Psalms 31:14-24

¹⁴But I had faith in you, O Lord; I said, You are my God.

¹⁵The chances of my life are in your hand; take me out of the hands of my haters, and of those who go after me.

¹⁶Let your servant see the light of your face; in your mercy be my saviour.

¹⁷Let me not be shamed, O Lord, for I have made my prayer to you; let the sinners be shamed, and let their mouths be shut in the underworld.

¹⁸Let the false lips be shut, which say evil against the upright, looking down on him in their pride.

¹⁹O how great is your grace, which you have put in store for your worshippers, and which you have made clear to those who had faith in you, before the sons of men!

²⁰You will keep them safe in your house from the designs of man; in the secret of your tent will you keep them from angry tongues.

²¹May the Lord be praised, because he has made clear to me the wonder of his grace in a strong town.

²²And as for me, I said in my fear, I am cut off from before your eyes; but you gave ear to the voice of my prayer, when my cry went up to you.

²³O have love for the Lord, all you his saints; for the Lord keeps safe from danger all those who are true to him, and gives the workers of pride their right reward.

²⁴Put away fear and let your heart be strong, all you whose hope is in the Lord.