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World English Bible

Psalm 71 (WEBP)

[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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Psalm 71 (KJVS)

[1] In thee, O LORD , do I put my trust (): let me never be put to confusion ().
[2] Deliver () me in thy righteousness , and cause me to escape (): incline () thine ear unto me, and save () me.
[3] Be thou my strong habitation , whereunto I may continually resort (): thou hast given commandment () to save () me; for thou [art] my rock and my fortress .
[4] Deliver () me, O my God , out of the hand of the wicked , out of the hand of the unrighteous () and cruel man ().
[5] For thou [art] my hope , O Lord GOD : [thou art] my trust from my youth .
[6] By 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.
[7] I am as a wonder unto many ; but thou [art] my strong refuge .
[8] Let my mouth be filled () [with] thy praise [and with] thy honour all the day .
[9] Cast me not off () in the time of old age ; forsake () me not when my strength faileth ().
[10] For mine enemies () speak () against me; and they that lay wait () for my soul take counsel () together ,
[11] Saying (), God hath forsaken () him: persecute () and take () him; for [there is] none to deliver () [him].
[12] O God , be not far () from me: O my God , make haste () (8675) for my help .
[13] Let them be confounded () [and] consumed () that are adversaries () to my soul ; let them be covered () [with] reproach and dishonour that seek () my hurt .
[14] But I will hope () continually , and will yet praise thee more () and more ().
[15] My mouth shall shew forth () thy righteousness [and] thy salvation all the day ; for I know () not the numbers [thereof].
[16] I will go in () the strength of the Lord GOD : I will make mention () of thy righteousness , [even] of thine only.
[17] O God , thou hast taught () me from my youth : and hitherto have I declared () thy wondrous works ().
[18] Now also when I am old and grayheaded , O God , forsake () me not; until I have shewed () thy strength unto [this] generation , [and] thy power to every one [that] is to come ().
[19] Thy righteousness also, O God , [is] very high , who hast done () great things : O God , who [is] like unto thee!
[20] [Thou], which hast shewed () me great and sore troubles , shalt quicken () me again (), and shalt bring me up () again () from the depths of the earth .
[21] Thou shalt increase () my greatness , and comfort () me on every side ().
[22] I 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 .
[23] My lips shall greatly rejoice () when I sing () unto thee; and my soul , which thou hast redeemed ().
[24] My 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 .

Young’s Literal Translation

Psalm 71 (YLT)

[1] In Thee, O Jehovah, I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed to the age.
[2] In Thy righteousness Thou dost deliver me, And dost cause me to escape, Incline unto me Thine ear, and save me.
[3] Be to me for a rock-a habitation, To go in continually, Thou hast given command to save me, For my rock and my bulwark art Thou.
[4] O my God, cause me to escape From the hand of the wicked, From the hand of the perverse and violent.
[5] For Thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah, My trust from my youth.
[6] By Thee I have been supported from the womb, From my mother’s bowels Thou dost cut me out, In Thee is my praise continually.
[7] As a wonder I have been to many, And Thou art my strong refuge.
[8] Filled is my mouth with Thy praise, All the day with Thy beauty.
[9] Cast me not off at the time of old age, According to the consumption of my power forsake me not.
[10] For mine enemies have spoken against me, And those watching my soul have taken counsel together,
[11] Saying, ‘God hath forsaken him, Pursue and catch him, for there is no deliverer.’
[12] O God, be not far from me, O my God, for my help make haste.
[13] They are ashamed, they are consumed, Who are opposing my soul, They are covered with reproach and blushing, who are seeking my evil,
[14] And I continually do wait with hope, And have added unto all Thy praise.
[15] My mouth recounteth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy salvation, For I have not known the numbers.
[16] I come in the might of the Lord Jehovah, I mention Thy righteousness-Thine only.
[17] God, Thou hast taught me from my youth, And hitherto I declare Thy wonders.
[18] And also unto old age and grey hairs, O God, forsake me not, T ll I declare Thy strength to a generation, To every one that cometh Thy might.
[19] And Thy righteousness, O God, is unto the heights, Because Thou hast done great things, O God, who is like Thee?
[20] Because Thou hast showed me many and sad distresses, Thou turnest back-Thou revivest me, And from the depths of the earth, Thou turnest back-Thou bringest me up.
[21] Thou dost increase my greatness, And Thou surroundest-Thou comfortest me,
[22] I also thank Thee with a vessel of psaltery, Thy truth, O my God, I sing to Thee with a harp, O Holy One of Israel,
[23] My lips cry aloud when I sing praise to Thee, And my soul that Thou hast redeemed,
[24] My tongue also all the day uttereth Thy righteousness, Because ashamed-because confounded, Have been those seeking my evil!