Psalms 31

Into your hands I commit my spirit

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness.a ²Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.b ³For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name.

⁴You free me from the net laid out for me, for You are my refuge. ⁵Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, God of truth.c ⁶I hate those who cling to worthless idols, but in the LORD I trust.d

⁷I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.e ⁸You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open.f ⁹Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.

¹⁰For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away. ¹¹Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends— they flee when they see me on the street.g ¹²I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind. I am like a broken vessel.

¹³For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.h ¹⁴But I trust in You, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.”i ¹⁵My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.j

¹⁶Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion. ¹⁷O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Sheol. ¹⁸May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.

¹⁹How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!k ²⁰You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.l ²¹Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege.

²²In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help. ²³Love the LORD, all His saints. The LORD preserves the faithful, but fully repays the arrogant.m ²⁴Be strong and courageous, all you who hope in the LORD.n

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Psalm 31 is a lament that moves through desperate petition into confident trust, making it one of the most emotionally honest prayers in the Psalter. David cries out from a place of physical affliction, social shame, and spiritual distress, yet he repeatedly anchors himself in God's

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Bible Dictionary· Psalms 31(10)

Body Ear Face Lips Place Soul Spirit Strength The Way Vessel

Bible Characters· Psalms 31(1)

David

References· Psalms 31

a: v.1 — Romans 10:11, Psalms 25:2, Psalms 71:1-3, Psalms 22:4-5, Psalms 143:1, Isaiah 49:23, Daniel 9:16, Psalms 7:8-9, Psalms 43:1, Romans 5:5
b: v.2 — Psalms 71:2-3, Psalms 86:1, Psalms 102:2, Psalms 130:2, 1 John 4:15-16, Deuteronomy 32:31, Psalms 62:7, Isaiah 33:16, Psalms 91:9, Psalms 79:1
c: v.5 — Into your hands I commit my spirit: Luke 23:46; Luke 23:46, Acts 7:59, Deuteronomy 32:4, Psalms 71:23, 1 Peter 1:18-19, Titus 1:2, Isaiah 50:2, Titus 2:14, Genesis 48:16, 2 Timothy 1:12
d: v.6 — Into your hands I commit my spirit: Luke 23:46; Jonah 2:8, Psalms 26:5, Psalms 24:4, 1 Corinthians 10:20, 1 Corinthians 8:4, Jeremiah 10:15, Jeremiah 10:8, John 2:8, Psalms 96:7-9, 1 Chronicles 16:28-29
e: v.7 — Isaiah 49:13, Isaiah 63:9, Psalms 119:153, 2 Timothy 2:19, John 10:27-30, Isaiah 63:16, Galatians 4:9, Isaiah 43:2, Psalms 142:3, Lamentations 3:50
f: v.8 — Job 36:16, Psalms 4:1, Deuteronomy 32:30, Psalms 18:19, 1 Samuel 24:18, 1 Samuel 17:46, Psalms 88:8, Job 16:11, Isaiah 19:4, 1 Samuel 26:8
g: v.11 — His acquaintances fled from him: Mark 14:50; Psalms 38:11, Psalms 88:8, Matthew 26:56, Psalms 88:18, Isaiah 53:3-5, Isaiah 49:7, Psalms 41:8-9, Psalms 64:8, Job 19:13-14, Psalms 69:19-20
h: v.13 — They conspired to kill him: Matthew 27:1, John 11:53; Jeremiah 20:10, Matthew 27:1, Lamentations 2:22, 1 Samuel 20:33, Matthew 26:3-4, 2 Samuel 17:1-4, Matthew 26:59, Luke 23:1-2, Luke 23:5, Jeremiah 6:25
i: v.14 — He trusted in God; let Him deliver him: Matthew 27:43; Psalms 56:3-4, Psalms 18:2, Psalms 43:5, Psalms 16:1-2, Matthew 26:42, Psalms 140:6, Matthew 26:39, Psalms 63:1, Psalms 71:22, Psalms 71:12
j: v.15 — Acts 1:7, John 17:1, Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, John 7:6, Psalms 142:6, Job 24:1, Psalms 17:8-9, 2 Timothy 4:6, Psalms 143:3, Psalms 143:9
k: v.19 — 1 Corinthians 2:9, Isaiah 64:4, Lamentations 3:23-25, 1 Peter 1:4-5, Colossians 3:2-4, James 2:5, Psalms 16:11, Psalms 126:2-3, 1 John 3:1-2, Psalms 23:5
l: v.20 — Psalms 27:5, Psalms 32:7, Psalms 91:1-4, Job 5:21, Psalms 64:2-4, Psalms 140:5, Psalms 140:3, Exodus 18:11, Psalms 40:4, James 4:6
m: v.23 — Psalms 97:10, Psalms 94:2, Psalms 145:20, John 10:27-30, Psalms 34:9, Psalms 30:4, Deuteronomy 33:3, 1 Samuel 2:9, 1 Thessalonians 4:1, Psalms 89:7
n: v.24 — Psalms 27:14, Psalms 146:5, Colossians 1:11, Isaiah 35:3-4, Hebrews 12:12-13, Psalms 29:11, Psalms 138:3, James 5:10-11, Luke 22:31-32, Romans 15:12-13

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