20 Guard me and rescue me;(A)
do not let me be disgraced,
for I take refuge in you.(B)

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20 Guard my life(A) and rescue me;(B)
    do not let me be put to shame,(C)
    for I take refuge(D) in you.

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Psalm 31

A Plea for Protection

For the choir director. A psalm of David.

Lord, I seek refuge in you;
let me never be disgraced.(A)
Save me by your righteousness.

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Psalm 31[a](A)

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

In you, Lord, I have taken refuge;(B)
    let me never be put to shame;
    deliver me in your righteousness.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 31:1 In Hebrew texts 31:1-24 is numbered 31:2-25.

33 As it is written,

Look, I am putting a stone in Zion to stumble over
and a rock to trip over,
and the one who believes on him(A)
will not be put to shame.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 9:33 Is 8:14; 28:16

33 As it is written:

“See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes people to stumble
    and a rock that makes them fall,
    and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame.”[a](A)

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  1. Romans 9:33 Isaiah 8:14; 28:16

20 My eager expectation and hope(A) is that I will not be ashamed about anything, but that now as always, with all courage, Christ will be highly honored in my body, whether by life(B) or by death.(C)

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20 I eagerly expect(A) and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage(B) so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body,(C) whether by life or by death.(D)

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