Psalm 31

For the Director of Music. A Psalm of David.

1In you, O LORD, I take refuge;
  let me never be put to shame.
  In your righteousness deliver me. 2Incline your ear to me;
  rescue me quickly.
  Be a rock of refuge for me,
  a strong fortress to save me. 3For you are my rock and my fortress;
  for your name’s sake lead me and guide me. 4Take me out of the net they have hidden for me,
  for you are my refuge. 5Into your hand I commit my spirit;
  you have redeemed me, O LORD, faithful God. 6I hate those who cling to worthless idols,
  but I trust in the LORD. 7I will rejoice and be glad in your steadfast love,
  for you have seen my affliction;
  you have known the distress of my whole being. 8You have not handed me over to the enemy;
  you have set my feet in a broad place. 9Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am in distress;
  my eye wastes away from grief,
  my soul and my body also. 10For my life is spent with sorrow,
  and my years with groaning;
  my strength fails because of my iniquity,
  and my bones waste away. 11Because of all my foes I have become a reproach,
  especially to my neighbors,
  and an object of dread to my acquaintances;
  those who see me in the street flee from me. 12I have been forgotten like one dead;
  I have become like a broken vessel. 13For I hear the whispering of many—
  terror on every side!—
  as they scheme together against me,
  as they plot to take my life. 14But I trust in you, O LORD;
  I say, “You are my God.” 15My times are in your hand;
  deliver me from the hand of my enemies and persecutors. 16Make your face shine on your servant;
  save me in your steadfast love. 17O LORD, let me not be put to shame,
  for I call on you;
  let the wicked be put to shame;
  let them go silently to Sheol. 18Let lying lips be mute,
  which speak arrogantly against the righteous
  with pride and contempt. 19Oh, how great is your goodness,
  which you have stored up for those who fear you,
  which you have worked for those who take refuge in you,
  in the sight of the children of humanity! 20In the shelter of your presence you hide them
  from human schemes;
  you keep them safe in your dwelling
  from accusing tongues. 21Blessed be the LORD,
  for he has shown his steadfast love to me
  when I was as in a besieged city. 22As for me, I said in my alarm,
  “I am cut off from before your eyes.”
  Nevertheless you heard the voice of my pleas for mercy
  when I cried to you for help. 23Love the LORD, all you his faithful ones!
  The LORD preserves the faithful
  but repays the one who acts proudly in full. 24Be strong, and let your heart take courage,
  all you who wait for the LORD.