Old Testament · Poetry and wisdom
Psalms chapter 31
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In you, , I have .
Never let me be put to shame.
In your , set me free.Lean down and listen to me.
Come quickly — me.
Be my ,
a stronghold where I am saved.Yes, you are my rock and my fortress.
For the sake of , lead me and guide me.Pull me free from the they have hidden for me,
for you are my .Into your hands I place my .
You have me, Yahweh, .I despise those who cling to ,
but I trust in Yahweh.I will be glad and rejoice in your ,
because you saw my suffering,
you knew the anguish of my .You did not hand me over to my enemy.
You set my feet in an .Show me your , Yahweh, because I am in distress.
My eyes are worn out from grief,
my soul and my body wasting away.My life is consumed by sorrow
and my years by groaning.
My strength fails because of my misery,
and my are wasting away.Because of all my enemies, I have become an object of scorn,
especially to my neighbors.
My friends are horrified by me.
Those who see me on the street run from me.I am forgotten, like someone who has died — gone from memory.
I have become like a , thrown away.I hear the of many.
Terror closes in on every side.
They conspire together against me,
plotting to take my life.But I — I in you, Yahweh.
I say, “You are my God.”
My are in your hands.
Rescue me from my enemies,
from those who hunt me down.Let your on your .
Save me through your .Yahweh, do not let me be put to ,
for I have called out to you.
Let the wicked be put to shame instead;
let them fall silent in .Let their lying lips be silenced —
those that speak with arrogance against ,
with contempt and disdain.How great is the goodness
you have stored up for those who of you,
that you lavish on those who in you,
right in front of everyone watching.In the you hide them
from the schemes of men.
You keep them safe in your
from accusing tongues. Yahweh!
His toward me was
when I was in a .In my I said,
“I am !”
But you heard my desperate cry
when I called out to you for help.Love Yahweh, all of you who are .
Yahweh protects the
but the arrogant in full.Be strong and let your heart ,
all of you who for Yahweh.