Psalms 71
71
Psalm 71
1I’ve taken refuge in you, LORD.
Don’t let me ever be put to shame!
2Deliver me and rescue me by your righteousness!
Bend your ear toward me and save me!
3Be my rock of refuge
where I can always escape.
You commanded that my life be saved
because you are my rock and my fortress.
4My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked;
rescue me from the grip of the wrongdoer and the oppressor
5because you are my hope, Lord.
You, LORD, are the one I’ve trusted since childhood.
6I’ve depended on you from birth—
you cut the cord when I came from my mother’s womb.
My praise is always about you.
7I’ve become an example to many people
because you are my strong refuge.
8My mouth is filled with your praise,
glorifying you all day long.
9Don’t cast me off in old age.
Don’t abandon me when my strength is used up!
10Yes, my enemies have been talking about me;
those who stalk me plot together:
11“God has abandoned him!
Pursue him!
Grab him because no one will deliver him!”
12Don’t be far from me, God!
My God, hurry to help me!
13Let my accusers be put to shame,
completely finished off!
Let those who seek my downfall
be dressed in insults and disgrace!
14But me? I will hope. Always.
I will add to all your praise.
15My mouth will repeat your righteous acts
and your saving deeds all day long.
I don’t even know how many of those there are!
16I will dwell on your mighty acts, my Lord.
LORD, I will help others remember nothing but your righteous deeds.
17You’ve taught me since my youth, God,
and I’m still proclaiming your wondrous deeds!
18So, even in my old age with gray hair,
don’t abandon me, God!
Not until I tell generations about your mighty arm,
tell all who are yet to come about your strength,
19and about your ultimate righteousness, God,
because you’ve done awesome things!
Who can compare to you, God?
20You, who have shown me many troubles and calamities,
will revive me once more.#71.20 Qere; Kethib who have shown us … will revive us
From the depths of the earth,
you will raise me up one more time.
21Please increase my honor
and comfort me all around.
22Then I’ll give you thanks with a harp—
I will thank you for your faithfulness, my God.
I will make music for you with the lyre, holy one of Israel.
23My lips will rejoice aloud when I make music for you;
my whole being,#71.23 Or soul which you saved, will do the same.
24My tongue, also, will tell of your righteousness all day long,
because those who seek my downfall
have been put to shame and disgraced.
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Psalms 71
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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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