Psalms 71
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PSALM 71
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
1O Lord, my hope and confidence
is plac'd in thee alone;
Then let thy servant never be
put to confusion.
2And let me, in thy righteousness,
from thee deliv'rance have;
Cause me escape, incline thine ear unto me,
and me save.
3Be thou my dwelling-rock, to which
I ever may resort:
Thou gav'st commandment me to save,
for thou'rt my rock and fort.
4Free me, my God, from wicked hands,
hands cruel and unjust:
5For thou, O Lord God, art my hope,
and from my youth my trust.
6Thou from the womb didst hold me up;
thou art the same that me
Out of my mother's bowels took;
I ever will praise thee.
7To many I a wonder am;
but thou'rt my refuge strong.
8Fill'd let my mouth be with thy praise
and honour all day long.
9O do not cast me off, when as
old age doth overtake me;
And when my strength decayed is,
then do not thou forsake me.
10For those that are mine enemies
against me speak with hate;
And they together counsel take
that for my soul lay wait.
11They said, God leaves him; him pursue
and take: none will him save.
12Be thou not far from me, my God:
thy speedy help I crave.
13Confound, consume them, that unto
my soul are enemies:
Cloth'd be they with reproach and shame
that do my hurt devise.
14But I with expectation
will hope continually;
And yet with praises more and more
I will thee magnify.
15Thy justice and salvation
my mouth abroad shall show,
Ev'n all the day; for I thereof
the numbers do not know.
16And I will constantly go on
in strength of God the Lord;
And thine own righteousness, ev'n thine
alone, I will record.
17For even from my youth, O God,
by thee I have been taught;
And hitherto I have declar'd
the wonders thou hast wrought.
18And now, Lord, leave me not, when I
old and gray-headed grow:
Till to this age thy strength and pow'r
to all to come I show.
19And thy most perfect righteousness
O Lord, is very high,
Who hast so great things done: O God,
who is like unto thee?
20Thou, Lord, who great adversities,
and sore, to me didst show,
Shalt quicken, and bring me again
from depths of earth below.
21My greatness and my pow'r thou wilt
increase, and far extend:
On ev'ry side against all grief
thou wilt me comfort send.
22Thee, ev'n thy truth, I'll also praise,
my God, with psaltery:
Thou Holy One of Israel,
with harp I'll sing to thee.
23My lips shall much rejoice in thee,
when I thy praises sound;
My soul, which thou redeemed hast,
in joy shall much abound.
24My tongue thy justice shall proclaim,
continuing all day long;
For they confounded are, and sham'd,
that seek to do me wrong.
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Psalms 71
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Psalm 71
Prayer of an Old Man for Rescue.
1In You, Lord, I have taken refuge;
Let me never be put to shame.
2In Your righteousness rescue me and save me;
Extend Your ear to me and help me.
3Be to me a rock of dwelling to which I may continually come;
You have given the commandment to save me,
For You are my rock and my fortress.
4Save me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,
From the #71:4 Lit palmgrasp of the wrongdoer and the ruthless,
5For You are my hope;
Lord #71:5 Heb YHWH, usually rendered LordGod, You are my confidence from my youth.
6I have leaned on You since my birth;
You are He who took me from my mother’s womb;
My praise is continually #71:6 Lit inof You.
7¶I have become a marvel to many,
For You are my strong refuge.
8My mouth is filled with Your praise
And with Your glory all day long.
9Do not cast me away at the time of my old age;
Do not abandon me when my strength fails.
10For my enemies have spoken #71:10 Lit with reference toagainst me;
And those who watch for my #71:10 Lit soullife have consulted together,
11Saying, “God has abandoned him;
Pursue and seize him, for there is no one to save him.”
12¶God, do not be far from me;
My God, hurry to my aid!
13May those who are enemies of my soul be put to shame and consumed;
May they be covered with disgrace and dishonor, who seek #71:13 Lit my injuryto injure me.
14But as for me, I will wait continually,
And will #71:14 Lit add upon all Your praisepraise You yet more and more.
15My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness
And of Your salvation all day long;
For I do not know the art of writing.
16I will come with the mighty deeds of the Lord #71:16 Heb YHWH, usually rendered LordGod;
I will make mention of Your righteousness, Yours alone.
17¶God, You have taught me from my youth,
And I still declare Your wondrous deeds.
18And even when I am old and gray, God, do not abandon me,
Until I declare Your #71:18 Lit armstrength to this generation,
Your power to all who are to come.
19 # 71:19 Or And For Your righteousness, God, reaches to the #71:19 Lit heightheavens,
You who have done great things;
God, who is like You?
20You who have shown #71:20 Another reading is usme many troubles and distresses
Will revive #71:20 Another reading is usme again,
And will bring #71:20 Another reading is usme up again from the depths of the earth.
21May You increase my greatness
And turn to comfort me.
22¶I will also praise You with #71:22 Lit an instrument of a harpa harp,
And Your #71:22 Or faithfulnesstruth, my God;
I will sing praises to You with the lyre,
Holy One of Israel.
23My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to You;
And my soul, which You have redeemed.
24My tongue also will tell of Your righteousness all day long;
For they are put to shame, for they are humiliated who seek #71:24 Or to injure memy harm.
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