Psalm 71
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1 A Psalm according to Solomon.
2 Give your judgment, O God, to the king, and your justice to the king's son, to judge your people with justice and your poor with judgment.
3 Let the mountains take up peace for the people, and the hills, justice.
4 He will judge the poor of the people, and he will bring salvation to the sons of the poor. And he will humble the false accuser.
5 And he will remain, with the sun and before the moon, from generation to generation.
6 He will descend like rain upon fleece, and like showers showering upon the earth.
7 In his days, justice will rise like the sun, with abundance of peace, until the moon is taken away.
8 And he will rule from sea to sea and from the river to the limits of the whole world.
9 In his sight, the Ethiopians will fall prostrate, and his enemies will lick the ground.
10 The kings of Tarshish and the islands will offer gifts. The kings of Arabia and of Seba will bring gifts.
11 And all the kings of the earth shall adore him. All nations will serve him.
12 For he will free the poor from the powerful, and the poor one who has no helper.
13 He will spare the poor and the indigent, and he will bring salvation to the souls of the poor.
14 He will redeem their souls from usuries and from iniquity, and their names shall be honorable in his sight.
15 And he will live, and to him will be given from the gold of Arabia, and by him they will always adore. They will bless him all day long.
16 And there will be a firmament on earth, at the summits of mountains: its fruits will be extolled above Lebanon, and those of the city will flourish like the grass of the earth.
17 May his name be blessed forever; may his name remain before the sun. And all the tribes of the earth will be blessed in him. All nations will magnify him.
18 Blessed is the Lord, God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.
19 And blessed is the name of his majesty in eternity. And all the earth will be filled with his majesty. Amen. Amen.
20 The praises of David, the son of Jesse, have reached an end.
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Psalms 71
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Psalm 71
1I have taken refuge in you, O Lord.
Never let me be put to shame.
2Rescue me and free me because of your righteousness.
Turn your ear toward me, and save me.
3Be a rock on which I may live,
a place where I may always go.
You gave the order to save me!
Indeed, you are my rock and my fortress.
4My God, free me from the hands of a wicked person,
from the grasp of one who is cruel and unjust.
5You are my hope, O Almighty Lord.
You have been my confidence ever since I was young.
6I depended on you before I was born.
You took me from my mother’s womb.
My songs of praise constantly speak about you.
7I have become an example to many people,
but you are my strong refuge.
8My mouth is filled with your praise,
with your glory all day long.
9Do not reject me when I am old
or abandon me when I lose my strength.
10My enemies talk about me.
They watch me as they plot to take my life.
11They say, “God has abandoned him.
Pursue him and grab him because there is no one to rescue him.”
12O God, do not be so distant from me.
O my God, come quickly to help me.
13Let those who accuse me come to a shameful end.
Let those who want my downfall be covered
with disgrace and humiliation.
14But I will always have hope.
I will praise you more and more.
15My mouth will tell about your righteousness,
about your salvation all day long.
Even then, it is more than I can understand.
16I will come with the mighty deeds of the Almighty Lord.
I will praise your righteousness, yours alone.
17O God, you have taught me ever since I was young,
and I still talk about the miracles you have done.
18Even when I am old and gray, do not abandon me, O God.
Let me live to tell the people of this age
what your strength has accomplished,
to tell about your power to all who will come.
19Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God.
You have done great things.
O God, who is like you?
20You have made me endure many terrible troubles.
You restore me to life again.
You bring me back from the depths of the earth.
21You comfort me and make me greater than ever.
22Because of your faithfulness, O my God,
even I will give thanks to you as I play on a lyre.
I will make music with a harp to praise you, O Holy One of Israel.
23My lips will sing with joy when I make music to praise you.
My soul, which you have rescued, also will sing joyfully.
24My tongue will tell about your righteousness all day long,
because those who wanted my downfall
have been disgraced and put to shame.
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