Psalm 31[a] For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1 In you, Lord, I have taken refuge;     let me never be put to shame;     deliver me in your righteousness. 2 Turn your ear to me,     come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge,     a strong fortress to save me. 3 Since you are my rock and my fortress,     for the sake of your name lead and guide me. 4 Keep me free from the trap that is set for me,     for you are my refuge. 5 Into your hands I commit my spirit;     deliver me, Lord, my faithful God.

6 I hate those who cling to worthless idols;     as for me, I trust in the Lord. 7 I will be glad and rejoice in your love,     for you saw my affliction     and knew the anguish of my soul. 8 You have not given me into the hands of the enemy     but have set my feet in a spacious place.

9 Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in distress;     my eyes grow weak with sorrow,     my soul and body with grief. 10 My life is consumed by anguish     and my years by groaning; my strength fails because of my affliction,[b]     and my bones grow weak. 11 Because of all my enemies,     I am the utter contempt of my neighbors and an object of dread to my closest friends—     those who see me on the street flee from me. 12 I am forgotten as though I were dead;     I have become like broken pottery. 13 For I hear many whispering,     “Terror on every side!” They conspire against me     and plot to take my life.

14 But I trust in you, Lord;     I say, “You are my God.”