Tehillim (Psalms) 71
71
1In You, O יהוה, I have taken refuge; Let me never be ashamed.
2In Your righteousness deliver and rescue me; Incline Your ear to me, and save me.
3Be to me a rock to dwell in, To go into continually. You have given the command to save me, For You are my rock and my stronghold.
4Rescue me, O my Elohim, Out of the hand of the wrong, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel.
5For You are my expectation, Master יהוה, my Trust from my youth.
6Upon You I have leaned from my birth; You took me out of my mother’s womb. My praise is continually of You.
7I have become as a wonder to many, But You are my strong refuge.
8My mouth is filled with Your praise, Your splendour, all the day.
9Do not cast me off in the time of old age, When my strength fails, do not forsake me.
10For my enemies have spoken against me. And those who watch for my life Have taken counsel together,
11Saying, “Elohim has forsaken him; Pursue and take him, for there is no one to deliver.”
12O Elohim, do not be far from me; My Elohim, hasten to my help!
13Let those who are adversaries of my life Be ashamed, consumed, Let those who seek my evil Be covered with reproach and confusion.
14But I continually wait, And shall praise You more and more.
15My mouth recounts Your righteousness Your deliverance all the day, Though I do not know their numbers.
16I come in the might of the Master יהוה; I make mention of Your righteousness, Yours alone.
17Elohim, You have taught me from my youth; And to this day I declare Your wonders.
18And also when I am old and grey, O Elohim, do not forsake me, Until I declare Your strength to a generation, Your might to all those who are to come.
19For Your righteousness, O Elohim, is very high, You who have done great deeds. O Elohim, who is like You?
20You who have shown me great and evil distresses, Revive me again and bring me up again From the depths of the earth.
21You increase my greatness, And comfort me on every side.
22Also with the lyre I praise You For Your trustworthiness, O my Elohim! I sing to You with the lyre, O Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕl.
23My lips shout for joy when I sing to You, Even my being, which You have redeemed.
24My tongue, too, utters Your righteousness all day long; For those who have been seeking my evil Have been put to shame, Have become abashed.
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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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