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You hate those who cling to false idols,
    but I put my trust in the Lord.
I will rejoice and exult in your kindness[a]
    because you have witnessed my affliction
    and have taken note of my anguish.
You have not abandoned me into the power of the enemy;
    rather, you have set my feet in the open.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 31:8 Kindness: see note on Ps 6:5.

I will be glad and rejoice in your love,
    for you saw my affliction(A)
    and knew the anguish(B) of my soul.
You have not given me into the hands(C) of the enemy
    but have set my feet in a spacious place.(D)

Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in distress;(E)
    my eyes grow weak with sorrow,(F)
    my soul and body(G) with grief.

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