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you have known the distress of my soul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I will be glad and rejoice in Your mercy, For You have considered my trouble; You have known my soul in adversities,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will rejoice and be glad in Your faithfulness, Because You have seen my misery; You have known the troubles of my soul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />I will rejoice and be glad in Your lovingkindness, Because You have seen my affliction; You have known the troubles of my soul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />I will rejoice and be glad in Thy lovingkindness, Because Thou hast seen my affliction; Thou hast known the troubles of my soul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I will rejoice and be glad in Your lovingkindness, Because You have seen my affliction; You have known the troubles of my soul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I will rejoice and be glad in Your steadfast love, Because You have seen my affliction; You have taken note of my life’s distresses,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will rejoice and be glad in your faithful love because you have seen my affliction. You know the troubles of my soul<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will rejoice and be glad in Your faithful love because You have seen my affliction. You have known the troubles of my life <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I will be glad and rejoice in thy lovingkindness; For thou hast seen my affliction: Thou hast known my soul in adversities;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I celebrate and shout because you are kind. You saw all my suffering, and you cared for me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast seen my affliction; thou hast known my soul in adversities:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will rejoice and be glad because of your mercy. You have seen my misery. You have known the troubles in my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will be glad and rejoice because of your constant love. You see my suffering; you know my trouble. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I will rejoice and be glad in your gracious love, for you see my affliction and take note that my soul is distressed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will be happy and rejoice in your faithfulness, because you notice my pain and you are aware of how distressed I am. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will be glad and rejoice in your loving kindness, for you have seen my affliction. You have known my soul in adversities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will be glad and rejoice in your loving kindness, for you have seen my affliction. You have known my soul in adversities. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I rejoice, and am glad in Your kindness, "" In that You have seen my affliction, "" You have known my soul in adversities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I rejoice, and am glad in Thy kindness, In that Thou hast seen mine affliction, Thou hast known in adversities my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I will rejoice and be glad in thy mercy, for thou sawest mine affliction; thou knewest my soul in straits;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy. For thou best regarded my humility, thou hast saved my soul out of distresses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 30:8>I will exult and rejoice in your mercy. For you have looked upon my humility; you have saved my soul from needfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will rejoice and be glad in your mercy, once you have seen my misery, [and] gotten to know the distress of my soul. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will exult and rejoice in your steadfast love, because you have seen my affliction; you have taken heed of my adversities,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy; for thou hast seen my humility; thou hast known my soul in adversities;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I shall exult and rejoice in your kindness, for you have seen my affliction, and you have known the affliction of my soul.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I will be glad and rejoice in Thy lovingkindness; For Thou hast seen mine affliction, Thou hast taken cognizance of the troubles of my soul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I will exult and be glad in thy mercy: for thou hast looked upon mine affliction; thou hast saved my soul from distresses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/31-7.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=3218" 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">6</span>I hate those who cling to worthless idols, but in the LORD I trust. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1523.htm" title="1523: ’ā·ḡî·lāh (V-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To rejoice. Or guwl; a primitive root; properly, to spin round, i.e. Usually rejoice, or fear.">I will be glad</a> <a href="/hebrew/8055.htm" title="8055: wə·’eś·mə·ḥāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cs) -- Rejoice, be glad. A primitive root; probably to brighten up, i.e. be blithe or gleesome.">and rejoice</a> <a href="/hebrew/2617.htm" title="2617: bə·ḥas·de·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty. From chacad; kindness; by implication piety: rarely reproof, or Beauty.">in Your loving devotion,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’î·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">You have seen</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6040.htm" title="6040: ‘ā·nə·yî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Affliction, poverty. From anah; depression, i.e. Misery.">my affliction;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yā·ḏa‘·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">You have known</a> <a href="/hebrew/6869.htm" title="6869: bə·ṣā·rō·wṯ (Prep-b:: N-fpc) -- Tightness, a female rival. Feminine of tsar; tightness; transitively, a female rival.">the anguish</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">of my soul.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open.…<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="/1_peter/5-7.htm">1 Peter 5:7</a></span><br />Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-3.htm">2 Corinthians 1:3-4</a></span><br />Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, / who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-18.htm">Psalm 34:18</a></span><br />The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/56-8.htm">Psalm 56:8</a></span><br />You have taken account of my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle—are they not in Your book?