Psalm 71
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1O LORD, I have come to you for protection; don’t let me be disgraced.1In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.
2Save me and rescue me, for you do what is right. Turn your ear to listen to me, and set me free.2Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.
3Be my rock of safety where I can always hide. Give the order to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.3Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.
4My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked, from the clutches of cruel oppressors.4Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
5O Lord, you alone are my hope. I’ve trusted you, O LORD, from childhood.5For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.
6Yes, you have been with me from birth; from my mother’s womb you have cared for me. No wonder I am always praising you!6By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.
7My life is an example to many, because you have been my strength and protection.7I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.
8That is why I can never stop praising you; I declare your glory all day long.8Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.
9And now, in my old age, don’t set me aside. Don’t abandon me when my strength is failing.9Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
10For my enemies are whispering against me. They are plotting together to kill me.10For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
11They say, “God has abandoned him. Let’s go and get him, for no one will help him now.”11Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.
12O God, don’t stay away. My God, please hurry to help me.12O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.
13Bring disgrace and destruction on my accusers. Humiliate and shame those who want to harm me.13Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.
14But I will keep on hoping for your help; I will praise you more and more.14But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.
15I will tell everyone about your righteousness. All day long I will proclaim your saving power, though I am not skilled with words.15My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.
16I will praise your mighty deeds, O Sovereign LORD. I will tell everyone that you alone are just.16I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.
17O God, you have taught me from my earliest childhood, and I constantly tell others about the wonderful things you do.17O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
18Now that I am old and gray, do not abandon me, O God. Let me proclaim your power to this new generation, your mighty miracles to all who come after me.18Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.
19Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the highest heavens. You have done such wonderful things. Who can compare with you, O God?19Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!
20You have allowed me to suffer much hardship, but you will restore me to life again and lift me up from the depths of the earth.20Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
21You will restore me to even greater honor and comfort me once again.21Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.
22Then I will praise you with music on the harp, because you are faithful to your promises, O my God. I will sing praises to you with a lyre, O Holy One of Israel.22I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
23I will shout for joy and sing your praises, for you have ransomed me.23My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
24I will tell about your righteous deeds all day long, for everyone who tried to hurt me has been shamed and humiliated.24My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com.
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