Psalms - Chapter 31 | Good News Translation

  • 1. I come to you, LORD, for protection; never let me be defeated. You are a righteous God; save me, I pray!
  • 2. Hear me! Save me now! Be my refuge to protect me; my defense to save me.
  • 3. You are my refuge and defense; guide me and lead me as you have promised.
  • 4. Keep me safe from the trap that has been set for me; shelter me from danger.
  • 5. I place myself in your care. You will save me, LORD; you are a faithful God.
  • 6. You hate those who worship false gods, but I trust in you.
  • 7. I will be glad and rejoice because of your constant love. You see my suffering; you know my trouble.
  • 8. You have not let my enemies capture me; you have given me freedom to go where I wish.
  • 9. Be merciful to me, LORD, for I am in trouble; my eyes are tired from so much crying; I am completely worn out.
  • 10. I am exhausted by sorrow, and weeping has shortened my life. I am weak from all my troubles; even my bones are wasting away.
  • 11. All my enemies, and especially my neighbors, treat me with contempt. Those who know me are afraid of me; when they see me in the street, they run away.
  • 12. Everyone has forgotten me, as though I were dead; I am like something thrown away.
  • 13. I hear many enemies whispering; terror is all around me. They are making plans against me, plotting to kill me.
  • 14. But my trust is in you, O LORD; you are my God.
  • 15. I am always in your care; save me from my enemies, from those who persecute me.
  • 16. Look on your servant with kindness; save me in your constant love.
  • 17. I call to you, LORD; don't let me be disgraced. May the wicked be disgraced; may they go silently down to the world of the dead.
  • 18. Silence those liars--- all the proud and arrogant who speak with contempt about the righteous.
  • 19. How wonderful are the good things you keep for those who honor you! Everyone knows how good you are, how securely you protect those who trust you.
  • 20. You hide them in the safety of your presence from the plots of others; in a safe shelter you hide them from the insults of their enemies.
  • 21. Praise the LORD! How wonderfully he showed his love for me when I was surrounded and attacked!
  • 22. I was afraid and thought that he had driven me out of his presence. But he heard my cry, when I called to him for help.
  • 23. Love the LORD, all his faithful people. The LORD protects the faithful, but punishes the proud as they deserve.
  • 24. Be strong, be courageous, all you that hope in the LORD.
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