Psalm 71:1
In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
Psalm 71:2
In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; incline Your ear and save me.
Psalm 71:3
Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress.
Psalm 71:4
Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and ruthless.
Psalm 71:5
For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.
Psalm 71:6
I have leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always for You.
Psalm 71:7
I have become a portent to many, but You are my strong refuge.
Psalm 71:8
My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your splendor all day long.
Psalm 71:9
Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.
Psalm 71:10
For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,
Psalm 71:11
saying, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”
Psalm 71:12
Be not far from me, O God. Hurry, O my God, to help me.
Psalm 71:13
May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.
Psalm 71:14
But I will always hope and will praise You more and more.
Psalm 71:15
My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.
Psalm 71:16
I will come in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will proclaim Your righteousness—Yours alone.
Psalm 71:17
O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.
Psalm 71:18
Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.
Psalm 71:19
Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God, You who have done great things. Who, O God, is like You?
Psalm 71:20
Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.
Psalm 71:21
You will increase my honor and comfort me once again.
Psalm 71:22
So I will praise You with the harp for Your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praise to You with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.
Psalm 71:23
When I sing praise to You my lips will shout for joy, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.
Psalm 71:24
My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.