Psalm 31:1–16

1 In you, Lord, I have taken refuge;v

let me never be put to shame;

deliver me in your righteousness.w

2 Turn your ear to me,x

come quickly to my rescue;y

be my rock of refuge,z

a strong fortress to save me.

3 Since you are my rock and my fortress,a

for the sake of your nameb lead and guide me.

4 Keep me free from the trapc that is set for me,

for you are my refuge.d

5 Into your hands I commit my spirit;e

deliver me, Lord, my faithful God.f

6 I hate those who cling to worthless idols;g

as for me, I trust in the Lord.h

7 I will be glad and rejoice in your love,

for you saw my afflictioni

and knew the anguishj of my soul.

8 You have not given me into the handsk of the enemy

but have set my feet in a spacious place.l

9 Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in distress;m

my eyes grow weak with sorrow,n

my soul and bodyo with grief.

10 My life is consumed by anguishp

and my years by groaning;q

my strength failsr because of my affliction,b s

and my bones grow weak.t

11 Because of all my enemies,u

I am the utter contemptv of my neighborsw

and an object of dread to my closest friends—

those who see me on the street flee from me.

12 I am forgotten as though I were dead;x

I have become like broken pottery.

13 For I hear many whispering,y

“Terror on every side!”z

They conspire against mea

and plot to take my life.b

14 But I trustc in you, Lord;

I say, “You are my God.”

15 My timesd are in your hands;

deliver me from the hands of my enemies,

from those who pursue me.

16 Let your face shinee on your servant;

save me in your unfailing love.f