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-9.htm">Isaiah 63:9</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-4.htm">Matthew 5:4</a></span><br />Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-20.htm">John 16:20</a></span><br />Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-15.htm">Romans 12:15</a></span><br />Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/7-6.htm">2 Corinthians 7:6</a></span><br />But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a></span><br />‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-13.htm">Psalm 103:13</a></span><br />As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-29.htm">Psalm 69:29-30</a></span><br />But I am in pain and distress; let Your salvation protect me, O God. / I will praise God’s name in song and exalt Him with thanksgiving.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1-3</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, / to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn, / to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-32.htm">Lamentations 3:32</a></span><br />Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/86-15.htm">Psalm 86:15</a></span><br />But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I will be glad and rejoice in your mercy: for you have considered my trouble; you have known my soul in adversities;</p><p class="hdg">I will</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/13-5.htm">Psalm 13:5</a></b></br> But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/49-13.htm">Isaiah 49:13</a></b></br> Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/33-11.htm">Jeremiah 33:11</a></b></br> The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD <i>is</i> good; for his mercy <i>endureth</i> for ever: <i>and</i> of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">for</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/9-13.htm">Psalm 9:13</a></b></br> Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble <i>which I suffer</i> of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/25-18.htm">Psalm 25:18</a></b></br> Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/71-20.htm">Psalm 71:20</a></b></br> <i>Thou</i>, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.</p><p class="hdg">known</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/1-6.htm">Psalm 1:6</a></b></br> For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/142-3.htm">Psalm 142:3</a></b></br> When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/23-10.htm">Job 23:10</a></b></br> But he knoweth the way that I take: <i>when</i> he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/10-19.htm">Adversities</a> <a href="/psalms/25-18.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/psalms/25-17.htm">Anguish</a> <a href="/ruth/2-10.htm">Cognizance</a> <a href="/job/34-27.htm">Considered</a> <a href="/psalms/22-8.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/psalms/30-1.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/psalms/28-5.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/psalms/26-3.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/26-3.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/psalms/25-7.htm">Loving-Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/30-10.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/psalms/25-6.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/psalms/30-1.htm">Rejoice</a> <a href="/psalms/25-17.htm">Sorrows</a> <a href="/psalms/30-12.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/26-3.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/psalms/27-5.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/psalms/25-22.htm">Troubles</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/34-19.htm">Adversities</a> <a href="/psalms/31-10.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/psalms/31-10.htm">Anguish</a> <a href="/genesis/39-6.htm">Cognizance</a> <a href="/psalms/37-10.htm">Considered</a> <a href="/psalms/33-5.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/psalms/32-11.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/psalms/39-1.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/psalms/31-16.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/31-16.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/psalms/33-18.htm">Loving-Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/psalms/69-16.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/psalms/32-11.htm">Rejoice</a> <a href="/psalms/32-10.htm">Sorrows</a> <a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/31-16.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/psalms/34-6.htm">Troubles</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>I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion</b><br>This phrase reflects a deep sense of joy and gratitude towards God's steadfast love, often translated as "lovingkindness" or "mercy" in other versions. The Hebrew word "chesed" signifies a covenantal love that is loyal and enduring. This concept is central to the Old Testament, highlighting God's unwavering commitment to His people. The psalmist's response of gladness and rejoicing is a common theme in the Psalms, where worship and praise are often expressions of trust in God's character. This mirrors the joy found in other scriptures, such as <a href="/philippians/4-4.htm">Philippians 4:4</a>, where believers are encouraged to rejoice in the Lord always.<p><b>for You have seen my affliction</b><br>The acknowledgment that God has seen the psalmist's affliction underscores His omniscience and personal involvement in the lives of His people. This is reminiscent of God's awareness of the Israelites' suffering in Egypt (<a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7</a>), where He declares that He has seen their misery and heard their cries. The personal nature of God's attention is a source of comfort and assurance, affirming that no suffering goes unnoticed by Him. This aligns with the New Testament teaching in <a href="/hebrews/4-15.htm">Hebrews 4:15</a>, where Jesus is described as a High Priest who sympathizes with our weaknesses.<p><b>You have known the anguish of my soul</b><br>The phrase emphasizes God's intimate knowledge of the psalmist's inner turmoil. The word "known" implies a deep, experiential understanding, suggesting that God is not distant but is fully aware of the psalmist's emotional and spiritual struggles. This reflects the biblical theme of God's intimate relationship with His people, as seen in <a href="/psalms/139.htm">Psalm 139:1-4</a>, where God is described as knowing every detail of our lives. The anguish of the soul can be likened to Jesus' own experience in the Garden of Gethsemane (<a href="/matthew/26-38.htm">Matthew 26:38</a>), where He expressed deep sorrow and distress, highlighting His identification with human suffering.