31:1 | In you, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness. |
31:2 | Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me. |
31:3 | Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me. |
31:4 | Free me from the trap that is set for me, for you are my refuge. |
31:5 | Into your hands I commit my spirit; redeem me, O LORD, the God of truth. |
31:6 | I hate those who cling to worthless idols; I trust in the LORD. |
31:7 | I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul. |
31:8 | You have not handed me over to the enemy but have set my feet in a spacious place. |
31:9 | Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and my body with grief. |
31:10 | My life is consumed by anguish and my years by groaning; my strength fails because of my affliction, and my bones grow weak. |
31:11 | Because 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. |
31:12 | I am forgotten by them as though I were dead; I have become like broken pottery. |
31:13 | 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, O LORD; I say, "You are my God." |
31:15 | My times are in your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me. |
31:16 | Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love. |
31:17 | Let 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. |
31:18 | Let their lying lips be silenced, for with pride and contempt they speak arrogantly against the righteous. |
31:19 | How 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. |
31:20 | In the shelter of your presence you hide them from the intrigues of men; in your dwelling you keep them safe from accusing tongues. |
31:21 | Praise be to the LORD, for he showed his wonderful love to me when I was in a besieged city. |
31:22 | In 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. |
31:23 | Love the LORD, all his saints! The LORD preserves the faithful, but the proud he pays back in full. |
31:24 | Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD. |
| |