Psalm 31
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Overview
Psalm 31 is an emotional amalgam of distress, faith, and finally, assurance. The psalmist begins by seeking God's refuge and deliverance from enemies and hardships. But even amid the desperation, there is a robust sense of trust in God's goodness and sovereignty. The psalmist isn't just focused on personal woes but also highlights a kind of universal vulnerability and the collective need for divine intervention. Yet, by the end, the mood shifts dramatically toward optimism and praise, recognizing God's steadfast love and faithfulness. This psalm serves as a spiritual rollercoaster, guiding us through the highs and lows of human experience but ultimately landing on the comforting truth that in God, there is unfailing love and deliverance.
Psalm 31
1Â (To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.) In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
🔑 Devotion
2Â Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
3 For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me.
4 Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.
5Â Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.
6Â I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD.
7Â I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;
8Â And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.
9 Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.
10Â For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.
11Â I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.
12Â I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.
13 For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
14 But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.
15 My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
16Â Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake.
17 Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.
18Â Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
19  Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!
20Â Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
21 Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.
22Â For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.
23 O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
24Â Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.
End of Psalm 31
1 Year Plan: Mar 15 - Deut 3, Deut 4, Ps 31 [next day]
🔑 Devotion
2Â Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
3 For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me.
4 Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.
5Â Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.
6Â I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD.
7Â I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;
8Â And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.
9 Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.
10Â For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.
11Â I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.
12Â I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.
13 For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
14 But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.
15 My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
16Â Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake.
17 Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.
18Â Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
19  Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!
20Â Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
21 Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.
22Â For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.
23 O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
24Â Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.
End of Psalm 31
1 Year Plan: Mar 15 - Deut 3, Deut 4, Ps 31 [next day]
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