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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 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 greyheaded, 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.

Psalm 71:3 Heb. be thou to me for a rock of habitation
Psalm 71:10 Heb. watch, or observe
Psalm 71:18 Heb. thine arm
Psalm 71:22 Heb. with the instrument of psaltery

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Psalm 71 (BYZ)

[1] Τῷ () Δαυιδ· () υἱῶν () Ιωναδαβ καὶ () τῶν () πρώτων () αἰχμαλωτισθέντων. () Ὁ () θεός, () ἐπὶ () σοὶ () ἤλπισα, () μὴ () καταισχυνθείην () εἰς () τὸν () αἰῶνα. ()
[2] Ἐν () τῇ () δικαιοσύνῃ () σου () ῥῦσαί () με () καὶ () ἐξελοῦ () με, () κλῖνον () πρός () με () τὸ () οὖς () σου () καὶ () σῶσόν () με. ()
[3] Γενοῦ () μοι () εἰς () θεὸν () ὑπερασπιστὴν καὶ () εἰς () τόπον () ὀχυρὸν τοῦ () σῶσαί () με, () ὅτι () στερέωμά () μου () καὶ () καταφυγή μου () εἶ () σύ. ()
[4] Ὁ () θεός () μου, () ῥῦσαί () με () ἐκ () χειρὸς () ἁμαρτωλοῦ, () ἐκ () χειρὸς () παρανομοῦντος () καὶ () ἀδικοῦντος· ()
[5] ὅτι () σὺ () εἶ () ἡ () ὑπομονή () μου, () κύριε· () κύριος () ἡ () ἐλπίς () μου () ἐκ () νεότητός () μου. ()
[6] Ἐπὶ () σὲ () ἐπεστηρίχθην () ἀπὸ () γαστρός, () ἐκ () κοιλίας () μητρός () μου () σύ () μου () εἶ () σκεπαστής· ἐν () σοὶ () ἡ () ὕμνησίς μου () διὰ () παντός. ()
[7] Ὡσεὶ () τέρας () ἐγενήθην () τοῖς () πολλοῖς, () καὶ () σὺ () βοηθὸς () κραταιός. ()
[8] Πληρωθήτω () τὸ () στόμα () μου () αἰνέσεως, () ὅπως () ὑμνήσω () τὴν () δόξαν () σου, () ὅλην () τὴν () ἡμέραν () τὴν () μεγαλοπρέπειάν σου. ()
[9] Μὴ () ἀπορρίψῃς () με () εἰς () καιρὸν () γήρους, () ἐν () τῷ () ἐκλείπειν () τὴν () ἰσχύν () μου () μὴ () ἐγκαταλίπῃς () με. ()
[10] Ὅτι () εἶπαν () οἱ () ἐχθροί () μου () ἐμοὶ () καὶ () οἱ () φυλάσσοντες () τὴν () ψυχήν () μου () ἐβουλεύσαντο () ἐπὶ () τὸ () αὐτὸ ()
[11] λέγοντες () Ὁ () θεὸς () ἐγκατέλιπεν () αὐτόν· () καταδιώξατε () καὶ () καταλάβετε () αὐτόν, () ὅτι () οὐκ () ἔστιν () ὁ () ῥυόμενος. ()
[12] Ὁ () θεός, () μὴ () μακρύνῃς ἀπ’ () ἐμοῦ· () ὁ () θεός () μου, () εἰς () τὴν () βοήθειάν () μου () πρόσχες. ()
[13] Αἰσχυνθήτωσαν () καὶ () ἐκλιπέτωσαν () οἱ () ἐνδιαβάλλοντες τὴν () ψυχήν () μου, () περιβαλέσθωσαν () αἰσχύνην () καὶ () ἐντροπὴν () οἱ () ζητοῦντες () τὰ () κακά () μοι. ()
[14] Ἐγὼ () δὲ () διὰ () παντὸς () ἐλπιῶ () καὶ () προσθήσω () ἐπὶ () πᾶσαν () τὴν () αἴνεσίν () σου. ()
