Psalms 31

1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.

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 Bow down thy ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for a house of defense to save me.

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

3 For thou [art] my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me.

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

4 Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou [art] my strength.

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

5 Into thy hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.

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

6 I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD.

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

7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;

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 And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my foot in a large room.

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

9 Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: my eye is consumed with grief, [yes], my soul and my belly.

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 spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of my iniquity, and my bones are consumed.

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 I was a reproach among all my enemies, but especially among my neighbors, and a fear to my acquaintance: they that saw me without fled from me.

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 as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.

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

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.

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 trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou [art] my God.

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

15 My times [are] in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from them that persecute me.

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

16 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake.

Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion.

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. (Sheol h7585)

O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Sheol. (Sheol h7585)

18 Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.

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!

How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!

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.

You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.

21 Blessed [be] the LORD: for he hath showed me his wonderful kindness in a strong city.

Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege.

22 For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thy eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried to thee.

In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help.

23 O love the LORD, all ye his saints: [for] the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.

Love the LORD, all His saints. The LORD preserves the faithful, but fully repays the arrogant.

24 Be of good courage, and he will strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.

Be strong and courageous, all you who hope in the LORD.