Psalms 31 / 150
- 1In you, O LORD , I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness.
- 2Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me.
- 3Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me.
- 4Free me from the trap that is set for me, for you are my refuge.
- 5Into your hands I commit my spirit; redeem me, O LORD , the God of truth.
- 6I hate those who cling to worthless idols; I trust in the LORD .
- 7I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul.
- 8You have not handed me over to the enemy but have set my feet in a spacious place.
- 9Be merciful to me, O LORD , for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and my body with grief.
- 10My life is consumed by anguish and my years by groaning; my strength fails because of my affliction, and my bones grow weak.
- 11Because of all my enemies, I am the utter contempt of my neighbors; I am a dread to my friends- those who see me on the street flee from me.
- 12I am forgotten by them as though I were dead; I have become like broken pottery.
- 13For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side; they conspire against me and plot to take my life.
- 14But I trust in you, O LORD ; I say, "You are my God."
- 15My times are in your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.
- 16Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love.
- 17Let me not be put to shame, O LORD , for I have cried out to you; but let the wicked be put to shame and lie silent in the grave.
- 18Let their lying lips be silenced, for with pride and contempt they speak arrogantly against the righteous.
- 19How great is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you, which you bestow in the sight of men on those who take refuge in you.
- 20In the shelter of your presence you hide them from the intrigues of men; in your dwelling you keep them safe from accusing tongues.
- 21Praise be to the LORD , for he showed his wonderful love to me when I was in a besieged city.
- 22In my alarm I said, "I am cut off from your sight!" Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called to you for help.
- 23Love the LORD , all his saints! The LORD preserves the faithful, but the proud he pays back in full.
- 24Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD .