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Psalm 71

Prayer of an Old Man for Rescue.

In You, Lord, I have taken refuge;

Let me never be put to shame.Psa 31:1

In Your righteousness rescue me and save me;

Extend Your ear to me and help me.

Be to me a rock of dwelling to which I may continually come;

You have given the commandment to save me,

For You are my rock and my fortress.Mat 4:6; Luk 4:10

Save me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,

From the (a)71:4 Lit palmgrasp of the wrongdoer and the ruthless,Psa 91:14

For You are my hope;

Lord (b)71:5 Heb YHWH, usually rendered LordGod, You are my confidence from my youth.Heb 2:13

I have leaned on You since my birth;

You are He who took me from my mother’s womb;

My praise is continually (c)71:6 Lit inof You.Deu 10:21; Psa 22:9

¶I have become a marvel to many,

For You are my strong refuge.Ezk 12:6; Ezk 24:27

My mouth is filled with Your praise

And with Your glory all day long.Psa 51:15

Do not cast me away at the time of my old age;

Do not abandon me when my strength fails.Psa 69:3; Isa 46:4

For my enemies have spoken (d)71:10 Lit with reference toagainst me;

And those who watch for my (e)71:10 Lit soullife have consulted together,

Saying, “God has abandoned him;

Pursue and seize him, for there is no one to save him.”

¶God, do not be far from me;

My God, hurry to my aid!Psa 70:1

May those who are enemies of my soul be put to shame and consumed;

May they be covered with disgrace and dishonor, who seek (f)71:13 Lit my injuryto injure me.Psa 35:4

But as for me, I will wait continually,

And will (g)71:14 Lit add upon all Your praisepraise You yet more and more.

My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness

And of Your salvation all day long;

For I do not know the art of writing.

I will come with the mighty deeds of the Lord (h)71:16 Heb YHWH, usually rendered LordGod;

I will make mention of Your righteousness, Yours alone.

¶God, You have taught me from my youth,

And I still declare Your wondrous deeds.Psa 77:11

And even when I am old and gray, God, do not abandon me,

Until I declare Your (i)71:18 Lit armstrength to this generation,

Your power to all who are to come.Isa 46:4

(j)71:19 Or AndFor Your righteousness, God, reaches to the (k)71:19 Lit heightheavens,

You who have done great things;

God, who is like You?Exo 15:11; Rev 17:14

You who have shown (l)71:20 Another reading is usme many troubles and distresses

Will revive (m)71:20 Another reading is usme again,

And will bring (n)71:20 Another reading is usme up again from the depths of the earth.Psa 68:22

May You increase my greatness

And turn to comfort me.Deu 32:39

¶I will also praise You with (o)71:22 Lit an instrument of a harpa harp,

And Your (p)71:22 Or faithfulnesstruth, my God;

I will sing praises to You with the lyre,

Holy One of Israel.Psa 89:18; Psa 150:3

My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to You;

And my soul, which You have redeemed.

My tongue also will tell of Your righteousness all day long;

For they are put to shame, for they are humiliated who seek (q)71:24 Or to injure memy harm.