Psalm 31:21
New International Version
Praise be to the LORD, for he showed me the wonders of his love when I was in a city under siege.

New Living Translation
Praise the LORD, for he has shown me the wonders of his unfailing love. He kept me safe when my city was under attack.

English Standard Version
Blessed be the LORD, for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me when I was in a besieged city.

Berean Standard Bible
Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege.

King James Bible
Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.

New King James Version
Blessed be the LORD, For He has shown me His marvelous kindness in a strong city!

New American Standard Bible
Blessed be the LORD, For He has shown His marvelous faithfulness to me in a besieged city.

NASB 1995
Blessed be the LORD, For He has made marvelous His lovingkindness to me in a besieged city.

NASB 1977
Blessed be the LORD, For He has made marvelous His lovingkindness to me in a besieged city.

Legacy Standard Bible
Blessed be Yahweh, For He has made marvelous His lovingkindness to me in a besieged city.

Amplified Bible
Blessed be the LORD, For He has shown His marvelous favor and lovingkindness to me [when I was assailed] in a besieged city.

Christian Standard Bible
Blessed be the LORD, for he has wondrously shown his faithful love to me in a city under siege.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
May the LORD be praised, for He has wonderfully shown His faithful love to me in a city under siege.

American Standard Version
Blessed be Jehovah; For he hath showed me his marvellous lovingkindness in a strong city.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Blessed is LORD JEHOVAH who has chosen The Elect Ones for himself in the strong city.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Blessed be the Lord: for he has magnified his mercy in a fortified city.

Contemporary English Version
I will praise you, LORD, for showing great kindness when I was like a city under attack.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Blessed be the Lord, for he hath shewn his wonderful mercy to me in a fortified city.

English Revised Version
Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvelous lovingkindness in a strong city.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Thank the LORD! He has shown me the miracle of his mercy in a city under attack.

Good News Translation
Praise the LORD! How wonderfully he showed his love for me when I was surrounded and attacked!

International Standard Version
Blessed be the LORD! In a marvelous way he demonstrated his gracious love to me, when I was in a city under siege.

JPS Tanakh 1917
Blessed be the LORD; For He hath shown me His wondrous lovingkindness in an entrenched city.

Literal Standard Version
Blessed [is] YHWH, | For He has made His kindness marvelous | To me in a city of bulwarks.

Majority Standard Bible
Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege.

New American Bible
Blessed be the LORD, marvelously he showed to me his mercy in a fortified city.

NET Bible
The LORD deserves praise for he demonstrated his amazing faithfulness to me when I was besieged by enemies.

New Revised Standard Version
Blessed be the LORD, for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me when I was beset as a city under siege.

New Heart English Bible
Praise be to the LORD, for he has shown me his marvelous loving kindness in a besieged city.

Webster's Bible Translation
Blessed be the LORD: for he hath showed me his wonderful kindness in a strong city.

World English Bible
Praise be to Yahweh, for he has shown me his marvelous loving kindness in a strong city.

Young's Literal Translation
Blessed is Jehovah, For He hath made marvellous His kindness To me in a city of bulwarks.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit
20You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues. 21Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege. 22In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help.…

Cross References
1 Samuel 23:7
When Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, he said, "God has delivered him into my hand, for he has trapped himself by entering a town with gates and bars."

Psalm 17:7
Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.

Psalm 28:6
Blessed be the LORD, for He has heard my cry for mercy.

Psalm 87:5
And it will be said of Zion: "This one and that one were born in her, and the Most High Himself will establish her."


Treasury of Scripture

Blessed be the LORD: for he has showed me his marvelous kindness in a strong city.

marvellous

Psalm 17:7
Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.

Psalm 98:1
A Psalm. O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.

Psalm 118:23
This is the LORD'S doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.

strong city.

1 Samuel 23:7-13
And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars…

Jeremiah 1:18
For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.

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Psalm 31
1. David, showing his confidence in God, craves his help
7. He rejoices in his mercy
9. He prays in his calamity
19. He praises God for his goodness














(21) Shewed me his marvellous kindness . . .--Better, made his kindness distinguished or manifest, referring to Psalm 31:19.

In a strong city.--Some see a reference to David's adventures at Ziklag or Keilah; others to Jeremiah's in Jerusalem (Jeremiah 38). It is, however, better to regard it merely as a general image of the Divine protection.

Verse 21. - Blessed be the Lord: for he hath showed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city. The "strong city" has been explained as Ziklag (Delitzsch), or Maha-naim (2 Samuel 17:24), but is probably as much a figure of speech as the "pavilion" of ver. 20. God has showed David his marvellous loving-kindness by giving him an assurance of absolute security.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Blessed
בָּר֥וּךְ (bā·rūḵ)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse

be the LORD,
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3069: YHWH

for
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

He has shown
הִפְלִ֘יא (hip̄·lî)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6381: To separate, distinguish, to be, great, difficult, wonderful

me
לִ֝֗י (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

His loving devotion
חַסְדּ֥וֹ (ḥas·dōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty

in a city
בְּעִ֣יר (bə·‘îr)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 5892: Excitement

under siege.
מָצֽוֹר׃ (mā·ṣō·wr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4692: Something hemming in, a mound, a siege, distress, a fastness


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