Psalm 71New King James Version
God the Rock of Salvation
71 In(A)You, OLord, I put my trust;
Let me never be put to shame.
2 (B)Deliver me in Your righteousness, and cause me to escape;
(C)Incline Your ear to me, and save me.
3 (D)Be my[a]strong refuge,
To which I may resort continually;
You have given the(E)commandment to save me,
For Youaremy rock and my fortress.
4 (F)Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked,
Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
5 For You are(G)my hope, O LordGod;
You aremy trust from my youth.
6 (H)By You I have been[b]upheld from birth;
You are He who took me out of my mother’s womb.
My praiseshall becontinually of You.
7 (I)I have become as a wonder to many,
But Youaremy strong refuge.
8 Let(J)my mouth be filledwithYour praise
And withYour glory all the day.
9 Do not cast me off in the time of old age;
Do not forsake me when my strength fails.
10 For my enemies speak against me;
And those who lie in wait for my life(K)take counsel together,
11 Saying, “God has forsaken him;
Pursue and take him, forthere isnone to deliverhim.”
12 (L)O God, do not be far from me;
O my God,(M)make haste to help me!
13 Let them be[c]confoundedandconsumed
Who are adversaries of my life;
Let them be coveredwithreproach and dishonor
Who seek my hurt.
14 But I will hope continually,
And will praise You yet more and more.
15 My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness
AndYour salvation all the day,
For I do not knowtheirlimits.
16 I will go in the strength of the LordGod;
I will make mention of Your righteousness, of Yours only.
17 O God, You have taught me from my(N)youth;
And to thisdayI declare Your wondrous works.
18 Now also(O)whenI amold and grayheaded,
O God, do not forsake me,
Until I declare Your strength tothisgeneration,
Your power to everyonewhois to come.
19 Also(P)Your righteousness, O God,is[d]very high,
You who have done great things;
(Q)O God, whoislike You?
20 (R)You,who have shown me great and severe troubles,
(S)Shall revive me again,
And bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
21 You shall increase my greatness,
And comfort me on every side.
22 Also(T)with the lute I will praise You—
AndYour faithfulness, O my God!
To You I will sing with the harp,
O(U)Holy One of Israel.
23 My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing to You,
And(V)my soul, which You have redeemed.
24 My tongue also shall talk of Your righteousness all the day long;
For they are confounded,
For they are brought to shame
Who seek my hurt.
Footnotes
- Psalm 71:3Lit.rock of refugeorrock of habitation
- Psalm 71:6sustained from the womb
- Psalm 71:13ashamed
- Psalm 71:19great,lit.to the heightof heaven
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