<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 <a href="/bsb/psalms/31.htm">Psalm 31</a>, David is expressing his trust and joy in God's steadfast love despite his afflictions.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, God is portrayed as the one who sees and knows the depths of human suffering and responds with loving devotion.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/affliction_and_anguish.htm">Affliction and Anguish</a></b><br>These terms describe the emotional and physical distress that David is experiencing, which God is fully aware of and compassionate towards.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/rejoicing_in_god's_love.htm">Rejoicing in God's Love</a></b><br>Despite circumstances, believers are called to find joy in God's unwavering love and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_omniscience.htm">God's Omniscience</a></b><br>God sees and knows every detail of our lives, including our deepest pains, which should bring comfort and assurance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_compassion.htm">Trust in God's Compassion</a></b><br>Understanding that God is aware of our afflictions encourages us to trust in His compassionate response.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/emotional_honesty_with_god.htm">Emotional Honesty with God</a></b><br>Like David, we can be honest with God about our struggles, knowing He understands and cares.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/encouragement_in_trials.htm">Encouragement in Trials</a></b><br>This verse reminds us that our trials are not unnoticed by God, and His loving devotion is a source of strength.<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/how_reconcile_psalm_31_7-8_with_suffering.htm">Psalm 31:7–8 affirms divine deliverance, yet history shows numerous faithful people suffering or dying—how do we reconcile this apparent discrepancy? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_psalm_58_6_invoke_violence.htm">Why does David, in Psalm 58, invoke violent divine judgment (verse 6) when other passages emphasize mercy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_daily_encourage_others.htm">How can we effectively encourage others daily?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_117_conflict_with_deut._7_6.htm">Does Psalm 117 conflict with other biblical passages that imply exclusivity or a chosen people, such as Deuteronomy 7:6, and if so, how?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy</span>. Anticipating the "mercy" which he has craved (vers. 2-4), the psalmist determines to "be glad and rejoice in it." <span class="cmt_word">For thou hast considered my trouble</span>. When God looks upon trouble and considers it, he is sure to compassionate the sufferer, and to grant him some relief<span class="cmt_word">. Thou hast known my soul in adversities</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/1-6.htm">Psalm 1:6</a>, "The Lord <span class="accented">knoweth</span> the way of the righteous" ). God is said to "know" those on whom he looks with approval. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/31-7.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">I will be glad</span><br /><span class="heb">אָגִ֥ילָה</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḡî·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1523.htm">Strong's 1523: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spin round, rejoice, fear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and rejoice</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶשְׂמְחָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eś·mə·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8055.htm">Strong's 8055: </a> </span><span class="str2">To brighten up, be, blithe, gleesome</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Your loving devotion,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּחַ֫סְדֶּ֥ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḥas·de·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2617.htm">Strong's 2617: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You have seen</span><br /><span class="heb">רָ֭אִיתָ</span> <span class="translit">(rā·’î·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my affliction;</span><br /><span class="heb">עָנְיִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·nə·yî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6040.htm">Strong's 6040: </a> </span><span class="str2">Affliction, poverty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You have known</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֝דַ֗עְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏa‘·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the anguish</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּצָר֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṣā·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6869.htm">Strong's 6869: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tightness, a female rival</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of my soul.</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשִֽׁי׃</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/31-7.htm">Psalm 31:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/31-7.htm">Psalm 31:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/31-7.htm">Psalm 31:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/31-7.htm">Psalm 31:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/31-7.htm">Psalm 31:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/31-7.htm">Psalm 31:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/31-7.htm">Psalm 31:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/31-7.htm">Psalm 31:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/31-7.htm">Psalm 31:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/31-7.htm">Psalm 31:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/31-7.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 31:7 I will be glad and rejoice (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/31-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 31:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 31:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/31-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 31:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 31:8" /></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>