Psalms 31
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PSALM 31
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
To the chief Musician,
A Psalm of David.
1In thee, O Lord, I put my trust,
sham'd let me never be;
According to thy righteousness
do thou deliver me.
2Bow down thine ear to me, with speed
send me deliverance:
To save me, my strong rock be thou,
and my house of defence.
3Because thou art my rock, and thee
I for my fortress take;
Therefore do thou me lead and guide,
ev'n for thine own name's sake.
4And sith thou art my strength, therefore
pull me out of the net,
Which they in subtilty for me
so privily have set.
5Into thine hands I do commit
my sp'rit: for thou art he,
O thou, JEHOVAH, God of truth,
that hast redeemed me.
6Those that do lying vanities
regard, I have abhorr'd:
But as for me, my confidence
is fixed on the Lord.
7I'll in thy mercy gladly joy:
for thou my miseries
Consider'd hast; thou hast my soul
known in adversities:
8And thou hast not inclosed me
within the en'my's hand;
And by thee have my feet been made
in a large room to stand.
9O Lord, upon me mercy have,
for trouble is on me:
Mine eye, my belly, and my soul,
with grief consumed be.
10Because my life with grief is spent,
my years with sighs and groans:
My strength doth fail; and for my sin
consumed are my bones.
11I was a scorn to all my foes,
and to my friends a fear;
And specially reproach'd of those
that were my neighbours near:
When they me saw they from me fled.
12Ev'n so I am forgot,
As men are out of mind when dead:
I'm like a broken pot.
13For slanders I of many heard;
fear compass'd me, while they
Against me did consult, and plot
to take my life away.
14But as for me, O Lord, my trust
upon thee I did lay;
And I to thee, Thou art my God,
did confidently say.
15My times are wholly in thine hand:
do thou deliver me
From their hands that mine enemies
and persecutors be.
16Thy countenance to shine do thou
upon thy servant make:
Unto me give salvation,
for thy great mercies' sake.
17Let me not be asham'd, O Lord,
for on thee call'd I have:
Let wicked men be sham'd, let them
be silent in the grave.
18To silence put the lying lips,
that grievous things do say,
And hard reports, in pride and scorn,
on righteous men do lay.
19How great's the goodness thou for them
that fear thee keep'st in store,
And wrought'st for them that trust in thee
the sons of men before!
20In secret of thy presence thou
shalt hide them from man's pride:
From strife of tongues thou closely shalt,
as in a tent, them hide.
21All praise and thanks be to the Lord;
for he hath magnify'd
His wondrous love to me within
a city fortify'd.
22For from thine eyes cut off I am,
I in my haste had said;
My voice yet heard'st thou, when to thee
with cries my moan I made.
23O love the Lord, all ye his saints;
because the Lord doth guard
The faithful, and he plenteously
proud doers doth reward.
24Be of good courage, and he strength
unto your heart shall send,
All ye whose hope and confidence
doth on the Lord depend.
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Psalms 31
31
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
1In thee, O Lord, do I seek refuge;
let me never be put to shame;
in thy righteousness deliver me!
2Incline thy ear to me,
rescue me speedily!
Be thou a rock of refuge for me,
a strong fortress to save me!
3Yea, thou art my rock and my fortress;
for thy name's sake lead me and guide me,
4take me out of the net which is hidden for me,
for thou art my refuge.
5 #
Lk 23.46. Into thy hand I commit my spirit;
thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, faithful God.
6Thou hatest#31.6 With one Heb Ms Gk Syr Jerome: Heb I hate those who pay regard to vain idols;
but I trust in the Lord.
7I will rejoice and be glad for thy steadfast love,
because thou hast seen my affliction,
thou hast taken heed of my adversities,
8and hast not delivered me into the hand of the enemy;
thou hast set my feet in a broad place.
9Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am in distress;
my eye is wasted from grief,
my soul and my body also.
10For my life is spent with sorrow,
and my years with sighing;
my strength fails because of my misery,#31.10 Gk Syr: Heb iniquity
and my bones waste away.
11I am the scorn of all my adversaries,
a horror#31.11 Cn: Heb exceedingly to my neighbors,
an object of dread to my acquaintances;
those who see me in the street flee from me.
12I have passed out of mind like one who is dead;
I have become like a broken vessel.
13 #
Jer 6.25; 20.3,10; 46.5; 49.29. Yea, I hear the whispering of many—
terror on every side!—
as they scheme together against me,
as they plot to take my life.
14But I trust in thee, O Lord,
I say, “Thou art my God.”
15My times are in thy hand;
deliver me from the hand of my enemies and persecutors!
16Let thy face shine on thy servant;
save me in thy steadfast love!
17Let me not be put to shame, O Lord,
for I call on thee;
let the wicked be put to shame,
let them go dumbfounded to Sheol.
18Let the lying lips be dumb,
which speak insolently against the righteous
in pride and contempt.
19O how abundant is thy goodness,
which thou hast laid up for those who fear thee,
and wrought for those who take refuge in thee,
in the sight of the sons of men!
20In the covert of thy presence thou hidest them
from the plots of men;
thou holdest them safe under thy shelter
from the strife of tongues.
21Blessed be the Lord,
for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me
when I was beset as in a besieged city.
22I had said in my alarm,
“I am driven far#31.22 Another reading is cut off from thy sight.”
But thou didst hear my supplications,
when I cried to thee for help.
23Love the Lord, all you his saints!
The Lord preserves the faithful,
but abundantly requites him who acts haughtily.
24Be strong, and let your heart take courage,
all you who wait for the Lord!
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