Psalms 31 (Psalm of David) I have taken refuge in you, O Jehovah. Never let me be put to shame. Deliver me because of your righteousness.

NSB⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ ([Psalm of David]) I have taken refuge in you, O Jehovah. Never let me be put to shame. Deliver me because of your righteousness. ² Turn your ear toward me. Rescue me quickly. Be a rock of refuge for me, a stronghold fortress to save me. ³ You are my rock and my stronghold. For the sake of your name, lead me and guide me. ⁴ You are my refuge. Pull me out of the net that they have secretly laid for me. ⁵ Into your hands I entrust my spirit. You have redeemed me, O Jehovah, God of truth. ⁶ I hate those who cling to false gods, but I do trust in Jehovah. ⁷ I will rejoice and be glad because of your loving-kindness (mercy). You have seen my misery. You have known my troubles. ⁸ You have not handed me over to the hand of the enemy. You have set my feet in a large place. ⁹ Be gracious to me, O Jehovah, because I am in distress. My eyes, my life, and my body waste away with grief. ¹⁰ My life is spent from sorrow, my years from groaning. My strength staggers under the weight of my guilt, and my bones waste away. ¹¹ I have become a disgrace because of all my opponents. I have become someone dreaded by my friends, even by my neighbors. Those who see me on the street run away from me. ¹² I have faded from memory as if I were dead and have become like a piece of broken pottery. ¹³ I have heard the whispering of many people, terror on every side, while they made plans together against me. They were plotting to take my life. ¹⁴ I trust you, O Jehovah. I said: »You are my God.« ¹⁵ My future is in your hands. Rescue me from my enemies, from those who persecute me. ¹⁶ Make your face shine on me (smile on me) (show me favor) (be kind and merciful to me). Save me in your loving-kindness. ¹⁷ O Jehovah, I have called on you, so do not let me be put to shame. Let wicked people be put to shame. Let them be silent in the grave. ¹⁸ Let their lying lips be speechless, since they speak against righteous people with arrogance and contempt. ¹⁹ Your goodness is so great! You reserve it for those who respect you. The sons of men watch as you show it to those who take refuge in you. ²⁰ You hide them in the secret place of your presence from those who scheme against them. You keep them in a secret shelter, safe from quarrelsome tongues. ²¹ Blessed is Jehovah! He has shown me the miracle of his loving-kindness in a city under attack. ²² When I was panic-stricken, I said: I have been cut off from your sight. But you heard my pleas for mercy when I cried out to you for help. ²³ Love Jehovah, all you godly ones! Jehovah protects faithful people, but he pays back in full those who act arrogantly. ²⁴ Be strong, all who wait with hope for Jehovah, and let your heart be courageous.