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31:14-18 My Times Are in Your Hand. This section expresses trust in the Lord amid the present distress. This trust is built not only on the experiences recounted in vv. 3-8 but also on the promises of the covenant: e.g., for make your face shine (v. 16), cf. Num. 6:25. On Sheol (Ps. 31:17), see note on 6:5. As usual in the Psalms, people are designated by their stance toward God: the righteous (31:18) are those who trust in God, believe his word, and seek to please him; the wicked (v. 17), who are commonly everyone else besides the "righteous," are here those who seek to destroy the faithful.