Psalms 31:16-24

¹⁶Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: Save me for thy mercy’s sake.

¹⁷Let 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.

¹⁸Let the lying lips be put to silence; Which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

¹⁹O 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!

²⁰Thou 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.

²¹Blessed be the Lord: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.

²²For 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.

²³O love the Lord, all ye his saints: For the Lord preserveth the faithful, And plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.

²⁴Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, All ye that hope in the Lord.