Let me not be put to shame, Lord,
    for I have cried out to you;
but let the wicked be put to shame
    and be silent in the realm of the dead.
18 Let their lying lips be silenced,
    for with pride and contempt
    they speak arrogantly against the righteous. NIVUK

I want to add just one ‘P.S’ to these thoughts on Psalm 31. I found this comment by Alec Motyer to be illuminating, helpful and relevant to the times:

‘…when the righteous, those who are ‘right with God’, the Lord’s people, are under threat, it is right to pray for the downfall of their adversaries (17-18). The psalms refuse vengeful action but affirm prayer for vengeance, the overthrow of ungodly persecutors by the just action of God.’

That seemed to me to be too important to not share more widely.

PRAYER: Maybe we can pick up on a situation in the news today, and pray for God’s persecuted people.