Psalm 31:9-20

New King James Version

⁹Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble;
^(A)My eye wastes away with grief,
Yes, my soul and my ^[a]body!
¹⁰For my life is spent with grief,
And my years with sighing;
My strength fails because of my iniquity,
And my bones waste away.
¹¹^(B)I am a ^[b]reproach among all my enemies,
But ^(C)especially among my neighbors,
And am repulsive to my acquaintances;
^(D)Those who see me outside flee from me.
¹²^(E)I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind;
I am like a ^[c]broken vessel.
¹³^(F)For I hear the slander of many;
^(G)Fear is on every side;
While they ^(H)take counsel together against me,
They scheme to take away my life.

¹⁴But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord;
I say, “You are my God.”
¹⁵My times are in Your ^(I)hand;
Deliver me from the hand of my enemies,
And from those who persecute me.
¹⁶^(J)Make Your face shine upon Your servant;
Save me for Your mercies’ sake.
¹⁷^(K)Do not let me be ashamed, O Lord, for I have called upon You;
Let the wicked be ashamed;
^(L)Let them be silent in the grave.
¹⁸^(M)Let the lying lips be put to silence,
Which ^(N)speak insolent things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

¹⁹^(O)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!
²⁰^(P)You shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence
From the plots of man;
^(Q)You shall keep them secretly in a ^[d]pavilion
From the strife of tongues.

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Footnotes

Psalm 31:9 Lit. belly
Psalm 31:11 despised thing
Psalm 31:12 Lit. perishing
Psalm 31:20 shelter

Psalm 31:9-20

New International Version

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

¹⁴But I trust^(Q) in you, Lord;
    I say, “You are my God.”
¹⁵My times^(R) are in your hands;
    deliver me from the hands of my enemies,
    from those who pursue me.
¹⁶Let your face shine^(S) on your servant;
    save me in your unfailing love.^(T)
¹⁷Let me not be put to shame,^(U) Lord,
    for I have cried out to you;
but let the wicked be put to shame
    and be silent^(V) in the realm of the dead.
¹⁸Let their lying lips^(W) be silenced,
    for with pride and contempt
    they speak arrogantly^(X) against the righteous.

¹⁹How abundant are the good things^(Y)
    that you have stored up for those who fear you,
that you bestow in the sight of all,^(Z)
    on those who take refuge^(AA) in you.
²⁰In the shelter^(AB) of your presence you hide^(AC) them
    from all human intrigues;^(AD)
you keep them safe in your dwelling
    from accusing tongues.