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Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
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BrLXX Συνέσεως τῷ Δαυίδ.
¶ Μακάριοι ὧν ἀφέθησαν αἱ ἀνομίαι, καὶ ὧν ἐπεκαλύφθησαν αἱ ἁμαρτίαι.
( Suneseōs tōi Dawid.
¶ Makarioi hōn afethaʸsan hai anomiai, kai hōn epekalufthaʸsan hai hamartiai. )

BrTr A Psalm of [fn]instruction by David.
¶  Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

ULT For the chief musician. A psalm of David.
⇔ In you, Yahweh, I take refuge;
⇔ never let me be humiliated.
⇔ Rescue me in your righteousness.

UST A psalm written by David for the choir director
⇔ Yahweh, I have come to you to be protected;
⇔ do not allow me to be defeated and disgraced.
⇔ Since you always do what is fair,
⇔ rescue me!

BSB 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.

OEB For the leader. A psalm of David.
⇔ In you, O Lord, I take refuge;
⇔ let me never be put to shame.
⇔ Rescue me in your faithfulness;

WEBBE For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.
⇔ In you, LORD, I take refuge.
⇔ Let me never be disappointed.
⇔ Deliver me in your righteousness.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET 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!

LSV 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.

FBV A psalm of David. For the music director.
⇔ Lord, you are the one who keeps me safe; please don't let me ever be humiliated. Save me, because you always do what is right.

T4T Yahweh, I have come to you to be protected;
⇔ do not allow me to be defeated, with the result that I am disgraced.
⇔ Since you always do what is fair/right,
⇔ rescue me!

LEB • In you, O Yahweh, I have taken refuge. Let me not be put to shame ever.
• Deliver me by your righteousness.

BBE To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.
⇔ In you, O Lord, have I put my hope; let me never be shamed; keep me safe in your righteousness.

Moff From the Choirmaster’s collection. A song of David.
⇔ With thee, O thou Eternal, I take shelter,
⇔ never let me be disappointed;
⇔ oh rescue me, as thou art faithful.

JPS (31-1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David. (31-2) In thee, O LORD, have I taken refuge; let me never be ashamed; deliver me in Thy righteousness.

ASV 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.

DRA To David himself, understanding. Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

YLT 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.

Drby To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
⇔ In thee, Jehovah, do I trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.

RV 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.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.
(To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
⇔ In thee/you, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy/your righteousness. )

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]To the chiefe Musician, A Psalme of Dauid. ¶ In thee, O LORD, doe I put my trust, let me neuer be ashamed: deliuer me in thy righteousnesse.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

31:1 Psal. 22. 5. Esa.49. 23.

Bshps To the chiefe musition, a psalme of Dauid. In thee O God I haue put my trust, let me neuer be confounded: deliuer me in thy righteousnes.
(To the chief musician, a psalm of David. In thee/you O God I have put my trust, let me never be confounded: deliver me in thy/your righteousness.)

Gnva To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David. In thee, O Lord, haue I put my trust: let mee neuer be confounded: deliuer me in thy righteousnesse.
(To him that excelleth. A Psalm of David. In thee/you, O Lord, have I put my trust: let me never be confounded: deliver me in thy/your righteousness. )

Cvdl In the, O LORDE, is my trust: let me neuer be put to cofucion, but delyuer me in thy rightuousnesse.
(In them, O LORD, is my trust: let me never be put to cofucion, but deliver me in thy/your righteousnesse.)

Wycl The title of the oon and thrittithe salm. Lernyng to Dauid. Blessid ben thei, whose wickidnessis ben foryouun; and whose synnes ben hilid.
(The title of the one and thrittithe psalm. Lernyng to David. Blessed been thei, whose wickednesses been forgiven; and whose sins been hilid.)

Luth Ein Psalm Davids, vorzusingen.
(A Psalm Davids, to_sing_to.)

ClVg Ipsi David intellectus. [Beati quorum remissæ sunt iniquitates, et quorum tecta sunt peccata.[fn]
(Ipsi David intellectus. [Beati quorum remissæ are iniquitates, and quorum tecta are peccata. )

31.1 Intellectus David. AUG. Psalmus de gratia qua Christiani sumus, ut ait Apostolus Rom. 4.. Incipit ergo per indulgentiam hic psalmus contra vitium hominum agens, qui peccata nesciunt vel defendunt, et merita jactant. CASS. Contra vitium ergo hominum hic psalmus opponitur, etc., usque ad in quo stantes confirmat. Beati quorum remissæ sunt, etc. AUG. Non in quibus non invenit peccatum, sed quibus remitit. Iniquitates. Dicit fomitem peccati, scilicet concupiscibilitatem, etc., usque ad sed ut peccatum ultra non sit. HIERON. Iniquitates, ante fidem et baptismum: peccatum, post fidem et baptismum.

31.1 Intellectus David. AUG. Psalmus about gratia which of_Christani sumus, as he_said Apostolus Rom. 4.. Incipit therefore through indulgentiam this psalmus on_the_contrary vitium of_men agens, who sins nesciunt or defendunt, and merita yactant. CASS. Contra vitium therefore of_men this psalmus opponitur, etc., until to in quo stantes confirmat. Beati quorum remissæ are, etc. AUG. Non in to_whom not/no invenit peccatum, but to_whom remitit. Iniquitates. Dicit fomitem peccati, scilicet concupiscibilitatem, etc., until to but as peccatum ultra not/no sit. HIERON. Iniquitates, before faith and baptismum: peccatum, after faith and baptismum.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-poetry

General Information:

(Some words not found in UHB: for_the,director song of,David )

General Information:

Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See also: figs-parallelism)

For the chief musician

(Some words not found in UHB: for_the,director song of,David )

Alternate translation: “This is for the director of music to use in worship”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

In you, Yahweh, I take refuge

(Some words not found in UHB: for_the,director song of,David )

Going to Yahweh for protection is spoken of as taking refuge in him. Alternate translation: “I go to you, Yahweh, for protection”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

never let me be humiliated

(Some words not found in UHB: for_the,director song of,David )

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “do not let others humiliate me”

Parallel PSA 31:1

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