31:1  IN YOU, O Lord, do I put my trust {and} seek refuge; let me never be put to shame {or} [have my hope in You] disappointed; deliver me in Your righteousness!

31:2  Bow down Your ear to me, deliver me speedily! Be my Rock of refuge, a strong Fortress to save me!

31:3  Yes, You are my Rock and my Fortress; therefore for Your name's sake lead me and guide me.

31:4  Draw me out of the net that they have laid secretly for me, for You are my Strength {and} my Stronghold.

31:5  Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O Lord, the God of truth {and} faithfulness.

31:6  [You and] I abhor those who pay regard to vain idols; but I trust in, rely on, {and} confidently lean on the Lord.

31:7  I will be glad and rejoice in Your mercy {and} steadfast love, because You have seen my affliction, You have taken note of my life's distresses,

31:8  And You have not given me into the hand of the enemy; You have set my feet in a broad place.

31:9  Have mercy {and} be gracious unto me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; with grief my eye is weakened, also my inner self and my body.

31:10  For my life is spent with sorrow and my years with sighing; my strength has failed because of my iniquity, and even my bones have wasted away.

31:11  To all my enemies I have become a reproach, but especially to my neighbors, and a dread to my acquaintances, who flee from me on the street.

31:12  I am forgotten like a dead man, and out of mind; like a broken vessel am I.

31:13  For I have heard the slander of many; terror is on every side! While they schemed together against me, they plotted to take my life.

31:14  But I trusted in, relied on, {and} was confident in You, O Lord; I said, You are my God.

31:15  My times are in Your hands; deliver me from the hands of my foes and those who pursue me {and} persecute me.

31:16  Let Your face shine on Your servant; save me for Your mercy's sake {and} in Your loving-kindness.

31:17  Let me not be put to shame, O Lord, {or} disappointed, for I am calling upon You; let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol (the place of the dead).

31:18  Let the lying lips be silenced, which speak insolently against the [consistently] righteous with pride and contempt.

31:19  Oh, how great is Your goodness, which You have laid up for those who fear, revere, {and} worship You, goodness which You have wrought for those who trust {and} take refuge in You before the sons of men!

31:20  In the secret place of Your presence You hide them from the plots of men; You keep them secretly in Your pavilion from the strife of tongues.

31:21  Blessed be the Lord! For He has shown me His marvelous loving favor when I was beset as in a besieged city.

31:22  As for me, I said in my haste {and} alarm, I am cut off from before Your eyes. But You heard the voice of my supplications when I cried to You for aid.

31:23  O love the Lord, all you His saints! The Lord preserves the faithful, and plentifully pays back him who deals haughtily.

31:24  Be strong and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for {and} hope for {and} expect the Lord!