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31:1  To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. In You, O Lord, I have placed my trust and taken refuge; Let me never be ashamed; In Your righteousness rescue me.
31:2  Incline Your ear to me, deliver me quickly; Be my rock of refuge, And a strong fortress to save me.
31:3  Yes, You are my rock and my fortress; For Your name’s sake You will lead me and guide me.
31:4  You will draw me out of the net that they have secretly laid for me, For You are my strength and my stronghold.
31:5  Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O Lord, the God of truth and faithfulness.
31:6  I hate those who pay regard to vain (empty, worthless) idols; But I trust in the Lord [and rely on Him with unwavering confidence].
31:7  I will rejoice and be glad in Your steadfast love, Because You have seen my affliction; You have taken note of my life’s distresses,
31:8  And You have not given me into the hand of the enemy; You have set my feet in a broad place.
31:9  Be gracious and compassionate to me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; My eye is clouded and weakened by grief, my soul and my body also.
31:10  For my life is spent with sorrow And my years with sighing; My strength has failed because of my iniquity, And even my body has wasted away.
31:11  Because of all my enemies I have become a reproach and disgrace, Especially to my neighbors, And an object of dread to my acquaintances; Those who see me on the street run from me.
31:12  I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind; I am like a broken vessel.
31:13  For I have heard the slander and whispering of many, Terror is on every side; While they schemed together against me, They plotted to take away my life.
31:14  But as for me, I trust [confidently] in You and Your greatness, O Lord; I said, “You are my God.”
31:15  My times are in Your hands; Rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from those who pursue and persecute me.
31:16  Make Your face shine upon Your servant; Save me in Your lovingkindness.
31:17  Let me not be put to shame, O Lord, for I call on You; Let the wicked (godless) be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).
31:18  Let the lying lips be mute, Which speak insolently and arrogantly against the [consistently] righteous With pride and contempt.
31:19  How great is Your goodness, Which You have stored up for those who [reverently] fear You, Which You have prepared for those who take refuge in You, Before the sons of man!
31:20  In the secret place of Your presence You hide them from the plots and conspiracies of man; You keep them secretly in a shelter (pavilion) from the strife of tongues.
31:21  Blessed be the Lord, For He has shown His marvelous favor and lovingkindness to me [when I was assailed] in a besieged city.
31:22  As for me, I said in my alarm, “I am cut off from Your eyes.” Nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications (specific requests) When I cried to You [for help].
31:23  O love the Lord, all you His godly ones! The Lord preserves the faithful [those with moral and spiritual integrity] And fully repays the [self-righteousness of the] arrogant.
31:24  Be strong and let your hearts take courage, All you who wait for and confidently expect the Lord.