Psalms 31
Open in the reader1Unto the End. A Psalm of Beloved.
2In You, O He-Who-Is, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness.
3Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.
4For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name.
5You free me from the net laid out for me, for You are my refuge.
6Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O He-Who-Is, God of truth.
7I hate those who cling to worthless idols, but in He-Who-Is I trust.
8I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.
9You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open.
10Be merciful to me, O He-Who-Is, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.
11For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.
12Among 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.
13I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind. I am like a broken vessel.
14For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
15But I trust in You, O He-Who-Is; I say, “You are my God.”
16My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.
17Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion.
18O He-Who-Is, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Place-of-the-Dead.
19May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.
20How 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!
21You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.
22Blessed be He-Who-Is, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege.
23In 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.
24Love He-Who-Is, all His devoted ones. He-Who-Is preserves the faithful, but fully repays the arrogant.
25Be strong and courageous, all you who hope in He-Who-Is.