Psalms 71
71
An Old Person’s Prayer
1In you, Lord, is my protection.
Never let me be ashamed.
2Because you do what is right, save and rescue me;
listen to me and save me.
3Be my place of safety
where I can always come.
Give the command to save me,
because you are my rock and my strong, walled city.
4My God, save me from the power of the wicked
and from the hold of evil and cruel people.
5Lord, you are my hope.
Lord, I have trusted you since I was young.
6I have depended on you since I was born;
you helped me even on the day of my birth.
I will always praise you.
7I am an example to many people,
because you are my strong protection.
8I am always praising you;
all day long I honor you.
9Do not reject me when I am old;
do not leave me when my strength is gone.
10My enemies make plans against me,
and they meet together to kill me.
11They say, “God has left him.
Go after him and take him,
because no one will save him.”
12God, don’t be far off.
My God, hurry to help me.
13Let those who accuse me
be ashamed and destroyed.
Let those who are trying to hurt me
be covered with shame and disgrace.
14But I will always have hope
and will praise you more and more.
15I will tell how you do what is right.
I will tell about your salvation all day long,
even though it is more than I can tell.
16I will come and tell about your powerful works, Lord God.
I will remind people that only you do what is right.
17God, you have taught me since I was young.
To this day I tell about the miracles you do.
18Even though I am old and gray,
do not leave me, God.
I will tell the children about your power;
I will tell those who live after me about your might.
19God, your justice reaches to the skies.
You have done great things;
God, there is no one like you.
20You have given me many troubles and bad times,
but you will give me life again.
When I am almost dead,
you will keep me alive.
21You will make me greater than ever,
and you will comfort me again.
22I will praise you with the harp.
I trust you, my God.
I will sing to you with the lyre,
Holy One of Israel.
23I will shout for joy when I sing praises to you.
You have saved me.
24I will tell about your justice all day long.
And those who want to hurt me
will be ashamed and disgraced.
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Psalm 71
71
The Prayer of an Old Man
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 honor 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 dishonor that seek my hurt.
14But I will hope continually,
and will yet praise thee more and more.
15My mouth shall show 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 grayheaded,
O God, forsake me not;
until I have showed 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 showed 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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