psalm_Chapter 31

O Lord, I take refuge in you; let me never be ashamed, and deliver me in your righteousness.

Listen attentively, quickly save me, be a strong rock for me, a fortress for my salvation.

Because you are my rock, my copycat. So please guide me and guide me for the sake of your name.

Please rescue me from the net that men have hidden for me. Because you are my guarantee.

I give my soul into your hands. O Lord the honest God, you have redeemed me.

I hate those who believe in the god of nothingness. But I trust in the Lord.

I want to be happy and joyful for your kindness. Because you have seen my hardships and know the difficulties in my heart.

You have never handed me over to your enemies. You make my feet stand in a spacious place.

O Lord, have mercy on me, for I am in distress. My eyes are withered with sorrow, even my body and mind are uneasy.

My life is consumed by sorrow. My years are wasted by sighs. My strength has declined due to my sins. My bones have also dried up.

I have become ashamed of all my enemies, even more so in front of my neighbors. Those who know me are afraid of me. Everyone who sees me outside avoids me.

I am forgotten like a dead person, without anyone to remember. I feel like a broken vessel.

I have heard many people’s slander, and there is fear all around. When they discussed attacking me together, they plotted to harm my life.

O Lord, I still trust in you. I said, you are my god.

My lifelong affairs are in your hands. Please rescue me from the hands of my enemies and those who persecute me.

May your face shine upon your servant, and save me in your mercy.

O Lord, let me not be ashamed. Because I once called on you. Let the wicked be ashamed, and let them remain silent in the underworld.

That lying person, showing pride and arrogance, attacks the righteous with arrogant words. May his mouth be hoarse and speechless.

How great is the grace you have accumulated for those who fear you and take refuge in you, and how great is the grace you have bestowed upon them in the sight of mankind.

You will hide them in the secret place before you, so as not to encounter the conspiracies of others. You will secretly keep them in the pavilion, from the quarrel of words.

Praise be to the Lord. Because he is in a strong city, showing me wonderful kindness.

As for me, I once hastily said, I was cut off from your sight. However, when I call out to you, you still hear my pleading voice.

O holy people of the Lord, love him. The Lord protects the honest and fully repays those who act arrogantly.

Everyone who looks up to the Lord, be brave and strengthen your hearts.