1 Vir die musiekleier. 'n Psalm van Dawid.

2 By U, o HERE, skuil ek; laat my nooit beskaamd staan nie. Bevry my deur u geregtigheid.

3 Neig u oor tot my, red my gou; wees vir my 'n rots om in te vlug, 'n baie vaste huis om my te verlos.

4 Want U is my rots en my bergvesting; en om u Naam ontwil sal U my lei en my bestuur.

5 U sal my laat uitgaan uit die net wat hulle vir my gespan het, want U is my toevlug.

6 In u hand gee ek my gees oor; U het my verlos, HERE, God van trou.

7 Ek haat die wat nietige afgode vereer, maar ,k vertrou op die HERE.

8 Ek wil juig en bly wees in u goedertierenheid, omdat U my ellende aangesien, my siel in die benoudhede geken het

9 en my nie oorgelewer het in die hand van die vyand nie; U het my voete op vrye grond laat staan.

10 Wees my genadig, HERE, want ek is benoud; van verdriet het my oog mat geword, my siel en my liggaam.

11 Want my lewe kwyn weg van kommer en my jare van gesug; my krag struikel deur my ongeregtigheid, en my gebeente teer uit.

12 Vanweë al my teëstanders het ek 'n voorwerp van smaad geword, ja, grootliks vir my bure, en 'n voorwerp van skrik vir my bekendes; die wat my op straat sien, vlug weg van my af.

13 Ek is vergeet uit die hart, soos 'n dooie; ek het geword soos 'n ding wat lê en vergaan.

14 Want ek het die skindertaal van baie gehoor -- skrik rondom! -- terwyl hulle saam raad hou teen my; hulle is van plan om my lewe te neem.

15 Maar ,k vertrou op U, o HERE! Ek sê: U is my God.

16 My tye is in u hand; red my uit die hand van my vyande en van my vervolgers.

17 Laat u aangesig skyn oor u kneg, verlos my deur u goedertierenheid.

18 HERE, laat my nie beskaamd staan nie, want ek roep U aan; laat die goddelose beskaamd staan, laat hulle verstom in die doderyk!

19 Laat die valse lippe stom word wat in trotsheid en veragting onbeskaamd spreek teen die regverdige.

20 o, Hoe groot is u goedheid wat U weggelê het vir die wat U vrees, wat U uitgewerk het vir die wat by U skuil, in teenwoordigheid van die mensekinders!

21 U verberg hulle in die skuilplek van u aangesig vir die samesweringe van mense; U steek hulle weg in 'n hut vir die twis van die tonge.

22 Geloofd sy die HERE, want Hy het sy goedertierenheid aan my wonderbaar gemaak, in 'n vaste stad.

23 Ek tog het in my angs gesê: Ek het verdwyn, weg van u oë; nogtans het U die stem van my smekinge gehoor toe ek U aangeroep het om hulp.

24 Julle moet die HERE liefhê, al sy gunsgenote! Die HERE bewaar die getroues en vergeld hom oorvloedig wat trots handel. [ (Psalms 31:25) Wees sterk, en laat julle hart sterk wees, almal wat op die HERE wag! ]

1 In you, Yahweh, I take refuge.

Let me never be disappointed.

Deliver me in your righteousness.

2 Bow down your ear to me.

Deliver me speedily.

Be to me a strong rock,

a house of defense to save me.

3 For you are my rock and my fortress,

therefore for your name’s sake lead me and guide me.

4 Pluck me out of the net that they have laid secretly for me,

for you are my stronghold.

5 Into your hand I commend my spirit.

You redeem me, Yahweh, God of truth.

6 I hate those who regard lying vanities,

but I trust in Yahweh.

7 I will be glad and rejoice in your loving kindness,

for you have seen my affliction.

You have known my soul in adversities.

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."

15 My times are in your hand.

Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me.

16 Make your face to shine on your servant.

Save me in your loving kindness.

17 Let me not be disappointed, Yahweh, for I have called on you.

Let the wicked be disappointed.

Let them be silent in Sheol.

18 Let the lying lips be mute,

which speak against the righteous insolently, with pride and contempt.

19 Oh how great is your goodness,

which you have laid up for those who fear you,

which you have worked for those who take refuge in you,

before the sons of men!

20 In the shelter of your presence you will hide them from the plotting of man.

You will keep them secretly in a dwelling away from the strife of tongues.

21 Praise be to Yahweh,

for he has shown me his marvelous loving kindness in a strong city.

22 As for me, I said in my haste, "I am cut off from before your eyes."

Nevertheless you heard the voice of my petitions when I cried to you.

23 Oh love Yahweh, all you his saints!

Yahweh preserves the faithful,

and fully recompenses him who behaves arrogantly.

24 Be strong, and let your heart take courage,

all you who hope in Yahweh.