[15] Τὸ () στόμα () μου () ἐξαγγελεῖ () τὴν () δικαιοσύνην () σου, () ὅλην () τὴν () ἡμέραν () τὴν () σωτηρίαν () σου, () ὅτι () οὐκ () ἔγνων () γραμματείας.
[16] Εἰσελεύσομαι () ἐν () δυναστείᾳ κυρίου· () κύριε, () μνησθήσομαι τῆς () δικαιοσύνης () σου () μόνου. ()
[17] Ἐδίδαξάς () με, () ὁ () θεός, () ἐκ () νεότητός () μου, () καὶ () μέχρι () νῦν () ἀπαγγελῶ () τὰ () θαυμάσιά () σου. ()
[18] Καὶ () ἕως () γήρους () καὶ () πρεσβείου, ὁ () θεός, () μὴ () ἐγκαταλίπῃς () με, () ἕως () ἂν () ἀπαγγείλω () τὸν () βραχίονά () σου () πάσῃ () τῇ () γενεᾷ () τῇ () ἐρχομένῃ, () τὴν () δυναστείαν σου () καὶ () τὴν () δικαιοσύνην () σου. ()
[19] Ὁ () θεός, () ἕως () ὑψίστων () ἃ () ἐποίησας () μεγαλεῖα· () ὁ () θεός, () τίς () ὅμοιός () σοι; ()
[20] Ὅσας () ἔδειξάς () μοι () θλίψεις () πολλὰς () καὶ () κακάς, () καὶ () ἐπιστρέψας () ἐζωοποίησάς () με () καὶ () ἐκ () τῶν () ἀβύσσων () τῆς () γῆς () πάλιν () ἀνήγαγές () με. ()
[21] Ἐπλεόνασας () τὴν () μεγαλοσύνην () σου () καὶ () ἐπιστρέψας () παρεκάλεσάς () με () [καὶ () ἐκ () τῶν () ἀβύσσων () τῆς () γῆς () πάλιν () ἀνήγαγές () με.] ()
[22] καὶ () γὰρ () ἐγὼ () ἐξομολογήσομαί () σοι () ἐν () σκεύει () ψαλμοῦ () τὴν () ἀλήθειάν () σου, () ὁ () θεός· () ψαλῶ () σοι () ἐν () κιθάρᾳ, () ὁ () ἅγιος () τοῦ () Ισραηλ. ()
[23] Ἀγαλλιάσονται () τὰ () χείλη () μου, () ὅταν () ψάλω () σοι, () καὶ () ἡ () ψυχή () μου, () ἣν () ἐλυτρώσω. ()
[24] Ἔτι () δὲ () καὶ () ἡ () γλῶσσά () μου () ὅλην () τὴν () ἡμέραν () μελετήσει () τὴν () δικαιοσύνην () σου, () ὅταν () αἰσχυνθῶσιν () καὶ () ἐντραπῶσιν () οἱ () ζητοῦντες () τὰ () κακά () μοι. ()

Psalm 71:1 Originally verse 70:1.
Psalm 71:2 Originally verse 70:2.
Psalm 71:3 Originally verse 70:3.
Psalm 71:4 Originally verse 70:4.
Psalm 71:5 Originally verse 70:5.
Psalm 71:6 Originally verse 70:6.
Psalm 71:7 Originally verse 70:7.
Psalm 71:8 Originally verse 70:8.
Psalm 71:9 Originally verse 70:9.
Psalm 71:10 Originally verse 70:10.
Psalm 71:11 Originally verse 70:11.
Psalm 71:12 Originally verse 70:12.
Psalm 71:13 Originally verse 70:13.
Psalm 71:14 Originally verse 70:14.
Psalm 71:15 Originally verse 70:15.
Psalm 71:16 Originally verse 70:16.
Psalm 71:17 Originally verse 70:17.
Psalm 71:18 Originally verse 70:18.
Psalm 71:19 Originally verse 70:19.
Psalm 71:20 Originally verse 70:20.
Psalm 71:21 Originally verse 70:21.
Psalm 71:22 Originally verse 70:22.
Psalm 71:23 Originally verse 70:23.
Psalm 71:24 Originally verse 70:24.

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.