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New Living Translation

Psalms 31:23

Love the Lord , all you godly ones! For the Lord protects those who are loyal to him, but he harshly punishes the arrogant.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Duty;   Faithfulness;   Love;   Pride;   Thompson Chain Reference - Love;   Love-Hatred;   Preservation;   Promises, Divine;   Providence, Divine;   Sustaining Providence;   The Topic Concordance - Abundance/bounty;   Faith/faithfulness;   Love;   Preservation;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Love to God;   Pride;  

Dictionaries:

- Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - English Versions;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Jonah;   Love, Lover, Lovely, Beloved;   Psalms;   Sin;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Faith ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Saint;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms the book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Song of Songs;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for December 28;  

Parallel Translations

English Revised Version
O love the LORD, all ye his saints: the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
Update Bible Version
Oh love Yahweh, all you his saints: Yahweh preserves the faithful, And plentifully rewards him that deals proudly.
New Century Version
Love the Lord , all you who belong to him. The Lord protects those who truly believe, but he punishes the proud as much as they have sinned.
New English Translation
Love the Lord , all you faithful followers of his! The Lord protects those who have integrity, but he pays back in full the one who acts arrogantly.
Webster's Bible Translation
O love the LORD, all ye his saints: [for] the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
World English Bible
Oh love Yahweh, all you his saints! Yahweh preserves the faithful, And pays back him who deals proudly in full.
Amplified Bible
O love the LORD, all you His godly ones! The LORD preserves the faithful [those with moral and spiritual integrity] And fully repays the [self-righteousness of the] arrogant.
English Standard Version
Love the Lord , all you his saints! The Lord preserves the faithful but abundantly repays the one who acts in pride.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Alle ye hooli men of the Lord, loue hym; for the Lord schal seke treuthe, and he schal yelde plenteuousli to hem that doen pride.
Berean Standard Bible
Love the LORD, all His saints. The LORD preserves the faithful, but fully repays the arrogant.
Contemporary English Version
All who belong to the Lord , show how you love him. The Lord protects the faithful, but he severely punishes everyone who is proud.
American Standard Version
Oh love Jehovah, all ye his saints: Jehovah preserveth the faithful, And plentifully rewardeth him that dealeth proudly.
Bible in Basic English
O have love for the Lord, all you his saints; for the Lord keeps safe from danger all those who are true to him, and gives the workers of pride their right reward.
Complete Jewish Bible
As for me, in my alarm I said, "I have been cut off from your sight!" Nevertheless, you heard my pleas when I cried out to you.
Darby Translation
Love Jehovah, all ye his saints. Jehovah preserveth the faithful, and plentifully requiteth the proud doer.
Easy-to-Read Version
Love the Lord , all of you who are his loyal followers. The Lord protects those who are loyal to him. But he punishes those who brag about their own power. He gives them all the punishment they deserve.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
As for me, I said in my haste: 'I am cut off from before Thine eyes';
King James Version (1611)
O loue the Lord, all yee his Saints: for the Lord preserueth the faithfull, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
New Life Bible
Love the Lord, all you who belong to Him! The Lord keeps the faithful safe. But He gives the proud their pay in full.
New Revised Standard
Love the Lord , all you his saints. The Lord preserves the faithful, but abundantly repays the one who acts haughtily.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Loue ye the Lorde all his Saintes: for the Lord preserueth the faithfull, and rewardeth abundantly the proud doer.
George Lamsa Translation
O love the LORD, all you his righteous ones; for the LORD preserves the faithful, and rewards the wicked according to their works.
Good News Translation
Love the Lord , all his faithful people. The Lord protects the faithful, but punishes the proud as they deserve.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Love Yahweh, all ye his men of lovingkindness, - Faithfulness, doth Yahweh observe, but repayeth abundantly him that worketh proudly.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(30-24) O love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord will require truth, and will repay them abundantly that act proudly.
Revised Standard Version
Love the LORD, all you his saints! The LORD preserves the faithful, but abundantly requites him who acts haughtily.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Loue God all ye his saintes: [for] God preserueth them that are faythfull, and rewardeth most aboundauntly the proude doer.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord seeks for truth, and renders a reward to them that deal very proudly.
Christian Standard Bible®
Love the Lord, all his faithful ones.The Lord protects the loyal,but fully repays the arrogant.
Hebrew Names Version
Oh love the LORD, all you his holy ones! The LORD preserves the faithful, And pays back him who deals proudly in full.
King James Version
O love the Lord , all ye his saints: for the Lord preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
Lexham English Bible
Love Yahweh, all you his faithful ones. Yahweh preserves the faithful but repays abundantly the one who acts arrogantly.
Literal Translation
O love Jehovah, all you saints of His; Jehovah preserves the faithful, and abundantly repays the proud doer.
Young's Literal Translation
Love Jehovah, all ye His saints, Jehovah is keeping the faithful, And recompensing abundantly a proud doer.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thankes be to the LORDE, for he hath shewed me maruelous greate kyndnesse in a stronge cite. For when the sodane feare came vpon me, I sayde: I am cast out of thy sight.
THE MESSAGE
Love God , all you saints; God takes care of all who stay close to him, But he pays back in full those arrogant enough to go it alone.
New American Standard Bible
Love the LORD, all His godly ones! The LORD watches over the faithful But fully repays the one who acts arrogantly.
New King James Version
Oh, love the LORD, all you His saints! For the LORD preserves the faithful, And fully repays the proud person.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
O love the Lord , all you His godly ones! The Lord preserves the faithful And fully recompenses the proud doer.
Legacy Standard Bible
Oh, love Yahweh, all you His holy ones!Yahweh guards the faithfulBut repays fully the one who acts in lofty pride.

