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Psalms 31:1-5 MKJV
(1) To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. In You, O Jehovah, I put my trust; let me never be ashamed; deliver me in Your righteousness. (2) Bow down Your ear to me; deliver me quickly; be my strong rock, a fortress to save me. (3) For You are my rock and my fortress; and for Your name's sake lead me and guide me. (4) Bring me out of the net that they hid for me, for You are my strength. (5) Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O Jehovah, the God of truth.

Psalms 31:1-5 LITV
(1) To the chief musician. A Psalm of David. In You, O Jehovah, I sought refuge; let me never be ashamed; deliver me in Your righteousness. (2) Bow down Your ear to me; deliver me quickly, be a strong rock to me, for a house of fortresses to save me. (3) For You are my Rock and my Fortress; and for Your name's sake lead me and guide me. (4) Bring me out of the net that they hid for me, for You are my strength. (5) Into Your hand I commit My spirit; You have redeemed Me, O Jehovah, God of truth.

Psalms 31:1-5 YLT
(1) To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David. In Thee, O Jehovah, I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed to the age, In Thy righteousness deliver me. (2) Incline unto me Thine ear hastily, deliver me, Be to me for a strong rock, For a house of bulwarks to save me. (3) For my rock and my bulwark art Thou, For Thy name's sake lead me and tend me. (4) Bring me out from the net that they hid for me, For Thou art my strength. (5) Into Thy hand I commit my spirit, Thou hast redeemed me, Jehovah God of truth.

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation