Psalms 31:1-24 (KJV)
[1] In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me
never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
[2] Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily:
be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
[3] For thou art my rock and my fortress;
therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me.
[4] Pull me out of the net that they have
laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.
[5] Into thine hand I commit my spirit:
thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.
[6] I have hated them that regard lying vanities:
but I trust in the Lord.
[7] I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy:
for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast
known my soul in adversities;
[8] And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy:
thou hast set my feet in a large room.
[9] Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble:
mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.
[10] For my life is spent with grief, and my years
with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine
iniquity, and my bones are consumed.
[11] I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially
among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance:
they that did see me without fled from me.
[12] I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind:
I am like a broken vessel.
[13] For I have heard the slander of many: fear
was on every side: while they took counsel
together against me, they devised to take away my life.
[14] But I trusted in thee, O Lord: I said,
Thou art my God.
[15] My times are in thy hand: deliver me from
the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
[16] Make thy face to shine upon thy servant:
save me for thy mercies' sake.
[17] Let me not be ashamed, O Lord; for I have called
upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and
let them be silent in the grave.
[18] Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak
grievous things proudly and contemptuously
against the righteous.
[19] Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast
laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast
wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!
[20] Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy
presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep
them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
[21] Blessed be the Lord: for he hath shewed me
his marvellous kindness in a strong city.
[22] For I said in my haste, I am cut off from
before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest
the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.
[23] O love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the
Lord preserveth the faithful, and plentifully
rewardeth the proud doer.
[24] Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen
your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.
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May the Lord pour abundant blessings on you,
your friends and family!
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