Contextual Overview

19 How great is the goodness you have stored up for those who fear you. You lavish it on those who come to you for protection, blessing them before the watching world. 20 You hide them in the shelter of your presence, safe from those who conspire against them. You shelter them in your presence, far from accusing tongues. 21 Praise the Lord , for he has shown me the wonders of his unfailing love. He kept me safe when my city was under attack. 22 In panic I cried out, "I am cut off from the Lord !" But you heard my cry for mercy and answered my call for help. 23 Love the Lord , all you godly ones! For the Lord protects those who are loyal to him, but he harshly punishes the arrogant. 24 So be strong and courageous, all you who put your hope in the Lord !

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

O love: Psalms 34:9, Psalms 97:10, Deuteronomy 10:12, Deuteronomy 30:16, Isaiah 56:6, Mark 12:23, 1 Thessalonians 4:1

saints: Psalms 30:4, Psalms 89:7, Psalms 97:10, Psalms 145:10, Revelation 19:5, Revelation 19:6

for the: Deuteronomy 33:3, 1 Samuel 2:9, John 10:27-30, Jude 1:1

plentifully: Psalms 54:5, Psalms 94:2, Revelation 18:6

Reciprocal: Exodus 18:11 - proudly 1 Kings 3:3 - loved Psalms 16:1 - Preserve Psalms 116:1 - because Psalms 145:20 - preserveth

Cross-References

Genesis 13:8
Finally Abram said to Lot, "Let's not allow this conflict to come between us or our herdsmen. After all, we are close relatives!
Genesis 24:27
"Praise the Lord , the God of my master, Abraham," he said. "The Lord has shown unfailing love and faithfulness to my master, for he has led me straight to my master's relatives."
Exodus 2:11
Many years later, when Moses had grown up, he went out to visit his own people, the Hebrews, and he saw how hard they were forced to work. During his visit, he saw an Egyptian beating one of his fellow Hebrews.
Exodus 2:13
The next day, when Moses went out to visit his people again, he saw two Hebrew men fighting. "Why are you beating up your friend?" Moses said to the one who had started the fight.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

O love the Lord, all ye his saints,.... To whom his goodness extends; who are favoured with the blessings of his grace, as pardon, peace, and righteousness; and who particularly are sanctified by his Spirit, and have principles of grace and holiness wrought in their hearts: these, even all of them, are called upon to love the Lord, having that grace implanted in their souls; that is, to express it, not by words, but by deeds, under a sense of the love and kindness of God to them; and to join with the psalmist in an affectionate reverence of him, trust in him, and thankfulness to him, on account of his marvellous kindness showed him;

[for] the Lord preserveth the faithful; such as trust in him, believe in Christ, and are faithful to his word and ordinances, abide by them, and stays near his people; these he not only preserves in a providential way, but he preserves them in a way of special grace; he keeps them "from evil", as the Targum; from the evil of sin; from a total and final falling away by it; from the evil of the world, so as not to be drawn off from Christ and his ways, either by its frowns or flatteries; and from the evil one, Satan, from being destroyed by him and his temptations; and these are preserved safe to the kingdom and glory of Christ, by the mighty power of God: some render the words, "the Lord keepeth faithfulness" i; he will never suffer his own faithfulness to fail; he is a covenant keeping God, and is always true to his word and promise;

and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer; such as all self-righteous persons are, and all that speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the truly righteous, Psalms 31:18; who bear hard upon them, and oppress them; and such as antichrist and his party, who exalts himself above all that is called God; but in what those deal proudly, God is above them, an more than a match for them, and he sets himself against them; he resists them, and will reward them according to their works.

i אמונים "fidelitatem", Gejerus; or "fidelitles", Ainsworth.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

O love the Lord, all ye his saints - This is the “application” of all the truths suggested in the psalm. The experience of the psalmist had shown the wisdom of trusting in God in times of danger and trouble, and had laid the foundation for a proper exhortation to others to imitate his example; an argument why all the people of God should love him, and should be of good courage. The reason here assigned for their loving the Lord is, that he preserves those who are faithful to him, and “rewards the proud doer.” This is a reason for loving God, or for putting our trust in him, though the psalmist does not say that this is the only reason for doing it. The meaning here is, that the dealings of God toward the psalmist had established this truth in regard to the character of God, that he does preserve the faithful, and does punish the proud, and that this fact constitutes a reason why all his people should confide in him.

For the Lord preserveth the faithful - The faithful; those who put their trust in him; those who do not give up in despondency and despair in time of danger and trouble; those who do not forsake him even though for a time he seems to forsake them. What God looks for mainly in his people is confidence; faithfulness; trust; fidelity.

And plentifully rewardeth - “Abundantly” rewards. Literally, “in plenty.” That is, his punishment does not fall short of the desert of the wicked man. It is ample or full. He does full justice.

The proud doer - “The man working pride.” The reference is to the man who is confident in himself; who seeks to aggrandize himself, and who in doing this is regardless of the rights of others.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 31:23. O love the Lord, all ye his saints — It is only the saints that can love God, as they only are made partakers of the Divine nature. Holy spirits can love God, who is the fountain of their holiness; and the saints should love him.

Preserveth the faithful — Those who, being filled with the love of God, bring forth the fruits of that love - universal obedience to the will of God; for to such persons his commands are not grievous, their duty is their delight; while a man is faithful to the grace he has received, that is, uses and improves the talents with which God has intrusted him, God's service is perfect freedom.

The proud doer. — The man of the proud heart, haughty and supercilious carriage, and insulting and outrageous conduct. A proud man is peculiarly odious in the sight of God; and in the sight of reason how absurd! A sinner, a fallen spirit, an heir of wretchedness and corruption-proud! Proud of what? Of an indwelling devil! Well; such persons shall be plentifully rewarded. They shall get their due, their whole due, and nothing but their due.


 
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