Psalms 31

• 1. O LORD, I have come to you for protection; don't let me be put to shame. Rescue me, for you always do what is right.
• 2. Bend down and listen to me; rescue me quickly. Be for me a great rock of safety, a fortress where my enemies cannot reach me.
• 3. You are my rock and my fortress. For the honor of your name, lead me out of this peril.
• 4. Pull me from the trap my enemies set for me, for I find protection in you alone.
• 5. I entrust my spirit into your hand. Rescue me, LORD, for you are a faithful God.
• 6. I hate those who worship worthless idols. I trust in the LORD.
• 7. I am overcome with joy because of your unfailing love, for you have seen my troubles, and you care about the anguish of my soul.
• 8. You have not handed me over to my enemy but have set me in a safe place.
• 9. Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am in distress. My sight is blurred because of my tears. My body and soul are withering away.
• 10. I am dying from grief; my years are shortened by sadness. Misery has drained my strength; I am wasting away from within.
• 11. I am scorned by all my enemies and despised by my neighbors--even my friends are afraid to come near me. When they see me on the street, they turn the other way.
• 12. I have been ignored as if I were dead, as if I were a broken pot.
• 13. I have heard the many rumors about me, and I am surrounded by terror. My enemies conspire against me, plotting to take my life.
• 14. But I am trusting you, O LORD, saying, "You are my God!"
• 15. My future is in your hands. Rescue me from those who hunt me down relentlessly.
• 16. Let your favor shine on your servant. In your unfailing love, save me.
• 17. Don't let me be disgraced, O LORD, for I call out to you for help. Let the wicked be disgraced; let them lie silent in the grave.
• 18. May their lying lips be silenced--those proud and arrogant lips that accuse the godly.
• 19. Your goodness is so great! You have stored up great blessings for those who honor you. You have done so much for those who come to you for protection, blessing them before the watching world.
• 20. You hide them in the shelter of your presence, safe from those who conspire against them. You shelter them in your presence, far from accusing tongues.
• 21. Praise the LORD, for he has shown me his unfailing love. He kept me safe when my city was under attack.
• 22. In sudden fear I had cried out, "I have been cut off from the LORD!" But you heard my cry for mercy and answered my call for help.
• 23. Love the LORD, all you faithful ones! For the LORD protects those who are loyal to him, but he harshly punishes all who are arrogant.
• 24. So be strong and take courage, all you who put your hope in the LORD!

Psalms 32

• 1. Oh, what joy for those whose rebellion is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight!
• 2. Yes, what joy for those whose record the LORD has cleared of sin, whose lives are lived in complete honesty!
• 3. When I refused to confess my sin, I was weak and miserable, and I groaned all day long.
• 4. Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me. My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat.
• 5. Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide them. I said to myself, "I will confess my rebellion to the LORD." And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone.
• 6. Therefore, let all the godly confess their rebellion to you while there is time, that they may not drown in the floodwaters of judgment.
• 7. For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory.
• 8. The LORD says, "I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.
• 9. Do not be like a senseless horse or mule that needs a bit and bridle to keep it under control."
• 10. Many sorrows come to the wicked, but unfailing love surrounds those who trust the LORD.
• 11. So rejoice in the LORD and be glad, all you who obey him! Shout for joy, all you whose hearts are pure!

Psalms 33

• 1. Let the godly sing with joy to the LORD, for it is fitting to praise him.
• 2. Praise the LORD with melodies on the lyre; make music for him on the ten-stringed harp.
• 3. Sing new songs of praise to him; play skillfully on the harp and sing with joy.
• 4. For the word of the LORD holds true, and everything he does is worthy of our trust.
• 5. He loves whatever is just and good, and his unfailing love fills the earth.
• 6. The LORD merely spoke, and the heavens were created. He breathed the word, and all the stars were born.
• 7. He gave the sea its boundaries and locked the oceans in vast reservoirs.
• 8. Let everyone in the world fear the LORD, and let everyone stand in awe of him.
• 9. For when he spoke, the world began! It appeared at his command.
• 10. The LORD shatters the plans of the nations and thwarts all their schemes.
• 11. But the LORD's plans stand firm forever; his intentions can never be shaken.
• 12. What joy for the nation whose God is the LORD, whose people he has chosen for his own.
• 13. The LORD looks down from heaven and sees the whole human race.
• 14. From his throne he observes all who live on the earth.
• 15. He made their hearts, so he understands everything they do.
• 16. The best-equipped army cannot save a king, nor is great strength enough to save a warrior.
• 17. Don't count on your warhorse to give you victory--for all its strength, it cannot save you.
• 18. But the LORD watches over those who fear him, those who rely on his unfailing love.
• 19. He rescues them from death and keeps them alive in times of famine.
• 20. We depend on the LORD alone to save us. Only he can help us, protecting us like a shield.
• 21. In him our hearts rejoice, for we are trusting in his holy name.
• 22. Let your unfailing love surround us, LORD, for our hope is in you alone.

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