Psalm 31

Psalm 31

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

¹In ^aYou, O Lord, I ¹put my trust; Let me never be ashamed;

Deliver me in Your righteousness.

^2bBow down Your ear to me,

Deliver me speedily;

Be my rock of ²refuge,

A ³fortress of defense to save me.

^3cFor You are my rock and my fortress;

Therefore, ^dfor Your name’s sake,

Lead me and guide me.

⁴Pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me,

For You are my strength.

^5eInto Your hand I commit my spirit;

You have redeemed me, O Lord God of ^ftruth.

⁶I have hated those ^gwho regard useless idols;

But I trust in the Lord.

⁷I will be glad and rejoice in Your mercy,

For You have considered my trouble;

You have ^hknown my soul in ⁴adversities,

⁸And have not ⁱshut ⁵me up into the hand of the enemy;

^jYou have set my feet in a wide place.

⁹Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble;

^kMy eye wastes away with grief,

Yes, my soul and my ⁶body!

¹⁰For my life is spent with grief,

And my years with sighing;

My strength fails because of my iniquity,

And my bones waste away.

^11lI am a ⁷reproach among all my enemies,

But ^mespecially among my neighbors,

And am repulsive to my acquaintances;

ⁿThose who see me outside flee from me.

^12oI am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind;

I am like a ⁸broken vessel.

^13pFor I hear the slander of many;

^qFear is on every side;

While they ^rtake counsel together against me,

They scheme to take away my life.

¹⁴But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord;

I say, “You are my God.”

¹⁵My times are in Your ^shand;

Deliver me from the hand of my enemies,

And from those who persecute me.

^16tMake Your face shine upon Your servant;

Save me for Your mercies’ sake.

^17uDo not let me be ashamed, O Lord, for I have called upon You;

Let the wicked be ashamed;

^vLet them be silent in the grave.

^18wLet the lying lips be put to silence,

Which ^xspeak insolent things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

^19yOh, how great is Your goodness,

Which You have laid up for those who fear You,

Which You have prepared for those who trust in You

In the presence of the sons of men!

^20zYou shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence

From the plots of man;

^aYou shall keep them secretly in a ⁹pavilion

From the strife of tongues.

²¹Blessed be the Lord,

For ^bHe has shown me His marvelous kindness in a ¹strong city!

²²For I said in my haste,

“I am cut off from before Your eyes”;

Nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications

When I cried out to You.

²³Oh, love the Lord, all you His saints!

For the Lord preserves the faithful,

And fully repays the proud person.

^24cBe of good courage,

And He shall strengthen your heart,

All you who hope in the Lord.