微读圣经

A Plea for Protection

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.

1Lord, I seek refuge in You;

let me never be disgraced. Ps 25:2

Save me by Your righteousness.

2Listen closely to me; rescue me quickly.

Be a rock of refuge for me,

a mountain fortress to save me. Ps 71:1-2

3For You are my rock and my fortress; Ps 18:2; 71:3

You lead and guide me

because of Your name. Ps 23:3; 25:11

4You will free me from the net

that is secretly set for me,

for You are my refuge. Ps 25:15; 46:1

5Into Your hand I entrust my spirit; Lk 23:46

You redeem Or You have redeemed, or You will redeem, or spirit. Redeem me, Lord, God of truth. Ps 25:5

6I One Hb ms, LXX, Syr, Vg, Jer read You hate those who are devoted to worthless idols,

but I trust in the Lord. Ps 26:5; Jnh 2:8

7I will rejoice and be glad in Your faithful love

because You have seen my affliction.

You have known the troubles of my life Ps 10:14

8and have not handed me over to the enemy. Dt 32:30

You have set my feet in a spacious place. Jb 36:16

9Be gracious to me, Lord,

because I am in distress; Ps 69:17

my eyes are worn out from angry sorrow —

my whole being Lit my soul and my belly as well. Ps 6:7; 63:1

10Indeed, my life is consumed with grief

and my years with groaning; Ps 102:3

my strength has failed

because of my sinfulness, LXX, Syr, Sym read affliction

and my bones waste away. Ps 32:3; 38:3

11I am ridiculed by all my adversaries

and even by my neighbors.

I am dreaded by my acquaintances;

those who see me in the street run from me. Jb 19:13; Ps 38:11; 88:8,18

12I am forgotten: gone from memory

like a dead person — like broken pottery. Ps 88:5; Ec 9:5

13I have heard the gossip of many;

terror is on every side. Jr 20:10

When they conspired against me,

they plotted to take my life. Ps 41:7; Mt 27:1

14But I trust in You, Lord;

I say, “You are my God.” Ps 140:6

15The course of my life is in Your power; Jb 14:5; 24:1

deliver me from the power of my enemies

and from my persecutors. Ps 59:1

16Show Your favor to Your servant;

save me by Your faithful love. Ps 6:4; 119:135

17Lord, do not let me be disgraced when I call on You. Ps 25:2-3,20

Let the wicked be disgraced;

let them be silent LXX reads brought down Or them perish, or them wail in Sheol. Ps 94:17; 115:17

18Let lying lips be quieted; Ps 120:2

they speak arrogantly against the righteous

with pride and contempt. 1Sm 2:3; Ps 94:4

19How great is Your goodness

that You have stored up for those who fear You

and accomplished in the sight of everyone

for those who take refuge in You. Ps 5:11; 23:5

20You hide them in the protection of Your presence;

You conceal them in a shelter Lit canopy

from the schemes of men,

from quarrelsome tongues. Ps 27:5; 32:7

21May the Lord be praised,

for He has wonderfully shown His faithful love to me

in a city under siege. Or a fortified city Ps 28:6

22In my alarm I had said,

“I am cut off from Your sight.” Ps 88:5; Is 38:11-12

But You heard the sound of my pleading

when I cried to You for help. Ps 66:19; 145:19

23Love the Lord, all His faithful ones. Ps 30:4

The Lord protects the loyal,

but fully repays the arrogant. Ps 94:2

24Be strong Lit Let your heart be strong and courageous,

all you who put your hope in the Lord. Ps 27:14