For the end, a Psalm of David, [an
utterance] of extreme fear. 31:1 O Lord, I have hoped in thee; let me
never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness and rescue me.
31:2 Incline thine ear to me; make haste to rescue me: be thou to me for a
protecting God, and for a house of refuge to save me.
31:3 For thou art my strength and my refuge; and thou shalt guide me for thy
name's sake, and maintain me.
31:4 Thou shalt bring me out of the snare which they have hidden for me; for
thou, O Lord, art my defender.
31:5 Into thine hands I will commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord
God of truth.
31:6 Thou has hated them that idly persist in vanities: but I have hoped in
the Lord.
31:7 I will exult and be glad in thy mercy: for thou hast looked upon mine
affliction; thou hast saved my soul from distresses.
31:8 And thou hast not shut me up into the hands of the enemy: thou hast set
my feet in a wide place.
31:9 Pity me, O Lord, for I am afflicted: my eye is troubled with
indignation, my soul and by belly.
31:10 For my life is spent with grief, and my years with groanings: my
strength has been weakened through poverty, and my bones are troubled.
31:11 I became a reproach among all mine enemies, but exceedingly so to my
neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that saw me without fled
from me.
31:12 I have been forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am become as a
broken vessel.
31:13 For I heard the slander of many that dwelt round about: when they were
gathered together against me, they took counsel to take my life.
31:14 But I hoped in thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my God.
31:15 My lots are in thy hands: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies,
31:16 and from them that persecute me. Make thy face to shine upon thy
servant: save me in thy mercy.
31:17 O Lord, let me not be ashamed, for I have called upon thee: let the
ungodly be ashamed, and brought down to Hades.
31:18 Let the deceitful lips become dumb, which speak iniquity against the
righteous with pride and scorn.
31:19 How abundant is the multitude of thy goodness, O Lord, which thou hast
laid up for them that fear thee! thou hast wrought [it] out for them that
hope on thee, in the presence of the sons of men.
31:20 Thou wilt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the vexation of
man: thou wilt screen them in a tabernacle from the contradiction of
tongues.
31:21 Blessed be the Lord: for he has magnified his mercy in a fortified
city.
31:22 But I said in my extreme fear, I am cast out from the sight of thine
eyes: therefore thou didst hearken, O Lord, to the voice of my supplication
when I cried to thee.
31:23 Love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord seeks for truth, and
renders [a reward] to them that deal very proudly.
31:24 Be of good courage, and let your heart be strengthened, all ye that
hope in the Lord. |
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
31:1 In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me
in thy righteousness.
31:2 Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock,
for an house of defence to save me.
31:3 For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake
lead me, and guide me.
31:4 Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art
my strength.
31:5 Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God
of truth.
31:6 I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD.
31:7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my
trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;
31:8 And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my
feet in a large room.
31:9 Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed
with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.
31:10 For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my
strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.
31:11 I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my
neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without
fled from me.
31:12 I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.
31:13 For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while
they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
31:14 But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.
31:15 My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies,
and from them that persecute me.
31:16 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies'
sake.
31:17 Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the
wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.
31:18 Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things
proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
31:19 Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that
fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the
sons of men!
31:20 Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of
man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
31:21 Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in
a strong city.
31:22 For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes:
nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto
thee.
31:23 O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the
faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
31:24 Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that
hope in the LORD. |