Psalm 71
71
1In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: Let me never be put to confusion.
2Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: Incline thine ear unto me, and save me.
3Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort:
Thou hast given commandment to save me; For thou art my rock and my fortress.
4Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked,
Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
5For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD:
Thou art my trust from my youth.
6By thee have I been holden up from the womb:
Thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: My praise shall be continually of thee.
7I am as a wonder unto many;
But thou art my strong refuge.
8Let my mouth be filled with thy praise
And with thy honour all the day.
9Cast me not off in the time of old age;
Forsake me not when my strength faileth.
10For mine enemies speak against me;
And they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together, 11saying,
God hath forsaken him: Persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.
12O God, be not far from me:
O my God, make haste for my help.
13Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul;
Let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.
14But I will hope continually,
And will yet praise thee more and more.
15My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day;
For I know not the numbers thereof.
16I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD:
I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.
17O God, thou hast taught me from my youth:
And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
18Now also when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not;
Until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.
19Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high,
Who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!
20 Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again,
And shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
21Thou shalt increase my greatness,
And comfort me on every side.
22I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God:
Unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
23My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee;
And my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
24My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long:
For they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.
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Forsake Me Not When My Strength Is Spent
1 # For ver. 1-3, see Ps. 31:1-3 In you, O Lord, do I take refuge;
let me never be put to shame!
2In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me;
incline your ear to me, and save me!
3Be to me a rock of #[Ps. 90:1; 91:9; Deut. 33:27] refuge,
to which I may continually come;
you have #See Ps. 42:8 given the command to save me,
for you are my #See Ps. 18:2rock and my fortress.
4 #
Ps. 140:1, 4 Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked,
from the grasp of the unjust and cruel man.
5For you, O Lord, are my #Jer. 14:8; 17:13; 50:7; 1 Tim. 1:1hope,
my trust, O Lord, from my youth.
6Upon you I have leaned #See Ps. 22:10 from before my birth;
you are he who #Ps. 22:9took me from my mother’s womb.
My praise is continually of you.
7I have been as #Isa. 8:18; [1 Cor. 4:9]a portent to many,
but you are my strong refuge.
8My #ver. 24mouth is filled with your praise,
and with your glory all the day.
9 # ver. 18 Do not cast me off in the time of old age;
forsake me not when my strength is spent.
10For my enemies speak concerning me;
those who #Ps. 56:6 watch for my life #Ps. 83:5; [Ps. 41:7, 8]consult together
11and say, “God has forsaken him;
pursue and seize him,
for there is none to deliver him.”
12O God, be not #See Ps. 10:1 far from me;
O my God, #Ps. 70:5; See Ps. 40:13make haste to help me!
13May my accusers be #ver. 24; See Ps. 35:4, 26 put to shame and consumed;
#
Ps. 109:29 with scorn and disgrace may they be covered
who #ver. 24; Esth. 9:2; [Ps. 70:2]seek my hurt.
14But I will #ver. 5 hope continually
and will #ver. 22praise you yet more and more.
15My #ver. 8, 24 mouth will tell of your righteous acts,
of your deeds of salvation all the day,
for #See Ps. 40:5their number is past my knowledge.
16With the mighty deeds of the Lord God I will come;
I will remind them of your righteousness, yours alone.
17O God, from my youth you have taught me,
and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.
18So even to #Isa. 46:4 old age and gray hairs,
O God, #ver. 9do not forsake me,
until I proclaim your might to another generation,
your power to all those to come.
19Your #Ps. 36:5 righteousness, O God,
reaches the high heavens.
You who have done #Ps. 126:2; 1 Sam. 12:24; Luke 1:49 great things,
O God, #Ps. 35:10who is like you?
20You who have #Ps. 60:3 made me see many troubles and calamities
will #Ps. 80:18; 85:6; 119:25; 138:7; 143:11; Hos. 6:2revive me again;
from the depths of the earth
you will bring me up again.
21You will increase my greatness
and comfort me again.
22I will also praise you with #Ps. 33:2 the harp
for your faithfulness, O my God;
I will sing praises to you with the lyre,
O #Ps. 78:41; 89:18; 2 Kgs. 19:22; Isa. 60:9Holy One of Israel.
23My lips will shout for joy,
when I sing praises to you;
my soul also, which you have #Ps. 34:22redeemed.
24And my #[ver. 8, 15]; See Ps. 35:28 tongue will talk of your righteous help all the day long,
for they have been #[ver. 13]put to shame and disappointed
who sought to do me hurt.
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