Psalm 31:6-19

New International Version

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

⁹Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in distress;^(G)
    my eyes grow weak with sorrow,^(H)
    my soul and body^(I) with grief.
¹⁰My life is consumed by anguish^(J)
    and my years by groaning;^(K)
my strength fails^(L) because of my affliction,^[a]^(M)
    and my bones grow weak.^(N)
¹¹Because of all my enemies,^(O)
    I am the utter contempt^(P) of my neighbors^(Q)
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;^(R)
    I have become like broken pottery.
¹³For I hear many whispering,^(S)
    “Terror on every side!”^(T)
They conspire against me^(U)
    and plot to take my life.^(V)

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

¹⁹How abundant are the good things^(AE)
that you have stored up for those who fear you,
that you bestow in the sight of all,^(AF)
on those who take refuge^(AG) in you.