Psalm 71
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1In You, O LORD, I put my trust; Let me never be put to shame.1In you, O LORD, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame!
2Deliver me in Your righteousness, and cause me to escape; Incline Your ear to me, and save me.2In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me, and save me!
3Be my strong refuge, To which I may resort continually; You have given the commandment to save me, For You are my rock and my fortress.3Be to me a rock of refuge, to which I may continually come; you have given the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.
4Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.4Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel man.
5For You are my hope, O Lord GOD; You are my trust from my youth.5For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O LORD, from my youth.
6By You I have been upheld from birth; You are He who took me out of my mother’s womb. My praise shall be continually of You.6Upon you I have leaned from before my birth; you are he who took me from my mother’s womb. My praise is continually of you.
7I have become as a wonder to many, But You are my strong refuge.7I have been as a portent to many, but you are my strong refuge.
8Let my mouth be filled with Your praise And with Your glory all the day.8My mouth is filled with your praise, and with your glory all the day.
9Do not cast me off in the time of old age; Do not forsake me when my strength fails.9Do not cast me off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength is spent.
10For my enemies speak against me; And those who lie in wait for my life take counsel together,10For my enemies speak concerning me; those who watch for my life consult together
11Saying, “God has forsaken him; Pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him.11and say, “God has forsaken him; pursue and seize him, for there is none to deliver him.”
12O God, do not be far from me; O my God, make haste to help me!12O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me!
13Let them be confounded and consumed Who are adversaries of my life; Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor Who seek my hurt.13May my accusers be put to shame and consumed; with scorn and disgrace may they be covered who seek my hurt.
14But I will hope continually, And will praise You yet more and more.14But I will hope continually and will praise you yet more and more.
15My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness And Your salvation all the day, For I do not know their limits.15My mouth will tell of your righteous acts, of your deeds of salvation all the day, for their number is past my knowledge.
16I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will make mention of Your righteousness, of Yours only.16With the mighty deeds of the Lord GOD I will come; I will remind them of your righteousness, yours alone.
17O God, You have taught me from my youth; And to this day I declare Your wondrous works.17O God, from my youth you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.
18Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, do not forsake me, Until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to everyone who is to come.18So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come.
19Also Your righteousness, O God, is very high, You who have done great things; O God, who is like You?19Your righteousness, O God, reaches the high heavens. You who have done great things, O God, who is like you?
20You, who have shown me great and severe troubles, Shall revive me again, And bring me up again from the depths of the earth.20You who have made me see many troubles and calamities will revive me again; from the depths of the earth you will bring me up again.
21You shall increase my greatness, And comfort me on every side.21You will increase my greatness and comfort me again.
22Also with the lute I will praise You— And Your faithfulness, O my God! To You I will sing with the harp, O Holy One of Israel.22I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praises to you with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.
23My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing to You, And my soul, which You have redeemed.23My lips will shout for joy, when I sing praises to you; my soul also, which you have redeemed.
24My tongue also shall talk of Your righteousness all the day long; For they are confounded, For they are brought to shame Who seek my hurt.24And my tongue will talk of your righteous help all the day long, for they have been put to shame and disappointed who sought to do me hurt.
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