Psalms 71
71
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
71
My Hope When I Am Gray
1In You, Adonai, have I taken refuge. Let me never be ashamed.
2Deliver me and rescue me in Your justice. Turn Your ear to me and save me.
3Be to me a sheltering rock where I may always go. Give the command to save me— for You are my rock and my fortress.
4My God, rescue me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the grasp of an evil, ruthless man.
5For You are my hope, Adonai my Lord— my trust from my youth.
6From my birth I have leaned on You. You took me out of my mother’s womb. My praise is always about You.
7I am like an ominous sign to many, but You are my strong refuge.
8My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your glory all day.
9Do not cast me away in the time of old age. When my strength fails, do not forsake me.
10For my enemies speak against me. Those who watch for my soul conspire together,
11saying: “God has forsaken him— Pursue and take him, for no one will deliver.”
12O God, be not far from me! My God, come quickly to help me.
13Let the accusers of my soul be disgraced and destroyed. Let those who seek to harm me be covered with scorn and confusion.
14But I—I will hope continually and will praise You more and more.
15My mouth will recount Your justice and Your salvation all day, though I do not know the sum of them.
16I come because of the mighty deeds of Adonai my Lord. I will remember Your righteousness —Yours alone.
17God, You taught me from my youth, and I still keep declaring Your wonders.
18So even until I am old and gray, O God, do not forsake me, till I tell of Your strong arm to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.
19For Your righteousness, O God, reaches to high heaven. You have done great things— O God, who is like You?
20You made me see many troubles and evils —You will revive me again— from the depths of the earth You will bring me up again.
21You will increase my greatness, and comfort me once again.
22So I will praise You with the harp for your truth, O my God. I will sing praises to You with the lyre O Holy One of Israel.
23My lips will shout for joy —when I sing praises to You— and my soul, which You have redeemed.
24Also my tongue will tell of Your righteousness all day. For those who seek my hurt have been put to shame and confusion.
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