Psa 31 | ABEn | STEP | To the director; a psalm to David; a change of state. Upon you, O lord , I hoped. May I not be disgraced into the eon. In your righteousness rescue me, and take me out!

‏ Psalms 31

PSALM 31

The LORD is Our Refuge

To the director; a psalm to David; a change of state.

1 Upon you, O lord, I hoped. May I not be disgraced into the eon. In your righteousness rescue me, and take me out! 2 Lean [²to ³me ¹your ear]! Hasten to take me out! Become to me as a defending God! and for a house of refuge to deliver me. 3 For [²my fortification ³and ⁴my refuge ¹you are]; and because of your name you shall guide me and nourish me. 4 You shall lead me out of the snare which these hid for me; for you are my defender, O lord. 5 Into your hands I shall place my spirit. You ransomed me, O lord God of truth. 6 You detested the ones guarding [²follies ¹ineffectual]. But I [²upon ³the ⁴ lord ¹hoped]. 7 I will exult and be glad over your mercy, for you looked upon my humiliation. You delivered [²from ³the wants ⁴of necessities ¹my soul]; 8 and you did not close me up by hands of enemies. You set [²in ³a broad space ¹my feet]. 9 Show mercy on me, O lord! for I am afflicted. [⁵are disturbed ⁶in ⁷rage ¹My eye ²my soul ³and ⁴my belly]; 10 for [²failed ³in ⁴grief ¹my life], and my years in moanings. [²weakened ³in ⁴poorness ¹My strength], and my bones are disturbed. 11 By all my enemies I became a scorn, even to my neighbors exceedingly so, and a fear to my acquaintances. The ones viewing me outside fled from me. 12 I was forgotten as one dead from the heart; I am become as a vessel being destroyed. 13 For I heard the fault of many sojourning round about. In their gathering together against me [²to take ³my soul ¹they consulted]. 14 But I [²upon ³you ⁴O lord ¹hoped]. I said, You are my God. 15 [²are in ³your hands ¹My lots]. Rescue me from the hand of my enemies, and from the ones pursuing me! 16 Let [²appear ¹your face] unto your servant! Deliver me in your mercy! 17 O lord, may I not be disgraced, for I called upon you. May [³be ashamed ¹the ²impious], and led down into Hades. 18 [⁷speechless ¹Let ⁶become ²the ³lips ⁴of the ⁵deceitful]! even the ones speaking against the just in lawlessness with pride and contempt. 19 How abundant is the multitude of your graciousness, O lord, of which you hid to the ones fearing you. You brought it to completion to the ones hoping upon you, before the sons of men. 20 You shall hide them in the concealment of your face from the disturbance of men. You shall shelter them in a tent from the dispute of tongues. 21 Blessed be the lord, for [²caused wonders ¹his mercy] in the city encompassed about. 22 But I said in my change of state, I am thrown away from in front of your eyes. On account of this you heard of the voice of my supplication in my crying out to you. 23 Let [³love ⁴the ⁵ lord ¹all ²his sacred ones]! For [³truth ²requires ¹the lord]; and he recompenses [²to the ones ¹extremely] having pride. 24 Let [⁶be manly ⁷and ⁸be fortified ⁹in ¹⁰your heart ¹all ²the ones ³hoping ⁴upon ⁵the lord]!