Psalms 71
71
PSALM 71
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
1O Lord, my hope and confidence
is plac'd in thee alone;
Then let thy servant never be
put to confusion.
2And let me, in thy righteousness,
from thee deliv'rance have;
Cause me escape, incline thine ear unto me,
and me save.
3Be thou my dwelling-rock, to which
I ever may resort:
Thou gav'st commandment me to save,
for thou'rt my rock and fort.
4Free me, my God, from wicked hands,
hands cruel and unjust:
5For thou, O Lord God, art my hope,
and from my youth my trust.
6Thou from the womb didst hold me up;
thou art the same that me
Out of my mother's bowels took;
I ever will praise thee.
7To many I a wonder am;
but thou'rt my refuge strong.
8Fill'd let my mouth be with thy praise
and honour all day long.
9O do not cast me off, when as
old age doth overtake me;
And when my strength decayed is,
then do not thou forsake me.
10For those that are mine enemies
against me speak with hate;
And they together counsel take
that for my soul lay wait.
11They said, God leaves him; him pursue
and take: none will him save.
12Be thou not far from me, my God:
thy speedy help I crave.
13Confound, consume them, that unto
my soul are enemies:
Cloth'd be they with reproach and shame
that do my hurt devise.
14But I with expectation
will hope continually;
And yet with praises more and more
I will thee magnify.
15Thy justice and salvation
my mouth abroad shall show,
Ev'n all the day; for I thereof
the numbers do not know.
16And I will constantly go on
in strength of God the Lord;
And thine own righteousness, ev'n thine
alone, I will record.
17For even from my youth, O God,
by thee I have been taught;
And hitherto I have declar'd
the wonders thou hast wrought.
18And now, Lord, leave me not, when I
old and gray-headed grow:
Till to this age thy strength and pow'r
to all to come I show.
19And thy most perfect righteousness
O Lord, is very high,
Who hast so great things done: O God,
who is like unto thee?
20Thou, Lord, who great adversities,
and sore, to me didst show,
Shalt quicken, and bring me again
from depths of earth below.
21My greatness and my pow'r thou wilt
increase, and far extend:
On ev'ry side against all grief
thou wilt me comfort send.
22Thee, ev'n thy truth, I'll also praise,
my God, with psaltery:
Thou Holy One of Israel,
with harp I'll sing to thee.
23My lips shall much rejoice in thee,
when I thy praises sound;
My soul, which thou redeemed hast,
in joy shall much abound.
24My tongue thy justice shall proclaim,
continuing all day long;
For they confounded are, and sham'd,
that seek to do me wrong.
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Psalms 71
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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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