</a> <a href="/psalms/28-7.htm">Trusted</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/33-11.htm">Age</a> <a href="/psalms/31-17.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/psalms/35-28.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/psalms/36-1.htm">Choirmaster</a> <a href="/psalms/31-24.htm">David</a> <a href="/psalms/31-2.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/psalms/36-1.htm">Director</a> <a href="/psalms/31-17.htm">Disappointed</a> <a href="/psalms/31-6.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/psalms/36-1.htm">Leader</a> <a href="/psalms/33-2.htm">Music</a> <a href="/psalms/35-28.htm">Musician</a> <a href="/psalms/36-1.htm">Music-Maker</a> <a href="/psalms/36-1.htm">Overseer</a> <a href="/psalms/31-24.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/31-2.htm">Refuge</a> <a href="/psalms/33-1.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/psalms/31-20.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/psalms/34-10.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/psalms/31-11.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/psalms/31-17.htm">Shamed</a> <a href="/psalms/31-6.htm">Trust</a> <a href="/psalms/31-14.htm">Trusted</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 31</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/31-1.htm">David, showing his confidence in God, craves his help</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/31-7.htm">He rejoices in his mercy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">He prays in his calamity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/31-19.htm">He praises God for his goodness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/31.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/31.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For the choirmaster.</b><br>This phrase indicates that the psalm was intended for public worship and was to be directed by the choirmaster, a leader of music in the temple. The role of the choirmaster was significant in ancient Israelite worship, as music was a central part of their religious expression. This suggests that the psalm was not only a personal prayer but also a communal expression of faith.<p><b>A Psalm of David.</b><br>David, the second king of Israel, is traditionally credited with writing many of the psalms. His life experiences, including his time as a shepherd, warrior, and king, deeply influenced his writings. This attribution connects the psalm to a historical figure known for his deep relationship with God, his leadership, and his poetic skill. David's psalms often reflect his personal struggles and triumphs, making them relatable to believers.<p><b>In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge;</b><br>This phrase emphasizes trust and reliance on God for protection and safety. The concept of God as a refuge is a recurring theme in the Psalms, symbolizing a place of safety amidst life's storms. The use of "LORD" (YHWH) highlights the covenantal relationship between God and His people. This trust in God as a refuge is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/psalms/46.htm">Psalm 46:1</a> and <a href="/proverbs/18-10.htm">Proverbs 18:10</a>.<p><b>let me never be put to shame;</b><br>Shame in the biblical context often refers to public disgrace or dishonor. David's plea reflects a desire for vindication and the preservation of his honor. In ancient Near Eastern culture, honor and shame were significant social values. This request for protection from shame is a call for God to uphold His covenant promises and to demonstrate His faithfulness.<p><b>save me by Your righteousness.</b><br>The appeal to God's righteousness underscores His moral perfection and justice. David is not relying on his own merit but on God's character to deliver him. This reflects a deep understanding of God's nature as just and faithful. The concept of salvation through God's righteousness is further developed in the New Testament, where it is fulfilled in the person and work of Jesus Christ, as seen in <a href="/romans/3-21.htm">Romans 3:21-26</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of this psalm, David often sought refuge in God during times of distress and danger.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal presence and faithfulness to His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/refuge.htm">Refuge</a></b><br>A metaphorical place of safety and protection, often used in the Psalms to describe God's protective care.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/shame.htm">Shame</a></b><br>In the Hebrew context, shame is a state of dishonor or disgrace, often associated with defeat or failure.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/righteousness.htm">Righteousness</a></b><br>God's moral perfection and justice, which is the basis for His saving actions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_protection.htm">Trust in God's Protection</a></b><br>Just as David sought refuge in God, believers today are encouraged to trust in God's protection amidst life's challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_righteousness.htm">Understanding Righteousness</a></b><br>God's righteousness is not only about His moral perfection but also His faithfulness to save and deliver His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/avoiding_shame_through_faith.htm">Avoiding Shame through Faith</a></b><br>By placing our trust in God, we can avoid the spiritual shame that comes from relying on our own strength.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_for_deliverance.htm">Prayer for Deliverance</a></b><br>Like David, we should pray for God's deliverance, acknowledging our dependence on His righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_without_fear.htm">Living without Fear</a></b><br>Knowing that God is our refuge allows us to live confidently, without fear of shame or disgrace.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 31</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_david_face_defeats_if_god_is_refuge.htm">Psalm 31:1 refers to God as a “refuge,” so why do historical records still depict David facing ongoing military defeats? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_91_contradict_job's_suffering.htm">In light of biblical accounts where the righteous do suffer (e.g., Job), does Psalm 91 contradict other Scriptures regarding God's protection?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_only_god_truly_good.htm">Is only God truly good?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_respond_to_abuse.htm">How should we respond to acts of abuse?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/31.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(1) The words of this verse are interesting as being the last words of Xavier, and as concluding the <span class= "ital">Te Deum.</span><p><a href="/context/psalms/31-1.htm" title="In you, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in your righteousness.">Psalm 31:1-3</a> occur again with slight variations in <a href="/context/psalms/71-1.htm" title="In you, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.">Psalm 71:1-3</a>.<p><span class= "bld">Let me never.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">let me not for ever be ashamed.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust</span>. If prayer to God for aid in a special time of trouble is the main object of the psalm, the expression of full trust in God is a secondary object, and is maintained throughout (see vers. 3-8, 14, 19-21, 24). Notwithstanding the extremity of his danger, his belief is firm in the coming overthrow of his enemies, and in his own deliverance and restoration. <span class="cmt_word">Let me never be ashamed</span> (comp. ver. 17, where the idea is expanded). David's enemies having come to an open rupture with him, and appealed to arms (<a href="/2_samuel/15-10.htm">2 Samuel 15:10-12</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/17-24.htm">2 Samuel 17:24-26</a>), one party or the other must of necessity be put to shame. Here he prays that it may not be himself; in ver. 17 he goes a step further, and asks that the shame may fall upon his enemies. Deliver me in thy righteousness. Seeing that my cause is the righteous one. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/31-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For the choirmaster.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ</span> <span class="translit">(lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5329.htm">Strong's 5329: </a> </span><span class="str2">To glitter from afar, to be eminent, to be permanent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">A Psalm</span><br /><span class="heb">מִזְמ֥וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(miz·mō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4210.htm">Strong's 4210: </a> </span><span class="str2">Instrumental music, a poem set to notes</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of David.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְדָוִֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḏā·wiḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">In You,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">O LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I take refuge;</span><br /><span class="heb">חָ֭סִיתִי</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·sî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2620.htm">Strong's 2620: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flee for, protection, to confide in</span><br /><br /><span class="word">let me never</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be put to shame;</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵב֣וֹשָׁה</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·ḇō·wō·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_954.htm">Strong's 954: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">save me</span><br /><span class="heb">פַלְּטֵֽנִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(p̄al·lə·ṭê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6403.htm">Strong's 6403: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slip out, escape, to deliver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by Your righteousness.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּצִדְקָתְךָ֥</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6666.htm">Strong's 6666: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rightness, subjectively, objectively</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/31-1.htm">Psalm 31:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/31-1.htm">Psalm 31:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/31-1.htm">Psalm 31:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/31-1.htm">Psalm 31:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/31-1.htm">Psalm 31:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/31-1.htm">Psalm 31:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/31-1.htm">Psalm 31:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/31-1.htm">Psalm 31:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/31-1.htm">Psalm 31:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/31-1.htm">Psalm 31:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/31-1.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 31:1 For the Chief Musician (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/30-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 30:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 30:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/31-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 31:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 31:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>