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31:1  For the music director; a psalm of David. In you, O LORD, I have taken shelter! Never let me be humiliated! Vindicate me by rescuing me!
31:2  Listen to me! Quickly deliver me! Be my protector and refuge, a stronghold where I can be safe!
31:3  For you are my high ridge and my stronghold; for the sake of your own reputation you lead me and guide me.
31:4  You will free me from the net they hid for me, for you are my place of refuge.
31:5  Into your hand I entrust my life; you will rescue me, O LORD, the faithful God.
31:6  I hate those who serve worthless idols, but I trust in the LORD.
31:7  I will be happy and rejoice in your faithfulness, because you notice my pain and you are aware of how distressed I am.
31:8  You do not deliver me over to the power of the enemy; you enable me to stand in a wide open place.
31:9  Have mercy on me, for I am in distress! My eyes grow dim from suffering. I have lost my strength.
31:10  For my life nears its end in pain; my years draw to a close as I groan. My strength fails me because of my sin, and my bones become brittle.
31:11  Because of all my enemies, people disdain me; my neighbors are appalled by my suffering--those who know me are horrified by my condition; those who see me in the street run away from me.
31:12  I am forgotten, like a dead man no one thinks about; I am regarded as worthless, like a broken jar.
31:13  For I hear what so many are saying, the terrifying news that comes from every direction. When they plot together against me, they figure out how they can take my life.
31:14  But I trust in you, O LORD! I declare, "You are my God!"
31:15  You determine my destiny! Rescue me from the power of my enemies and those who chase me.
31:16  Smile on your servant! Deliver me because of your faithfulness!
31:17  O LORD, do not let me be humiliated, for I call out to you! May evil men be humiliated! May they go wailing to the grave!
31:18  May lying lips be silenced--lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt!
31:19  How great is your favor, which you store up for your loyal followers! In plain sight of everyone you bestow it on those who take shelter in you.
31:20  You hide them with you, where they are safe from the attacks of men; you conceal them in a shelter, where they are safe from slanderous attacks.
31:21  The LORD deserves praise for he demonstrated his amazing faithfulness to me when I was besieged by enemies.
31:22  I jumped to conclusions and said, "I am cut off from your presence!" But you heard my plea for mercy when I cried out to you for help.
31:23  Love the LORD, all you faithful followers of his! The LORD protects those who have integrity, but he pays back in full the one who acts arrogantly.
31:24  Be strong and confident, all you who wait on the LORD!