Psalm 31:1-5
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Psalm 31
Prayer and Praise for Deliverance from Enemies
To the leader. A Psalm of David.
1 In you, O Lord, I seek refuge;
do not let me ever be put to shame;
in your righteousness deliver me.(A)
2 Incline your ear to me;
rescue me speedily.
Be a rock of refuge for me,
a strong fortress to save me.(B)
3 You are indeed my rock and my fortress;
for your name’s sake lead me and guide me;(C)
4 take me out of the net that is hidden for me,
for you are my refuge.(D)
5 Into your hand I commit my spirit;
you have redeemed me, O Lord, faithful God.(E)
Psalm 31:12-19
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12 I have passed out of mind like one who is dead;
I have become like a broken vessel.(A)
13 For I hear the whispering of many—
terror all around!—
as they scheme together against me,
as they plot to take my life.(B)
14 But I trust in you, O Lord;
I say, “You are my God.”(C)
15 My times are in your hand;
deliver me from the hand of my enemies and persecutors.(D)
16 Let your face shine upon your servant;
save me in your steadfast love.(E)
17 Do not let me be put to shame, O Lord,
for I call on you;
let the wicked be put to shame;
let them go dumbfounded to Sheol.(F)
18 Let the lying lips be stilled
that speak insolently against the righteous
with pride and contempt.(G)
19 O how abundant is your goodness
that you have laid up for those who fear you
and accomplished for those who take refuge in you,
in the sight of everyone!(H)
1 Peter 2:2-10
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2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation(A)— 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.[a](B)
4 Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God’s sight, and 5 like living stones let yourselves be built[b] into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.(C) 6 For it stands in scripture:
“See, I am laying in Zion a stone,
a cornerstone chosen and precious,
and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”(D)
7 This honor, then, is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe,[c]
“The stone that the builders rejected
has become the very head of the corner,”(E)
8 and
“A stone that makes them stumble
and a rock that makes them fall.”
They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.(F)
9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people,[d] in order that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.(G)
10 Once you were not a people,
but now you are God’s people;
once you had not received mercy,
but now you have received mercy.(H)
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