10 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am cramped; My eye is dried up with sorrow, my soul, and my womb.
11 My life is exhausted in sorrow, and my years in groaning; My strength is faint because of my sins, and my bones are withered.
12 From all my enemies I have become a reproach even to my neighbours, and a terror to my acquaintances; Those who see me in the street flee from me.
13 I am forgotten in hearts as dead; I am like a broken vessel,
14 For I hear the evil of many; everywhere there is terror, when they conspire against me, plotting to pluck out my soul.
15 But I trust in thee, O Lord; I say: You are my God.
16 In thy hand are my days; deliver me out of the hand of my enemies, and out of my persecutors.
17 Show Thy bright face to Thy servant; save me by Thy mercy.
18 Lord! let me not be ashamed that I call upon Thee; but let the wicked be ashamed, let them be silent in hell.
19 Let the lying lips be dumb, who speak evil against the righteous with pride and contempt.
20 How many good things hast thou had, which thou hast reserved for them that fear thee, and which thou hast prepared for them that trust in thee before the children of men!
21 Thou hist them under the veil of thy face from the rebellions of men, thou hast hidden them under the shadow from the strife of tongues.
22 Blessed be the Lord, that He hath shown me His wondrous mercy in the fortified city.
23 In my confusion I thought, I am cast out of thy sight; but Thou hast heard the voice of my prayer when I have cried unto Thee.
24 Love the Lord, all His righteous; The Lord preserves the faithful and rewards those who act haughtily more abundantly.
25 Be of good cheer, and let your heart be strong, all you who trust in the Lord. Psalm of David. Teaching.
Psalm 31
1 Blessed is he to whom iniquity is forgiven, and whose sins are covered!
2 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin, and in whose spirit there is no guile!
3 When I was silent, my bones grew old because of my daily groaning,
4 For day and night thy hand weighed upon me; my freshness disappeared as in a summer drought.