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		Ps 31:1 In You, O LORD, I have placed my trust and taken refuge; Let me never be ashamed; In Your righteousness rescue me.
		Ps 31:2 Incline Your ear to me, deliver me quickly; Be my rock of refuge, And a strong fortress to save me.
		Ps 31:3 Yes, You are my rock and my fortress; For Your name's sake You will lead me and guide me.
		Ps 31:4 You will draw me out of the net that they have secretly laid for me, For You are my strength and my stronghold.
		Ps 31:5 Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, the God of truth and faithfulness. [Luke 23:46; Acts 7:59]
		Ps 31:6 ¶ I hate those who pay regard to vain (empty, worthless) idols; But I trust in the LORD [and rely on Him with unwavering confidence].
		Ps 31:7 I will rejoice and be glad in Your steadfast love, Because You have seen my affliction; You have taken note of my life's distresses,
		Ps 31:8 And You have not given me into the hand of the enemy; You have set my feet in a broad place.
		Ps 31:9 ¶ Be gracious and compassionate to me, O LORD, for I am in trouble; My eye is clouded and weakened by grief, my soul and my body also.
		Ps 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 body has wasted away.
		Ps 31:11 Because of all my enemies I have become a reproach and disgrace, Especially to my neighbors, And an object of dread to my acquaintances; Those who see me on the street run from me.
		Ps 31:12 I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind; I am like a broken vessel.
		Ps 31:13 For I have heard the slander and whispering of many, Terror is on every side; While they schemed together against me, They plotted to take away my life. [Jer 20:10]
		Ps 31:14 ¶ But as for me, I trust [confidently] in You and Your greatness, O LORD; I said, "You are my God."
		Ps 31:15 My times are in Your hands; Rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from those who pursue and persecute me.
		Ps 31:16 Make Your face shine upon Your servant; Save me in Your lovingkindness.
		Ps 31:17 Let me not be put to shame, O LORD, for I call on You; Let the wicked (godless) be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).
		Ps 31:18 Let the lying lips be mute, Which speak insolently and arrogantly against the [consistently] righteous With pride and contempt.
		Ps 31:19 ¶ How great is Your goodness, Which You have stored up for those who [reverently] fear You, Which You have prepared for those who take refuge in You, Before the sons of man!
		Ps 31:20 In the secret place of Your presence You hide them from the plots and conspiracies of man; You keep them secretly in a shelter (pavilion) from the strife of tongues.
		Ps 31:21 Blessed be the LORD, For He has shown His marvelous favor and lovingkindness to me [when I was assailed] in a besieged city.
		Ps 31:22 As for me, I said in my alarm, "I am cut off from Your eyes." Nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications (specific requests) When I cried to You [for help].
		Ps 31:23 ¶ O love the LORD, all you His godly ones! The LORD preserves the faithful [those with moral and spiritual integrity] And fully repays the [self-righteousness of the] arrogant.
		Ps 31:24 Be strong and let your hearts take courage, All you who wait for and confidently expect the LORD. A Psalm of David. A skillful song, or a didactic or reflective poem.<SS>

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