Tehillim 31:1-25 תהילים ל״א:א׳-כ״ה

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

In Thee, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in Thy righteousness.

Incline Thy ear to me; deliver me speedily: be Thou my strong rock, a fortress of defence to save me.

For Thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for Thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.

Pull me out of the net that they have hidden for me: for Thou art my stronghold.

Into Thy hand I commit my spirit: Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.

I hate them that regard vain idols: but I trust in the Lord.

I will be glad and rejoice in Thy loyal love: for Thou hast considered my affliction: Thou hast known the troubles of my soul;

and Thou hast not delivered me up into the hand of the enemy: Thou hast set my feet in a broad place.

Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am in trouble: my eye is consumed with grief, my soul and my body.

For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength fails because of my iniquity, and my bones are wasted away.

I am the scorn of all my adversaries, and very much of my neighbours, and a dread to my acquaintances: those who see me in the street flee from me.

I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.

For I have heard the slander of many: fear on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

But I trusted in Thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my God.

My times are in Thy hand: deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me.

Make Thy face to shine upon Thy servant: save me by Thy loyal love.

Let me not be ashamed, O Lord; for I have called upon Thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in She᾽ol.

Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak arrogant words, proudly and contemptuously, against the righteous.

Oh how great is Thy goodness, which Thou has laid up for those who fear Thee; which Thou hast performed for those who trust in Thee in the sight of the sons of men!

Thou hidest them in the covert of Thy presence from the plots of men: Thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

Blessed be the Lord: for he has shown me his marvellous love in a strong city.

For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before Thy eyes: nevertheless Thou didst hear the voice of my supplications when I cried to Thee.

O love the Lord, all his pious ones: for the Lord preserves the faithful, and plentifully repays him who acts haughtily.

Be of good courage, and let your heart be strong, all you who hope in the Lord.