Psalms 71
71
The Psalm of Old Age
1Lord, you are my secure shelter. Don’t ever let me down!
2Let your justice be my breakthrough.
Bend low to my whispered cry
and save me from all my enemies!
3You’re the only place of protection for me.
I keep coming back to hide myself in you,
for you are like a mountain-cliff fortress where I’m kept safe.
4Let me escape from these cruel and wicked men,
and save me from the hands of the evil one.
5For you are my only hope, Lord!
I’ve hung on to you, trusting in you all my life.
6-7It was you who supported me from the day I was born,
loving me, helping me through my life’s journey.
You’ve made me into a miracle;
no wonder I trust you and praise you forever!
Many marvel at my success,
but I know it is all because of you, my mighty protector!
8I’m overflowing with your praise for all you’ve done,
and your splendor thrills me all day long.
9Now that I’m old, don’t set me aside.
Don’t let go of me when my strength is spent.
10-11For all my enemies whisper behind my back.
They’re waiting for me to fall so they can finish me off.
They’re convinced you’ve left me
and that you’ll never come to my rescue.
They’re saying, “Let’s get him now! He has no savior!”
12O God, stay close to me!
Don’t just watch from a distance! Hurry to help me, my God!
13Cover these accusers of mine with shame and failure!
Destroy them all, for they only want to kill me!
14No matter what, I’ll trust in you to help me.
Nothing will stop me from praising you to magnify your glory!
15I couldn’t begin to count the times you’ve been there for me.
With the skill of a poet I’ll never run out of things to say
about how you faithfully kept me from danger.
16I will come forth in your mighty strength, O my Lord God. # 71:16 Or “I will enter into the manliness of Lord Yahweh.”
I’ll tell everyone that you alone are the perfect one.
17From my childhood you’ve been my teacher,
and I’m still telling everyone of your miracle-wonders!
18God, now that I’m old and gray, don’t walk away.
Give me grace to demonstrate to the next generation
all your mighty miracles and your excitement,
to show them your magnificent power!
19For your glorious righteousness reaches up to the high heavens.
No one could ever be compared to you!
Who is your equal, O God of marvels and wonders?
20Even though you’ve let us sink down with trials and troubles,
I know you will revive us again,
lifting us up from the dust of death.
21Give us even more greatness than before.
Turn and comfort us once again.
22My loving God, the harp in my heart will praise you.
Your faithful heart toward us will be the theme of my song.
Melodies and music will rise to you, the Holy One of Israel.
23I will shout and sing your praises for all you are to me—
Savior, lover of my soul!
24I’ll never stop telling others how perfect you are,
while all those who seek my harm slink away ashamed and defeated!
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71
The Prayer of an Old Man
1In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust:
let me never be put to confusion.
2Deliver me in thy righteousness,
and cause me to escape:
incline thine ear unto me,
and save me.
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.
4Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked,
out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
5For thou art my hope, O Lord God:
thou art my trust from my youth.
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.
7I am as a wonder unto many;
but thou art my strong refuge.
8Let my mouth be filled with thy praise
and with thy honor all the day.
9Cast me not off in the time of old age;
forsake me not when my strength faileth.
10For mine enemies speak against me;
and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
11saying, God hath forsaken him:
persecute and take him;
for there is none to deliver him.
12O God, be not far from me:
O my God, make haste for my help.
13Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul;
let them be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my hurt.
14But I will hope continually,
and will yet praise thee more and more.
15My mouth shall show forth thy righteousness
and thy salvation all the day;
for I know not the numbers thereof.
16I will go in the strength of the Lord God:
I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.
17O God, thou hast taught me from my youth:
and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
18Now also when I am old and grayheaded,
O God, forsake me not;
until I have showed thy strength unto this generation,
and thy power to every one that is to come.
19Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high,
who hast done great things:
O God, who is like unto thee!
20 Thou, which hast showed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again,
and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
21Thou shalt increase my greatness,
and comfort me on every side.
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.
23My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee;
and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
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.
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