Psalms 71
71
1Lord, I depend on you for protection.
Don’t let me be disappointed.
2You always do what is right, so come and save me.
Listen to me and save me.
3Be my Rock, my place of safety.
Be my fortress, and protect me!
You are my Rock and my protection.
4My God, save me from wicked people.
Save me from cruel, evil people.
5Lord GOD, you are my hope.
I have trusted you since I was a young boy.
6I depended on you even before I was born.
I relied on you even in my mother’s womb.
I have always prayed to you.#71:6 prayed to you Or “praised you.”
7You are my source of strength,
so I have been an example to others.
8I am always singing about the wonderful things you do.
9Don’t throw me away just because I am old.
Don’t leave me as I lose my strength.
10My enemies make plans against me.
They have met together and are making plans to kill me.
11They say, “Go get him!
God has left him, so there is no one to help him.”
12God, don’t leave me!
My God, hurry and help me!
13Defeat my enemies.
Destroy them completely!
They are trying to hurt me.
Let them suffer shame and disgrace.
14Then I will always trust in you
and praise you more and more.
15I will tell people how good you are.
I will tell about all the times you saved me—
too many times to count.
16I will tell about your greatness, my Lord GOD.
I will talk only about you and your goodness.
17God, you have taught me since I was a young boy.
And to this day I have told people about the wonderful things you do.
18Now that I am old and my hair is gray, don’t leave me, God.
I must tell the next generation about your power and greatness.
19God, your goodness reaches far above the skies.
You have done wonderful things.
God, there is no one like you.
20You have let me see troubles and hard times,
but you will give me new life;
you will lift me up from this pit of death!
21You will help me do even greater things.
You will comfort me again!
22I will play the harp and praise you.
My God, I will sing about your faithfulness.
I will play songs on my lyre
for the Holy One of Israel.
23I will shout for joy,
singing songs of praise to you for saving me.
24My tongue will sing about your goodness all the time,
because those who wanted to kill me
have been defeated and disgraced.
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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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