Psalm 31:9-18

Complete Jewish Bible

⁹⁽⁸⁾You did not hand me over to the enemy;
you set my feet where I can move freely.

¹⁰⁽⁹⁾Show me favor, Adonai, for I am in trouble.
My eyes grow dim with anger,
my soul and body as well.
¹¹⁽¹⁰⁾For my life is worn out with sorrow
and my years with sighing;
my strength gives out under my guilt,
and my bones are wasting away.

¹²⁽¹¹⁾I am scorned by all my adversaries,
and even more by my neighbors;
even to acquaintances
I am an object of fear —
when they see me in the street,
they turn away from me.
¹³⁽¹²⁾Like a dead man, I have passed from their minds;
I have become like a broken pot.
¹⁴⁽¹³⁾All I hear is whispering,
terror is all around me;
they plot together against me,
scheming to take my life.

¹⁵⁽¹⁴⁾But I, I trust in you, Adonai;
I say, “You are my God.”
¹⁶⁽¹⁵⁾My times are in your hand;
rescue me from my enemies’ power,
from those who persecute me.

¹⁷⁽¹⁶⁾Make your face shine on your servant;
in your grace, save me.
¹⁸⁽¹⁷⁾Adonai, don’t let me be put to shame,
for I have called on you;
let the wicked be put to shame,
let them be silenced in Sh’ol.

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