Psalms 31:1 (BSB)
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness.

Psalms 31:2 (BSB)
Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.

Psalms 31:3 (BSB)
For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name.

Psalms 31:4 (BSB)
You free me from the net laid out for me, for You are my refuge.

Psalms 31:5 (BSB)
Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, God of truth.

Psalms 31:6 (BSB)
I hate those who cling to worthless idols, but in the LORD I trust.

Psalms 31:7 (BSB)
I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.

Psalms 31:8 (BSB)
You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open.

Psalms 31:9 (BSB)
Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.

Psalms 31:10 (BSB)
For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.

Psalms 31:11 (BSB)
Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends—they flee when they see me on the street.

Psalms 31:12 (BSB)
I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind. I am like a broken vessel.

Psalms 31:13 (BSB)
For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.

Psalms 31:14 (BSB)
But I trust in You, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.”

Psalms 31:15 (BSB)
My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.

Psalms 31:16 (BSB)
Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion.

Psalms 31:17 (BSB)
O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Sheol.

Psalms 31:18 (BSB)
May lying lips be silenced—lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.

Psalms 31:19 (BSB)
How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!

Psalms 31:20 (BSB)
You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.

Psalms 31:21 (BSB)
Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege.

Psalms 31:22 (BSB)
In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help.

Psalms 31:23 (BSB)
Love the LORD, all His saints. The LORD preserves the faithful, but fully repays the arrogant.

Psalms 31:24 (BSB)
Be strong and courageous, all you who hope in the LORD.
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