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Psalms 71

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1 In you, O Lord, I take refuge; let me never be put to shame.
1 In you, LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
2 In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me and save me.
2 In your righteousness, rescue me and deliver me; turn your ear to me and save me.
3 Be to me a rock of refuge, a strong fortress, to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.
3 Be my rock of refuge, to which I can always go; give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.
4 Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel.
4 Deliver me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of those who are evil and cruel.
5 For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord, from my youth.
5 For you have been my hope, Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my youth.
6 Upon you I have leaned from my birth; it was you who took me from my mother's womb. My praise is continually of you.
6 From birth I have relied on you; you brought me forth from my mother’s womb. I will ever praise you.
7 I have been like a portent to many, but you are my strong refuge.
7 I have become a sign to many; you are my strong refuge.
8 My mouth is filled with your praise, and with your glory all day long.
8 My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long.
9 Do not cast me off in the time of old age; do not forsake me when my strength is spent.
9 Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone.
10 For my enemies speak concerning me, and those who watch for my life consult together.
10 For my enemies speak against me; those who wait to kill me conspire together.
11 They say, "Pursue and seize that person whom God has forsaken, for there is no one to deliver."
11 They say, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for no one will rescue him.”
12 O God, do not be far from me; O my God, make haste to help me!
12 Do not be far from me, my God; come quickly, God, to help me.
13 Let my accusers be put to shame and consumed; let those who seek to hurt me be covered with scorn and disgrace.
13 May my accusers perish in shame; may those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace.
14 But I will hope continually, and will praise you yet more and more.
14 As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more.
15 My mouth will tell of your righteous acts, of your deeds of salvation all day long, though their number is past my knowledge.
15 My mouth will tell of your righteous deeds, of your saving acts all day long— though I know not how to relate them all.
16 I will come praising the mighty deeds of the Lord God, I will praise your righteousness, yours alone.
16 I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, Sovereign LORD; I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone.
17 O God, from my youth you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.
17 Since my youth, God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.
18 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. Your power
18 Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come.
19 and your righteousness, O God, reach the high heavens. You who have done great things, O God, who is like you?
19 Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens, you who have done great things. Who is like you, God?
20 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.
20 Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up.
21 You will increase my honor, and comfort me once again.
21 You will increase my honor and comfort me once more.
22 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.
22 I will praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God; I will sing praise to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel.
23 My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to you; my soul also, which you have rescued.
23 My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you— I whom you have delivered.
24 All 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.
24 My tongue will tell of your righteous acts all day long, for those who wanted to harm me have been put to shame and confusion.
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