Psalm 31:7 - Easy To Read Version God, your kindness makes me very happy.\par You have seen my suffering.\par You know about the troubles I have.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: For thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I will be glad and rejoice in Your mercy and steadfast love, because You have seen my affliction, You have taken note of my life's distresses, American Standard Version (1901) I will be glad and rejoice in thy lovingkindness; For thou hast seen my affliction: Thou hast known my soul in adversities; Common English Bible I rejoice and celebrate in your faithful love because you saw my suffering— you were intimately acquainted with my deep distress. Catholic Public Domain Version You are my refuge from the tribulation that has surrounded me. You are my exultation: rescue me from those who are surrounding me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thou art my refuge from the trouble which hath encompassed me: my joy, deliver me from them that surround me. |
Our God, you are the great God,\par the awesome, powerful soldier!\par And you are kind and loyal!\par You keep your agreement!\par We have had many troubles.\par And our troubles are important to you!\par Bad things happened to all our people,\par and to our kings and leaders,\par and to our priests and prophets.\par Those terrible things have happened\par from the days of the king of Assyria\par until today!\par
God, remember, you made me like clay.\par Will you make into clay again?\par
But God knows me.\par He is testing me and he will see\par that I am as pure as gold.\par
Why? Because the Lord\par protects good people,\par but destroys bad people.\par
\{Lord,\} surely you see the cruel and evil things\par that bad people do.\par Look at those things,\par and do something!\par People with many troubles\par come to you for help.\par Lord, you are the One who helps orphans. {\cf2\super [56]} \par \{So help them!\}\par
Lord, see my suffering and rescue me.\par I have not forgotten your teachings.\par
Lord, I trusted in your love to help me.\par You saved me and made me happy!\par
My enemies have set a trap for me.\par I am ready to give up.\par But the Lord knows what is happening to me.\par
Lord, look at my trials and troubles.\par Forgive me for all the sins I have done.\par
You let me see troubles and bad times.But you saved me from every one of themand kept me alive.No matter how deep I sank,you lifted me out of my troubles.
\{I said this prayer to God:\}\par “Lord, be kind to me.\par Look, my enemies are hurting me.\par Save me from the ‘gates of death.’\par
Fill us with your love every morning.\par Let us be happy and enjoy our lives.\par
When you have troubles, I am with you. When you cross rivers, you will not be hurt. When you walk through fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not hurt you.
Heavens and Earth, be happy!\par Mountains, shout with joy!\par Why? Because the Lord comforts his people.\par The Lord is good to his poor people.\par
Look! You are our father!\par Abraham doesn’t know us.\par Israel (Jacob) does not recognize us.\par Lord, you are our father!\par You are the One who has always saved us!\par
The people had many troubles,\par but the Lord was not against them.\par The Lord loved the people\par and felt sorry for them.\par So the Lord saved them.\par He sent his special angel to save them.\par He picked them up and carried them,\par and \{he will take care of them\} forever.\par
There will be sounds of joy and happiness. There will be the happy sounds of a bride and groom. There will be the sounds of people bringing their gifts to the Lord’s temple. {\cf2\super [278]} Those people will say, ‘Praise the Lord All-Powerful! The Lord is good! The Lord’s kindness continues forever!’ The people will say these things because I will again do good things to Judah. It will be like in the beginning.” The Lord said these things.
I will continue to cry\par until you look down and see us, Lord!\par I will continue to cry\par until you see us from heaven!\par
Remember, Lord, what happened to us.\par Look and see our disgrace.\par
But now you know the true God. Really, it is God who knows you. So why do you turn back to those weak and useless rules you followed before? Do you want to be slaves to those things again?
But God’s strong foundation {\cf2\super [14]} continues to be the same. These words are written on that foundation: “The Lord knows those people who belong to him.” {\cf2\super [15]} Also, these words are written on that foundation: “Every person who says that he believes in the Lord must stop doing wrong.”