Psalm 31:1-2

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Psalm 31^[a]^(A)

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

¹In you, Lord, I have taken refuge;^(B)
    let me never be put to shame;
    deliver me in your righteousness.^(C)
²Turn your ear to me,^(D)
    come quickly to my rescue;^(E)
be my rock of refuge,^(F)
    a strong fortress to save me.

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Footnotes

Psalm 31:1 In Hebrew texts 31:1-24 is numbered 31:2-25.

Psalm 31:8-16

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⁸You have not given me into the hands^(A) of the enemy
but have set my feet in a spacious place.^(B)

⁹Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in distress;^(C)
    my eyes grow weak with sorrow,^(D)
    my soul and body^(E) with grief.
¹⁰My life is consumed by anguish^(F)
    and my years by groaning;^(G)
my strength fails^(H) because of my affliction,^[a]^(I)
    and my bones grow weak.^(J)
¹¹Because of all my enemies,^(K)
    I am the utter contempt^(L) of my neighbors^(M)
and an object of dread to my closest friends—
    those who see me on the street flee from me.
¹²I am forgotten as though I were dead;^(N)
    I have become like broken pottery.
¹³For I hear many whispering,^(O)
    “Terror on every side!”^(P)
They conspire against me^(Q)
    and plot to take my life.^(R)

¹⁴But I trust^(S) in you, Lord;
    I say, “You are my God.”
¹⁵My times^(T) are in your hands;
    deliver me from the hands of my enemies,
    from those who pursue me.
¹⁶Let your face shine^(U) on your servant;
    save me in your unfailing love.^(V)