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Psalms 31
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1[A Psalm] of instruction by David. Blessed [are they] whose transgressions are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
1In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
2Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin, and in whose mouth there is no guile.
2Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
3Because I kept silence, my bones waxed old, from my crying all the day.
3For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.
4For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: I became thoroughly miserable while a thorn was fastened in [me]. Pause.
4Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.
5I acknowledged my sin, and hid not mine iniquity: I said, I will confess mine iniquity to the Lord against myself; and thou forgavest the ungodliness of my heart. Pause.
5Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.
6Therefore shall every holy one pray to thee in a fit time: only in the deluge of many waters they shall not come nigh to him.
6I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the Lord.
7Thou art my refuge from the affliction that encompasses me; my joy, to deliver me from them that have compassed me. Pause.
7I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;
8I will instruct thee and guide thee in this way wherein thou shalt go: I will fix mine eyes upon thee.
8And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.
9Be ye not as horse and mule, which have no understanding: [but thou must] constrain their jaws with bit and curb, lest they should come nigh to thee.
9Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.
10Many are the scourges of the sinner: but him that hopes in the Lord mercy shall compass about.
10For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.
11Be glad in the Lord, and exult, ye righteous: and glory, all ye that are upright in heart.
11I 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.