Psalms 71
71
1 In you, LORD, I take refuge.
Never let me be disappointed.
2 Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me.
Turn your ear to me, and save me.
3 Be to me a rock of refuge to which I may always go.
Give the command to save me,
for you are my rock and my fortress.
4 Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,
from the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
5 For you are my hope, Lord GOD,
my confidence from my youth.
6 I have relied on you from the womb.
You are he who took me out of my mother’s womb.
I will always praise you.
7 I am a marvel to many,
but you are my strong refuge.
8 My mouth shall be filled with your praise,
with your honour all day long.
9Don’t reject me in my old age.
Don’t forsake me when my strength fails.
10 For my enemies talk about me.
Those who watch for my soul conspire together,
11saying, “God has forsaken him.
Pursue and take him, for no one will rescue him.”
12God, don’t be far from me.
My God, hurry to help me.
13 Let my accusers be disappointed and consumed.
Let them be covered with disgrace and scorn who want to harm me.
14 But I will always hope,
and will add to all of your praise.
15 My mouth will tell about your righteousness,
and of your salvation all day,
though I don’t know its full measure.
16 I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord GOD.
I will make mention of your righteousness, even of yours alone.
17God, you have taught me from my youth.
Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.
18 Yes, even when I am old and grey-haired, God, don’t forsake me,
until I have declared your strength to the next generation,
your might to everyone who is to come.
19 God, your righteousness also reaches to the heavens.
You have done great things.
God, who is like you?
20 You, who have shown us many and bitter troubles,
you will let me live.
You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
21 Increase my honour
and comfort me again.
22 I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God.
I sing praises to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel.
23 My lips shall shout for joy!
My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!
24 My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long,
for they are disappointed, and they are confounded,
who want to harm me.
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Psalms 71
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PSALM 71
1In thee, Jehovah, do I trust: let me never be ashamed. 2Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me; incline thine ear unto me, and save me. 3Be to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress. 4My God#GodHebrew: Elohim rescue me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. 5For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah, my confidence from my youth. 6On thee have I been stayed from the womb; from the bowels of my mother thou didst draw me forth: my praise shall be continually of thee. 7I have been as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge. 8My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, with thy glory, 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 watch for my soul consult together, 11Saying, God#GodHebrew: Elohim hath forsaken him; pursue and seize him, for there is none to deliver. 12O God#GodHebrew: Elohim be not far from me; my God#GodHebrew: Elohim hasten to my help. 13Let them be ashamed, let them be consumed, that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.
14But as for me, I will hope continually, and will praise thee yet more and more. 15My mouth shall declare thy righteousness, and thy salvation all the day: for I know not the numbers thereof. 16I will go in the might of the Lord Jehovah; I will recall thy righteousness, thine alone. 17O God#GodHebrew: Elohim thou hast taught me from my youth, and hitherto have I proclaimed thy marvellous works: 18Now also, when I am old and greyheaded, O God#GodHebrew: Elohim forsake me not, until I have proclaimed thine arm unto this generation, thy might to every one that is to come. 19And thy righteousness, O God#GodHebrew: Elohim reacheth on high, thou who hast done great things: O God#GodHebrew: Elohim who is like unto thee? 20Thou, who hast shewn us many and sore troubles, wilt revive us again, and wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth; 21Thou wilt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side. 22I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, my God#GodHebrew: Elohim unto thee will I sing psalms with the harp, thou holy One of Israel. 23My lips shall exult when I sing psalms unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed. 24My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day; for they shall be ashamed, for they shall be brought to confusion, that seek my hurt.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.