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
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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