Psa 31 | ESV | STEP | To the choirmaster . A Psalm of David . In you, O Lord , do I take refuge ; let me never be put to shame ; in your righteousness deliver me!

Psalms 31

Into Your Hand I Commit My Spirit

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1 ^aIn you, O Lord, do I ^btake refuge;
^clet me never be put to shame;
in your ^drighteousness deliver me!
2 Incline your ear to me;
rescue me speedily!
Be ^ea rock of ^frefuge for me,
a strong fortress to save me!
3 For you are my rock and my fortress;
and for your ^gname’s sake you lead me and guide me;
4 you ^htake me out of ⁱthe net they have hidden for me,
for you are my ^jrefuge.
5 ^kInto your hand I commit my spirit;
you have redeemed me, O Lord, ^lfaithful God.
6 I ^mhate ^{▼▼Masoretic Text; one Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint, Syriac, Jerome You hate} those who pay ^oregard to worthless ^pidols,
but I trust in the Lord.
7 I will rejoice and be glad in your steadfast love,
because you have seen my affliction;
you have ^qknown the distress of my soul,
8 and you have not ^rdelivered me into the hand of the enemy;
you have set my feet in ^sa broad place.
9 Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am ^tin distress;
^umy eye is wasted from grief;
my soul and my body also.
10 For my life is spent with sorrow,
and my years with sighing;
my strength fails because of my iniquity,
and ^vmy bones waste away.
11 Because of all my adversaries I have become ^wa reproach,
especially to my ^xneighbors,
and an object of dread to my acquaintances;
those who see me in the street ^yflee from me.
12 I have been ^zforgotten like one who is dead;
I have become like ^aaa broken vessel.
13 For I ^abhear the whispering of many—
terror on every side!—
^acas they scheme together against me,
as they plot to take my life.
14 But I ^adtrust in you, O Lord;
I say, “You are my God.”
15 My ^aetimes are in your hand;
^afrescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors!
16 ^agMake your face shine on your servant;
save me in your steadfast love!
17 O Lord, ^ahlet me not be put to shame,
for I call upon you;
let the wicked be put to shame;
let them go ^aisilently to Sheol.
18 Let the lying lips be mute,
which ^ajspeak ^akinsolently against the righteous
in pride and contempt.
19 Oh, how abundant is your goodness,
which you have stored up for those who fear you
and worked for those who take refuge in you,
^alin the sight of the children of mankind!
20 In ^amthe cover of your presence you hide them
from the plots of men;
you ^anstore them in your shelter
from the strife of tongues.
21 Blessed be the Lord,
for he has wondrously ^aoshown his steadfast love to me
when I was in ^apa besieged city.
22 I had said in my ^aqalarm, ^{▼▼Or in my haste}
“I am ^ascut off from ^atyour sight.”
But you heard the voice of my pleas for mercy
when I cried to you for help.
23 Love the Lord, all you his ^ausaints!
The Lord preserves the faithful
but abundantly ^avrepays the one who acts in pride.
24 ^awBe strong, and let your heart take courage,
all you who wait for the Lord!