Psalms 31 (NET)

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Psalms 31:1¹In you, O Lord, I have taken shelter. Never let me be humiliated. Vindicate me by rescuing me.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 31:2²Listen to me. Quickly deliver me. Be my protector and refuge, a stronghold where I can be safe.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 31:3³For you are my high ridge and my stronghold; for the sake of your own reputation you lead me and guide me.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 31:4⁴You will free me from the net they hid for me, for you are my place of refuge.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 31:5⁵Into your hand I entrust my life; you will rescue me, O Lord, the faithful God.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 31:6⁶I hate those who serve worthless idols, but I trust in the Lord.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 31:7⁷I will be happy and rejoice in your faithfulness, because you notice my pain and you are aware of how distressed I am.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 31:8⁸You do not deliver me over to the power of the enemy; you enable me to stand in a wide open place.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 31:9⁹Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am in distress! My eyes grow dim from suffering. I have lost my strength.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 31:10¹⁰For my life nears its end in pain; my years draw to a close as I groan. My strength fails me because of my sin, and my bones become brittle.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 31:11¹¹Because of all my enemies, people disdain me; my neighbors are appalled by my suffering — those who know me are horrified by my condition; those who see me in the street run away from me.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 31:12¹²I am forgotten, like a dead man no one thinks about; I am regarded as worthless, like a broken jar.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 31:13¹³For I hear what so many are saying, the terrifying news that comes from every direction. When they plot together against me, they figure out how they can take my life.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 31:14¹⁴But I trust in you, O Lord! I declare, “You are my God!”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 31:15¹⁵You determine my destiny. Rescue me from the power of my enemies and those who chase me.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 31:16¹⁶Smile on your servant. Deliver me because of your faithfulness.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 31:17¹⁷O Lord, do not let me be humiliated, for I call out to you. May evil men be humiliated. May they go wailing to the grave.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 31:18¹⁸May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 31:19¹⁹How great is your favor, which you store up for your loyal followers. In plain sight of everyone you bestow it on those who take shelter in you.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 31:20²⁰You hide them with you, where they are safe from the attacks of men; you conceal them in a shelter, where they are safe from slanderous attacks.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 31:21²¹The Lord deserves praise for he demonstrated his amazing faithfulness to me when I was besieged by enemies.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 31:22²²I jumped to conclusions and said, “I am cut off from your presence!” But you heard my plea for mercy when I cried out to you for help.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 31:23²³Love the Lord, all you faithful followers of his! The Lord protects those who have integrity, but he pays back in full the one who acts arrogantly.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 31:24²⁴Be strong and confident, all you who wait on the Lord.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

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