Comment – Psalm 31 denotes a particular simplicity of reading, telling of a righteous man who managed to escape the enemy thanks to the help of the Lord who guided his steps. Became stronger after this experience, however, he is subjected to further and difficult continuous tests that cause him breathlessness and tears, he wears out because of public humiliation and many conspire with each other to want him dead, making him live in fear, for this he asks the Lord for salvation from his enemies.
Psalm 31 complete
[1] To the choir master. Psalm. Di Davide.
[2] In you, Lord, I have taken refuge, I will never be disappointed; for your justice save me.
[3] Put your ear to me, come quickly to free me. Be for me the cliff that welcomes me, the shelter belt that saves me.
[4] You are my rock and my bulwark, for your name direct my steps.
[5] Untie me from the snare they held for me, because you are my defense.
[6] I entrust myself to your hands; you redeem me, Lord, faithful God.
[7] You hate those who serve false idols, but I have faith in the Lord.
[8] I will exult with joy for your grace, because you have looked at my misery, you have known my anxieties;
[9] you did not deliver me into the hands of the enemy, you guided my steps off.
[10] Have mercy on me, Lord, I am in trouble; my eyes, my soul and my bowels melt with tears.
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[11] My life is consumed in pain, my years pass in moaning; my vigor dries up, all my bones dissolve.
[12] I am the oppression of my enemies, the disgust of my neighbors, the horror of my acquaintances; whoever sees me on the street escapes me.
[13] I have fallen into oblivion like a dead man, I have become a refusal.
[14] If I hear the slander of many, terror surrounds me; when together they conspire against me, they plot to take my life.
[15] But I trust in you, Lord; I say: "You are my God,
[16] in your hands are my days. " Free me from the hand of my enemies, from the grip of my persecutors:
[17] make your face shine on your servant, save me for your mercy.
[18] Lord, I should not be confused, because I have invoked you; the wicked are confused, keep silent in the underworld.
[19] He silences his lips of lies, which speak insolence against the just with pride and contempt.
[20] How great is your goodness, Lord! You reserve it for those who fear you, fill those who take refuge in front of everyone's eyes.
[21] You hide them in the shelter of your face, far from men's intrigues; keep them safe in your tent, away from the tussle of tongues.
[22] Blessed be the Lord, who has done wonders of grace for me in an inaccessible fortress.
[23] I said in my dismay: "I am excluded from your presence". Instead, you listened to the voice of my prayer when I cried out for help.
[24] Love the Lord, you all his saints; the Lord protects his faithful and repays the proud beyond measure.
[25] Be strong, take courage, or all you who hope in the Lord.
