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Psalms 31

World English Bible British Edition · Berean Standard Bible

31:1

In you, LORD, I take refuge.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness.

31:2

Bow down your ear to me.

Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.

31:3

For you are my rock and my fortress,

For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name.

31:4

Pluck me out of the net that they have laid secretly for me,

You free me from the net laid out for me, for You are my refuge.

31:5

Into your hand I commend my spirit.

Into Your hands I commit ; You have redeemed me, O LORD, God of truth.

31:6

I hate those who regard lying vanities,

those who cling to worthless idols, but in the LORD I trust.

31:7

I will be glad and rejoice in your loving kindness,

I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.

31:8

You have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy.

You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open.

31:9

Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am in distress.

Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.

31:10

For my life is spent with sorrow,

For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.

31:11

Because of all my adversaries I have become utterly contemptible to my neighbours,

Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends—they flee when they see me on the street.

31:12

I am forgotten from their hearts like a dead man.

I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind. I am like a broken vessel.

31:13

For I have heard the slander of many, terror on every side,

For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.

31:14

But I trust in you, LORD.

But I trust in You, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.”

31:15

My times are in your hand.

My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.

31:16

Make your face to shine on your servant.

Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion.

31:17

Let me not be disappointed, LORD, for I have called on you.

O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Sheol.

31:18

Let the lying lips be mute,

May lying lips be silenced—lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.

31:19

Oh how great is your goodness,

How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!

31:20

In the shelter of your presence you will hide them from the plotting of man.

You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.

31:21

Praise be to the LORD,

Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege.

31:22

As for me, I said in my haste, “I am cut off from before your eyes.”

In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help.

31:23

Oh love the LORD, all you his saints!

Love the LORD, all His saints. The LORD preserves the faithful, but fully repays the arrogant.

31:24

Be strong, and let your heart take courage,

Be strong and courageous, all you who hope in the LORD.