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Psalms 31:19-20

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31:19 How great is your favor,¹

which you store up for your loyal followers!²

In plain sight of everyone you bestow it on those who take shelter³ in you.⁴

31:20 You hide them with you, where they are safe from the attacks⁵ of men;⁶

you conceal them in a shelter, where they are safe from slanderous attacks.⁷

¹tn Or “How abundant are your blessings!”

²tn Heb “for those who fear you.”

³tn “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).

⁴tn Heb “you work [your favor] for the ones seeking shelter in you before the sons of men.”

⁵tn The noun רֹכֶס (rokhes) occurs only here. Its meaning is debated; some suggest “snare,” while others propose “slander” or “conspiracy.”

⁶tn Heb “you hide them in the hiding place of your face from the attacks of man.” The imperfect verbal forms in this verse draw attention to God’s typical treatment of the faithful.

⁷tn Heb “you conceal them in a shelter from the strife of tongues.”

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