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
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Psalm 31
A Plea for Protection
For the choir director. A psalm of David.
1 Lord, I seek refuge in you;
let me never be disgraced.#Ps 25:2
Save me by your righteousness.
2Listen closely to me; rescue me quickly.
Be a rock of refuge for me,
a mountain fortress to save me.#Ps 71:1–2
3For you are my rock and my fortress;#Ps 18:2; 71:3
you lead and guide me
for your name’s sake.#Ps 23:3; 25:11
4You will free me from the net
that is secretly set for me,
for you are my refuge.#Ps 25:15; 46:1
5Into your hand I entrust my spirit;#Lk 23:46
you have redeemed me,#31:5 Or spirit. Redeem me Lord, God of truth.#Ps 25:5
6I#31:6 One Hb ms, LXX, Syr, Vg, Jer read You hate those who are devoted to worthless idols,
but I trust in the Lord.#Ps 26:5; Jnh 2:8
7I will rejoice and be glad in your faithful love
because you have seen my affliction.
You know the troubles of my soul#Ps 10:14
8and have not handed me over to the enemy.#Dt 32:30
You have set my feet in a spacious place.#Jb 36:16
9Be gracious to me, Lord,
because I am in distress;#Ps 69:17
my eyes are worn out from frustration —
my whole being#31:9 Lit my soul and my belly as well.#Ps 6:7; 63:1
10Indeed, my life is consumed with grief
and my years with groaning;#Ps 102:3
my strength has failed
because of my iniquity,#31:10 LXX, Syr, Sym read affliction
and my bones waste away.#Ps 32:3; 38:3
11I am ridiculed by all my adversaries
and even by my neighbors.
I am dreaded by my acquaintances;
those who see me in the street run from me.#Jb 19:13; Ps 38:11; 88:8,18
12I am forgotten: gone from memory
like a dead person — like broken pottery.#Ps 88:5; Ec 9:5
13I have heard the gossip of many;
terror is on every side.#Jr 6:25; 20:10; 46:5; 49:29
When they conspired against me,
they plotted to take my life.#Ps 41:7; Mt 27:1
14But I trust in you, Lord;
I say, “You are my God.”#Ps 140:6
15The course of my life is in your power;#Jb 14:5; 24:1
rescue me from the power of my enemies
and from my persecutors.#Ps 59:1
16Make your face shine on your servant;#Nm 6:25
save me by your faithful love.#Ps 6:4; 119:135
17 Lord, do not let me be disgraced when I call on you.#Ps 25:2–3,20
Let the wicked be disgraced;
let them be quiet#31:17 LXX reads brought down#31:17 Or them wail in Sheol.#Ps 94:17; 115:17
18Let lying lips#Ps 120:2
that arrogantly speak against the righteous
in proud contempt be silenced.#1Sm 2:3; Ps 94:4
19How great is your goodness,
which you have stored up for those who fear you.
In the presence of everyone#31:19 Or of the descendants of Adam you have acted
for those who take refuge in you.#Ps 5:11; 23:5
20You hide them in the protection of your presence;#Ps 17:8
you conceal them in a shelter
from human schemes,
from quarrelsome tongues.#Ps 27:5; 32:7
21Blessed be the Lord,
for he has wondrously shown his faithful love to me
in a city under siege.#Ps 28:6
22In my alarm I said,
“I am cut off from your sight.”#Ps 88:5; Is 38:11–12
But you heard the sound of my pleading
when I cried to you for help.#Ps 66:19; 145:19
23Love the Lord, all his faithful ones.#Ps 30:4
The Lord protects the loyal,
but fully repays the arrogant.#Ps 94:2; Jms 4:6; 1Pt 5:5
24Be strong, and let your heart be courageous,#Dt 31:23; Jos 1:9
all you who put your hope in the Lord.#Ps 27:14
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