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Psalm 31:1

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. In you, LORD, I take refuge. Let me never be disappointed. Deliver me in your righteousness.

1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. In you, LORD, I take refuge. Let me never be disappointed. Deliver me in your righteousness.
2Bow down your ear to me. Deliver me speedily. Be to me a strong rock, a house of defense to save me.
3For you are my rock and my fortress, therefore for your name’s sake lead me and guide me.
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Notice

Taking refuge in YHWH still leaves David asking for rescue, a tension that may feel familiar when trust has yet to bring relief.

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What fear of disappointment would you bring to God as you take refuge in him?

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Where else Scripture says this

8 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Romans 10:11For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed.”David asks that his trust in the LORD will not end in disappointment; Romans declares that whoever believes in him will not be disappointed.
Psalm 25:2My God, I have trusted in you. Don’t let me be shamed. Don’t let my enemies triumph over me.Both prayers express trust in God and ask him to keep that trust from ending in shame or disappointment.
Psalm 71:1–3In you, LORD, I take refuge. Never let me be disappointed.Both verses begin with the same declaration of refuge in the LORD and follow it with a plea against disappointment.
Psalm 143:1A Psalm by David. Hear my prayer, LORD. Listen to my petitions. In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me.Both prayers appeal to the LORD’s righteousness as the grounds for asking him to bring relief or deliverance.
Psalm 22:4–5Our fathers trusted in you. They trusted, and you delivered them.Psalm 31 joins trust with a plea for deliverance; Psalm 22 recalls ancestors who trusted God and were delivered.
Isaiah 49:23Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of your …David asks never to be disappointed in his refuge; Isaiah records the LORD’s promise that those who wait for him will not be disappointed.
Daniel 9:16Lord, according to all your righteousness, please let your anger and your wrath be turned away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain; because for our …David and Daniel both appeal to God’s righteousness when asking him to act on behalf of people in distress.
Romans 5:5and hope doesn’t disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.Psalm 31 asks God to prevent disappointment; Romans speaks of hope that does not disappoint because of God’s love.
Where this verse fits

Fear for the future. anxiety or panic. waiting.

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One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Pray Psalm 31:1 aloud, naming your need for refuge

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Encouragement

You do not need to hide your fear of disappointment when you pray. David speaks that fear to YHWH and appeals to his righteousness for rescue.

Now put it in your words.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).