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Psalm 31

	Psa 31:1	To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. In You, O LORD, I put my trust; Let me never be ashamed; Deliver me in Your righteousness.
	Psa 31:2	Bow down Your ear to me, Deliver me speedily; Be my rock of refuge, A fortress of defense to save me.
	Psa 31:3	For You [are] my rock and my fortress; Therefore, for Your name's sake, Lead me and guide me.
	Psa 31:4	Pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me, For You [are] my strength.
	Psa 31:5	Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.
	Psa 31:6	I have hated those who regard useless idols; But I trust in the LORD.
	Psa 31:7	I will be glad and rejoice in Your mercy, For You have considered my trouble; You have known my soul in adversities,
	Psa 31:8	And have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy; You have set my feet in a wide place.
	Psa 31:9	Have mercy on me, O LORD, for I am in trouble; My eye wastes away with grief, [Yes], my soul and my body!
	Psa 31:10	For my life is spent with grief, And my years with sighing; My strength fails because of my iniquity, And my bones waste away.
	Psa 31:11	I am a reproach among all my enemies, But especially among my neighbors, And [am] repulsive to my acquaintances; Those who see me outside flee from me.
	Psa 31:12	I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind; I am like a broken vessel.
	Psa 31:13	For I hear the slander of many; Fear [is] on every side; While they take counsel together against me, They scheme to take away my life.
	Psa 31:14	But as for me, I trust in You, O LORD; I say, "You [are] my God."
	Psa 31:15	My times [are] in Your hand; Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from those who persecute me.
	Psa 31:16	Make Your face shine upon Your servant; Save me for Your mercies' sake.
	Psa 31:17	Do not let me be ashamed, O LORD, for I have called upon You; Let the wicked be ashamed; Let them be silent in the grave.
	Psa 31:18	Let the lying lips be put to silence, Which speak insolent things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
	Psa 31:19	Oh, how great [is] Your goodness, Which You have laid up for those who fear You, [Which] You have prepared for those who trust in You In the presence of the sons of men!
	Psa 31:20	You shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence From the plots of man; You shall keep them secretly in a pavilion From the strife of tongues.
	Psa 31:21	Blessed [be] the LORD, For He has shown me His marvelous kindness in a strong city!
	Psa 31:22	For I said in my haste, "I am cut off from before Your eyes"; Nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications When I cried out to You.
	Psa 31:23	Oh, love the LORD, all you His saints! [For] the LORD preserves the faithful, And fully repays the proud person.
	Psa 31:24	Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart, All you who hope in the LORD.

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