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Psalms 71
[1] In you, Yahweh, I take refuge.
Never let me be disappointed.
[2] Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me.
Turn your ear to me, and save me.
[3] Be to me a rock of refuge to which I may always go.
Give the command to save me,
for you are my rock and my fortress.
[4] Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,
from the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
[5] For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh,
my confidence from my youth.
[6] I have relied on you from the womb.
You are he who took me out of my mother’s womb.
I will always praise you.
[7] I am a marvel to many,
but you are my strong refuge.
[8] My mouth shall be filled with your praise,
with your honor all day long.
[9] Don’t reject me in my old age.
Don’t forsake me when my strength fails.
[10] For my enemies talk about me.
Those who watch for my soul conspire together,
[11] saying, “God has forsaken him.
Pursue and take him, for no one will rescue him.”
[12] God, don’t be far from me.
My God, hurry to help me.
[13] Let my accusers be disappointed and consumed.
Let them be covered with disgrace and scorn who want to harm me.
[14] But I will always hope,
and will add to all of your praise.
[15] My mouth will tell about your righteousness,
and of your salvation all day,
though I don’t know its full measure.
[16] I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Yahweh.
I will make mention of your righteousness, even of yours alone.
[17] God, you have taught me from my youth.
Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.
[18] Yes, even when I am old and gray-haired, God, don’t forsake me,
until I have declared your strength to the next generation,
your might to everyone who is to come.
[19] God, your righteousness also reaches to the heavens.
You have done great things.
God, who is like you?
[20] You, who have shown us many and bitter troubles,
you will let me live.
You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
[21] Increase my honor
and comfort me again.
[22] I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God.
I sing praises to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel.
[23] My lips shall shout for joy!
My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!
[24] My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long,
for they are disappointed, and they are confounded,
who want to harm me.
Never let me be disappointed.
[2] Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me.
Turn your ear to me, and save me.
[3] Be to me a rock of refuge to which I may always go.
Give the command to save me,
for you are my rock and my fortress.
[4] Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,
from the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
[5] For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh,
my confidence from my youth.
[6] I have relied on you from the womb.
You are he who took me out of my mother’s womb.
I will always praise you.
[7] I am a marvel to many,
but you are my strong refuge.
[8] My mouth shall be filled with your praise,
with your honor all day long.
[9] Don’t reject me in my old age.
Don’t forsake me when my strength fails.
[10] For my enemies talk about me.
Those who watch for my soul conspire together,
[11] saying, “God has forsaken him.
Pursue and take him, for no one will rescue him.”
[12] God, don’t be far from me.
My God, hurry to help me.
[13] Let my accusers be disappointed and consumed.
Let them be covered with disgrace and scorn who want to harm me.
[14] But I will always hope,
and will add to all of your praise.
[15] My mouth will tell about your righteousness,
and of your salvation all day,
though I don’t know its full measure.
[16] I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Yahweh.
I will make mention of your righteousness, even of yours alone.
[17] God, you have taught me from my youth.
Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.
[18] Yes, even when I am old and gray-haired, God, don’t forsake me,
until I have declared your strength to the next generation,
your might to everyone who is to come.
[19] God, your righteousness also reaches to the heavens.
You have done great things.
God, who is like you?
[20] You, who have shown us many and bitter troubles,
you will let me live.
You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
[21] Increase my honor
and comfort me again.
[22] I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God.
I sing praises to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel.
[23] My lips shall shout for joy!
My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!
[24] My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long,
for they are disappointed, and they are confounded,
who want to harm me.