Psalms 71
71
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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Psalms 71
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PSALM 71
1In thee, Jehovah, do I trust: let me never be ashamed. 2Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me; incline thine ear unto me, and save me. 3Be to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress. 4My God#GodHebrew: Elohim rescue me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. 5For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah, my confidence from my youth. 6On thee have I been stayed from the womb; from the bowels of my mother thou didst draw me forth: my praise shall be continually of thee. 7I have been as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge. 8My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, with thy glory, all the day. 9Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth. 10For mine enemies speak against me, and they that watch for my soul consult together, 11Saying, God#GodHebrew: Elohim hath forsaken him; pursue and seize him, for there is none to deliver. 12O God#GodHebrew: Elohim be not far from me; my God#GodHebrew: Elohim hasten to my help. 13Let them be ashamed, let them be consumed, that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.
14But as for me, I will hope continually, and will praise thee yet more and more. 15My mouth shall declare thy righteousness, and thy salvation all the day: for I know not the numbers thereof. 16I will go in the might of the Lord Jehovah; I will recall thy righteousness, thine alone. 17O God#GodHebrew: Elohim thou hast taught me from my youth, and hitherto have I proclaimed thy marvellous works: 18Now also, when I am old and greyheaded, O God#GodHebrew: Elohim forsake me not, until I have proclaimed thine arm unto this generation, thy might to every one that is to come. 19And thy righteousness, O God#GodHebrew: Elohim reacheth on high, thou who hast done great things: O God#GodHebrew: Elohim who is like unto thee? 20Thou, who hast shewn us many and sore troubles, wilt revive us again, and wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth; 21Thou wilt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side. 22I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, my God#GodHebrew: Elohim unto thee will I sing psalms with the harp, thou holy One of Israel. 23My lips shall exult when I sing psalms unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed. 24My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day; for they shall be ashamed, for they shall be brought to confusion, that seek my hurt.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.