Psalms 71
71
Psalm 71
1In you, Lord, I have taken refuge;
let me never be put to shame.
2In your righteousness, rescue me and deliver me;
turn your ear to me and save me.
3Be my rock of refuge,
to which I can always go;
give the command to save me,
for you are my rock and my fortress.
4Deliver me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,
from the grasp of those who are evil and cruel.
5For you have been my hope, Sovereign Lord,
my confidence since my youth.
6From birth I have relied on you;
you brought me forth from my mother’s womb.
I will ever praise you.
7I have become a sign to many;
you are my strong refuge.
8My mouth is filled with your praise,
declaring your splendor all day long.
9Do not cast me away when I am old;
do not forsake me when my strength is gone.
10For my enemies speak against me;
those who wait to kill me conspire together.
11They say, “God has forsaken him;
pursue him and seize him,
for no one will rescue him.”
12Do not be far from me, my God;
come quickly, God, to help me.
13May my accusers perish in shame;
may those who want to harm me
be covered with scorn and disgrace.
14As for me, I will always have hope;
I will praise you more and more.
15My mouth will tell of your righteous deeds,
of your saving acts all day long—
though I know not how to relate them all.
16I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, Sovereign Lord;
I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone.
17Since my youth, God, you have taught me,
and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.
18Even when I am old and gray,
do not forsake me, my God,
till I declare your power to the next generation,
your mighty acts to all who are to come.
19Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens,
you who have done great things.
Who is like you, God?
20Though you have made me see troubles,
many and bitter,
you will restore my life again;
from the depths of the earth
you will again bring me up.
21You will increase my honor
and comfort me once more.
22I will praise you with the harp
for your faithfulness, my God;
I will sing praise to you with the lyre,
Holy One of Israel.
23My lips will shout for joy
when I sing praise to you—
I whom you have delivered.
24My tongue will tell of your righteous acts
all day long,
for those who wanted to harm me
have been put to shame and confusion.
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Psalms 71
71
Ps 31:1–4
1In You, O Lord, I seek refuge;
may I never be put to shame.
2#Ps 63:1; 84:2 Deliver me in Your righteousness and help me escape;
incline Your ear to me and save me.
3#Ps 79:10; 80:5 Be my rock of refuge
to enter continually;
You have given commandment to saveme;
for You are my rock and my stronghold.
4#Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked,
out of the hand of the unjust and cruel man.
5#Ps 42:11; 43:5 For You are my hope, O Lord God;
You are my confidence from my youth.
6#2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9 On You I have supported myself from the womb;
You took me out of my mother’s womb.
My praise will continually be about You.
7#Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3 I am like a wondrous sign to many;
You are my strong refuge.
8#Job 35:10; Ps 63:6 My mouth will be filled with Your praise
and with Your glory all the day.
9#Ps 38:6; 18:2 Do not cast me off in the time of old age;
do not forsake me when my strength fails.
10#Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17 For my enemies speak against me;
and those who watch for my life take counsel together,
11#Ps 42:5; 43:5 saying, “God has forsaken him;
pursue and catch him,
for there is none to deliver him.”
12O God, do not be far from me;
O my God, act quickly to help me.
13May the adversaries of my life be ashamed and confused;
may those who seek my harm
be enveloped in scorn and dishonor.
14But I will hope continually,
and will add to all Your praise.
15My mouth will declare Your righteousness
and Your salvation all the day,
for I cannot know their numbers.
16I will go in the strength of the Lord God;
I will make mention of Your righteousness, of Yours only.
17O God, You have taught me from my youth;
and until now I have proclaimed Your wondrous works.
18Now also when I am old and gray,
O God, do not forsake me,
until I have proclaimed Your strength to this generation,
and Your power to everyone who is to come.
19Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the heights;
You have done great deeds;
O God, who is like You?
20You who have shown me great distresses and troubles
will revive me again,
and will bring me up again
from the depths of the earth.
21You will increase my greatness,
and You will encircle and comfort me.
22I will give You thanks with the harp,
even Your truth, O my God;
to You I will sing with the lyre,
O Holy One of Israel.
23My lips will rejoice
when I sing to You,
and my soul, which You have redeemed.
24My tongue also will speak of Your righteousness
all the day long;
for those who seek my harm are ashamed,
for they have been put to shame.
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