Psalms 31:23
You people who belong to Yahweh, love him! Those who are loyal to him, he protects, but those who are very proud, he punishes them severely like they deserve to be punished.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
In Context
24You who confidently expect Yahweh to do great things for you, be strong, be courageous!
Cross References
Deuteronomy 10:12“Now, you Israeli people, I will tell you [RHQ] what Yahweh our God requires/demands that you do. He requires you to revere him, to conduct your lives as he wants you to, to love him, and to serve him wholeheartedly [DOU],
Deuteronomy 32:41that when I sharpen my sword, as I [SYN] prepare to punish people, I will get revenge on my enemies; I will pay back those who hate me.
1 Samuel 2:9You will protect your loyal/faithful people [SYN], but you will cause the wicked to die [EUP] and descend to the dark place where dead people are. We do not defeat our enemies by our own strength;
Psalms 34:9All you who belong to him, revere him! Those who do that will always have the things that they need [LIT].
Psalms 89:7When your holy angels gather together, they declare that you must be revered; they say that you are more awesome than all the angels that surround your throne!
Psalms 97:10Yahweh loves those who hate what people do that is evil; he protects the lives of his people, and he rescues them when the wicked people try to harm them.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 31:20-24
Triumphant Praise. 19 Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men! 20 Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues. 21 Blessed be the Lord : for he hath showed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city. 22 For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of… Read the whole commentary →