Psalms 31:1-15 ▼

1 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.

2 Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.

3 For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name.

4 You free me from the net laid out for me, for You are my refuge.

5 Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, God of truth.

6 I hate those who cling to worthless idols, but in the LORD I trust.

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

8 You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open.

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

10 For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.

11 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.

12 I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind. I am like a broken vessel.

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

14 But I trust in You, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.”

15 My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.