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
Prayer in Distress and Thanksgiving for Escape
1For the leader. A psalm of David.
I
2In you, Lord, I take refuge;#Ps 71:1–3.
let me never be put to shame.
In your righteousness deliver me;
3incline your ear to me;
make haste to rescue me!
Be my rock of refuge,
a stronghold to save me.
4For you are my rock and my fortress;#Ps 18:2.
for your name’s sake lead me and guide me.
5Free me from the net they have set for me,
for you are my refuge.
6#Into your hands I commend my spirit: in Lk 23:46 Jesus breathes his last with this Psalm verse. Stephen in Acts 7:59 alludes to these words as he is attacked by enemies. The verse is used as an antiphon in the Divine Office at Compline, the last prayer of the day.Into your hands I commend my spirit;#Lk 23:46; Acts 7:59.
you will redeem me, Lord, God of truth.
7You hate those who serve worthless idols,
but I trust in the Lord.
8I will rejoice and be glad in your mercy,
once you have seen my misery,
[and] gotten to know the distress of my soul.#Ps 10:14.
9You will not abandon me into enemy hands,
but will set my feet in a free and open space.
II
10Be gracious to me, Lord, for I am in distress;
affliction is wearing down my eyes,
my throat and my insides.
11My life is worn out by sorrow,
and my years by sighing.
My strength fails in my affliction;
my bones are wearing down.#Ps 32:3; 38:10–11.
12To all my foes I am a thing of scorn,
and especially to my neighbors
a horror to my friends.
When they see me in public,
they quickly shy away.#Jb 19:13–19.
13I am forgotten, out of mind like the dead;
I am like a worn-out tool.#Like a worn-out tool: a common comparison for something ruined and useless, cf. Is 30:14; Jer 19:11; 22:28.
14I hear the whispers of the crowd;
terrors are all around me.#Terrors are all around me: a cry used in inescapable danger, cf. Jer 6:25; 20:10; 46:5; 49:29.
They conspire together against me;
they plot to take my life.
15But I trust in you, Lord;
I say, “You are my God.”#Ps 140:7; Is 25:1.
16My destiny is in your hands;
rescue me from my enemies,
from the hands of my pursuers.
17Let your face shine on your servant;#Ps 67:1; Nm 6:24.
save me in your mercy.
18Do not let me be put to shame,
for I have called to you, Lord.
Put the wicked to shame;
reduce them to silence in Sheol.
19Strike dumb their lying lips,
which speak arrogantly against the righteous
in contempt and scorn.#Ps 12:4.
III
20How great is your goodness, Lord,
stored up for those who fear you.
You display it for those who trust you,
in the sight of the children of Adam.
21You hide them in the shelter of your presence,
safe from scheming enemies.
You conceal them in your tent,
away from the strife of tongues.#Ps 27:5.
22Blessed be the Lord,
marvelously he showed to me
his mercy in a fortified city.
23Though I had said in my alarm,
“I am cut off from your eyes.”#Jon 2:5.
Yet you heard my voice, my cry for mercy,
when I pleaded with you for help.
24Love the Lord, all you who are faithful to him.
The Lord protects the loyal,
but repays the arrogant in full.
25Be strong and take heart,
all who hope in the Lord.
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