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15 My life is in your hands.
    Save me from those who are persecuting me.
16 Please welcome and accept your servant.[a]
    Be kind to me and save me.
17 Lord, I am praying to you.
    Don’t let me be disappointed.
The wicked are the ones who should be disappointed.
    Let them go to the grave in silence.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 31:16 Please … servant Literally, “Let your face shine on your servant.”

15 My times(A) are in your hands;
    deliver me from the hands of my enemies,
    from those who pursue me.
16 Let your face shine(B) on your servant;
    save me in your unfailing love.(C)
17 Let me not be put to shame,(D) Lord,
    for I have cried out to you;
but let the wicked be put to shame
    and be silent(E) in the realm of the dead.

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