Psalm 31:19

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Psalm 31:19 tn Or “How abundant are your blessings!”
2. Psalm 31:19 tn Heb “for those who fear you.”
3. Psalm 31:19 tn “Taking shelter” in the Lord is an idiom for seeking his protection. Seeking his protection presupposes and even demonstrates the subject’s loyalty to the Lord. In the psalms those who “take shelter” in the Lord are contrasted with the wicked and equated with those who love, fear, and serve the Lord (Pss 2:12; 5:11-12; 34:21-22).
4. Psalm 31:19 tn Heb “you work [your favor] for the ones seeking shelter in you before the sons of men.”