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 for Lifelong Protection and Help
1 #
Ps 25.2, 3 In you, O Lord, I take refuge;
let me never be put to shame.
2 #
Ps 17.6; 31.1 In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me;
incline your ear to me and save me.
3 #
Ps 31.2, 3; 44.4 Be to me a rock of refuge,
a strong fortress#71.3 Gk: Heb to come continually you have commanded to save me,
for you are my rock and my fortress.
4 #
Ps 140.1, 4 Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked,
from the grasp of the unjust and cruel.
5 #
Jer 17.7
For you, O Lord, are my hope,
my trust, O Lord, from my youth.
6 #
Ps 22.9, 10; 34.1; Isa 46.3 From my birth I have leaned upon you,
my protector since my mother’s womb.#71.6 Q ms Gk Jerome: MT from my mother’s womb you took me
My praise is continually of you.
7 #
Ps 61.3; 1 Cor 4.9 I have been like a portent to many,
but you are my strong refuge.
8 #
Ps 35.28
My mouth is filled with your praise
and with your glory all day long.
9 #
v 18
Do not cast me off in the time of old age;
do not forsake me when my strength is spent.
10 #
Ps 56.6; Mt 27.1 For my enemies speak concerning me,
and those who watch for my life consult together.
11 #
Ps 3.2; 7.2 They say, “Pursue and seize that person
whom God has forsaken,
for there is no one to deliver.”
12 #
Ps 35.22; 70.1 O God, do not be far from me;
O my God, make haste to help me!
13 #
v 24
; Ps 35.4; 109.29Let my accusers be put to shame and consumed;
let those who seek to hurt me
be covered with scorn and disgrace.
14But I will hope continually
and will praise you yet more and more.
15 #
Ps 35.28; 40.5 My mouth will tell of your righteous acts,
of your deeds of salvation all day long,
though their number is past my knowledge.
16 #
Ps 51.14; 106.2 I will come praising the mighty deeds of the Lord God;
I will praise your righteousness, yours alone.
17 #
Deut 4.5; 6.7; Ps 26.7 O God, from my youth you have taught me,
and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.
18 #
v 9
So even to old age and gray hairs,
O God, do not forsake me,
until I proclaim your might
to all the generations to come.#71.18 Gk Compare Syr: Heb to a generation, to all who come
Your power 19#Ps 35.10; 57.10and your righteousness, O God,
reach the high heavens.
You who have done great things,
O God, who is like you?
20 #
Ps 60.3; Hos 6.1, 2 You 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 will increase my honor
and comfort me once again.
22 #
Ps 33.2; 78.41 I 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.
23 #
Ps 5.11; 103.4 My lips will shout for joy
when I sing praises to you;
my soul also, which you have rescued.
24 #
v 13
; Ps 35.28All day long my tongue will talk of your righteous help,
for those who tried to do me harm
have been put to shame and disgraced.
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