Psalm of the Day                                                         Bread of Life                                                            Psalm 31:9–16

Psalm 31:9–16

₉Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am | in distress;*

         my eye is wasted from grief;

         my soul and my body | also.

₁₀For my life is spent with sorrow,

         and my years with | sighing;*

my strength fails because of my iniquity,

         and my bones | waste away.

₁₁Because of all my adversaries I have become a reproach,

         especially to my neighbors,

and an object of dread to my ac- | quaintances;*

         those who see me in the street | flee from me.

₁₂I have been forgotten like one | who is dead;*

         I have become like a broken | vessel.

₁₃For I hear the whispering of many—

         terror on | every side!—*

as they scheme together against me,

         as they plot to | take my life.

₁₄But I trust in you, | O Lord;*

         I say, “You | are my God.”

₁₅My times are | in your hand;*

         rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my perse- | cutors!

₁₆Make your face shine on your | servant;*

         save me in your | steadfast love!