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Psalm 31 Prayed
Seeking
comfort in Jesus in the midst
of
suffering and betrayal
In you, O Heavenly Father,
Jesus took refuge;
you
never let him be put to shame;
you
delivered him in your righteousness.
You turned your ear to him,
you
came quickly to his rescue;
You were his rock of refuge,
a
strong fortress to save him.
Since you were his rock
and his fortress,
for
the sake of your name you lead
and
guided Jesus.
You freed him from the trap
that was set for him,
for
you were his refuge.
As he hung on the cross,
Jesus
called out with a loud voice,
“Father,
into your hands I commit my spirit.”
When he had said this, he
breathed his last.
You
redeemed him from the grave,
O
Lord, the God of truth.
I hate clinging to worthless
idols;
they
betray me with their false promises.
For none of them offer me
Jesus,
so
I trust in you, O Lord.
I will be glad and rejoice in
your love,
for
you saw Jesus' affliction
and
knew the anguish of his soul.
He shared in my humanity,
so
that by his death he might destroy
him
who holds the power of death,
that
is, the devil.
You did not hand him over to
this enemy
but
you set his feet in a spacious place.
Therefore
I have hope, for I have Jesus,
I
have him, who experienced my anguish.
For he was made me in every
way,
in
order that he might become
a
merciful and faithful high priest
in
service to God,
and that he might make
atonement
for
the sins of the people.
Because he himself suffered when he was tempted,
he
is able to help me when I am tempted.
Therefore, be merciful to me, O
Lord,
for
I am in distress;
my eyes grow weak with sorrow,
my
soul and my body with grief.
My life is consumed by anguish
and
my years by groaning;
my strength fails because
of my affliction,
and
my bones grow weak.
Because of all my enemies,
I
am the utter contempt of my neighbours;
I am a dread to my friends—
those
who see me on the street flee from me.
I am forgotten by them as
though I were dead;
I
have become like broken pottery.
For I hear the slander of many;
there
is terror on every side;
they conspire against me
and
plot to take my life.
Yet in all this I have Jesus.
So I will trust in you, O Lord Jesus
I
say, “You are my God.”
My times are in your hands;
deliver
me from my spiritual enemies
and
from those who pursue me.
Let your face shine on your
servant;
save
me in your unfailing love.
Let me not be put to shame, O
Lord Jesus,
for
I have cried out to you;
but let the Wicked One be put
to shame
and
lie silent in the grave.
Let his lying lips be silenced,
for
with pride and contempt
he
speaks arrogantly against me.
How great is your goodness,
which
you have stored up for me,
which you bestow in the sight
of people
on
those who take refuge in you.
In the shelter of your presence
you hide me
from
the intrigues of men;
in your dwelling you keep me
safe
from
accusing tongues.
Praise be to you, Lord Jesus,
for
you showed your wonderful love to me
when
I was besieged by doubts.
In my alarm I said,
“I
am cut off from your sight!”
Yet you heard my cry for mercy
when
I called to you for help.
Love the Lord Jesus, all his
saints!
The
Lord preserves the faithful,
but
the proud he pays back in full.
Be strong and take heart,
all
you who hope in the Lord Jesus.
all you who
hope in the LORD.
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Psalm 31 Prayed
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