Psalms 31
31
For the choir director: A psalm of David.
1O Lord, I have come to you for protection;
don’t let me be disgraced.
Save me, for you do what is right.
2Turn your ear to listen to me;
rescue me quickly.
Be my rock of protection,
a fortress where I will be safe.
3You are my rock and my fortress.
For the honor of your name, lead me out of this danger.
4Pull me from the trap my enemies set for me,
for I find protection in you alone.
5I entrust my spirit into your hand.
Rescue me, Lord, for you are a faithful God.
6I hate those who worship worthless idols.
I trust in the Lord.
7I will be glad and rejoice in your unfailing love,
for you have seen my troubles,
and you care about the anguish of my soul.
8You have not handed me over to my enemies
but have set me in a safe place.
9Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am in distress.
Tears blur my eyes.
My body and soul are withering away.
10I am dying from grief;
my years are shortened by sadness.
Sin has drained my strength;
I am wasting away from within.
11I am scorned by all my enemies
and despised by my neighbors—
even my friends are afraid to come near me.
When they see me on the street,
they run the other way.
12I am ignored as if I were dead,
as if I were a broken pot.
13I have heard the many rumors about me,
and I am surrounded by terror.
My enemies conspire against me,
plotting to take my life.
14But I am trusting you, O Lord,
saying, “You are my God!”
15My future is in your hands.
Rescue me from those who hunt me down relentlessly.
16Let your favor shine on your servant.
In your unfailing love, rescue me.
17Don’t let me be disgraced, O Lord,
for I call out to you for help.
Let the wicked be disgraced;
let them lie silent in the grave.#31:17 Hebrew in Sheol.
18Silence their lying lips—
those proud and arrogant lips that accuse the godly.
19How 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.
20You 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.
21Praise the Lord,
for he has shown me the wonders of his unfailing love.
He kept me safe when my city was under attack.
22In panic I cried out,
“I am cut off from the Lord!”
But you heard my cry for mercy
and answered my call for help.
23Love the Lord, all you godly ones!
For the Lord protects those who are loyal to him,
but he harshly punishes the arrogant.
24So be strong and courageous,
all you who put your hope in the Lord!
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Psalms 31
31
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.
1In you, Yahweh, I take refuge.
Let me never be disappointed.
Deliver me in your righteousness.
2Bow down your ear to me.
Deliver me speedily.
Be to me a strong rock,
a house of defense to save me.
3For you are my rock and my fortress,
therefore for your name’s sake lead me and guide me.
4Pluck me out of the net that they have laid secretly for me,
for you are my stronghold.
5Into your hand I commend my spirit.
You redeem me, Yahweh, God of truth.
6I hate those who regard lying vanities,
but I trust in Yahweh.
7I will be glad and rejoice in your loving kindness,
for you have seen my affliction.
You have known my soul in adversities.
8You have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy.
You have set my feet in a large place.
9Have mercy on me, Yahweh, for I am in distress.
My eye, my soul, and my body waste away with grief.
10For my life is spent with sorrow,
my years with sighing.
My strength fails because of my iniquity.
My bones are wasted away.
11Because of all my adversaries I have become utterly contemptible to my neighbors,
a horror to my acquaintances.
Those who saw me on the street fled from me.
12I am forgotten from their hearts like a dead man.
I am like broken pottery.
13For I have heard the slander of many, terror on every side,
while they conspire together against me,
they plot to take away my life.
14But I trust in you, Yahweh.
I said, “You are my God.”
15My times are in your hand.
Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me.
16Make your face to shine on your servant.
Save me in your loving kindness.
17Let me not be disappointed, Yahweh, for I have called on you.
Let the wicked be disappointed.
Let them be silent in Sheol.#31:17 Sheol is the place of the dead.
18Let the lying lips be mute,
which speak against the righteous insolently, with pride and contempt.
19Oh how great is your goodness,
which you have laid up for those who fear you,
which you have worked for those who take refuge in you,
before the sons of men!
20In the shelter of your presence you will hide them from the plotting of man.
You will keep them secretly in a dwelling away from the strife of tongues.
21Praise be to Yahweh,
for he has shown me his marvelous loving kindness in a strong city.
22As for me, I said in my haste, “I am cut off from before your eyes.”
Nevertheless you heard the voice of my petitions when I cried to you.
23Oh love Yahweh, all you his saints!
Yahweh preserves the faithful,
and fully recompenses him who behaves arrogantly.
24Be strong, and let your heart take courage,
all you who hope in Yahweh.
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