Psalm 31:7

Translations

Modern

I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.

Traditional

I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;

Literal

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.

Latin

Exsultabo, et lætabor in misericordia tua, quoniam respexisti humilitatem meam; salvasti de necessitatibus animam meam.

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English

I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.

Notes

Psalms 31:6–8

Trusting the Lord means believing he cares about our well-being.

Psalms 31:1–24

The psalmist urges the faithful to seek safety in the Lord and wait for his salvation. After experiencing something like death, he shares how the Lord remained faithful. This psalm points ahead to the suffering of Jesus (Luke 23:46).

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…until the LORD looks down from heaven and sees.

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