Psalms 71
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Psalm 71:1
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In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; Let me never be ashamed.
Psalm 71:2
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In Your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; Incline Your ear to me and save me.
Psalm 71:3
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Be to me a rock of habitation to which I may continually come; You have given commandment to save me, For You are my rock and my fortress.
Psalm 71:4
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Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the grasp of the wrongdoer and ruthless man,
Psalm 71:5
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For You are my hope; O Lord GOD, {You are} my confidence from my youth.
Psalm 71:6
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By You I have been sustained from {my} birth; You are He who took me from my mother's womb; My praise is continually of You.
Psalm 71:7
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I have become a marvel to many, For You are my strong refuge.
Psalm 71:8
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My mouth is filled with Your praise And with Your glory all day long.
Psalm 71:9
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Do not cast me off in the time of old age; Do not forsake me when my strength fails.
Psalm 71:10
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For my enemies have spoken against me; And those who watch for my life have consulted together,
Psalm 71:11
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Saying, "God has forsaken him; Pursue and seize him, for there is no one to deliver."
Psalm 71:12
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O God, do not be far from me; O my God, hasten to my help!
Psalm 71:13
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Let those who are adversaries of my soul be ashamed {and} consumed; Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor, who seek to injure me.
Psalm 71:14
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But as for me, I will hope continually, And will praise You yet more and more.
Psalm 71:15
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My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness {And} of Your salvation all day long; For I do not know the sum {of them.}
Psalm 71:16
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I will come with the mighty deeds of the Lord GOD; I will make mention of Your righteousness, Yours alone.
Psalm 71:17
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O God, You have taught me from my youth, And I still declare Your wondrous deeds.
Psalm 71:18
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And even when {I am} old and gray, O God, do not forsake me, Until I declare Your strength to {this} generation, Your power to all who are to come.
Psalm 71:19
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For Your righteousness, O God, {reaches} to the heavens, You who have done great things; O God, who is like You?
Psalm 71:20
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You who have shown (Another reading is {us}) me many troubles and distresses Will revive me again, And will bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
Psalm 71:21
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May You increase my greatness And turn {to} comfort me.
Psalm 71:22
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I will also praise You with a harp, {Even} Your truth, O my God; To You I will sing praises with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.
Psalm 71:23
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My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to You; And my soul, which You have redeemed.
Psalm 71:24
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My tongue also will utter Your righteousness all day long; For they are ashamed, for they are humiliated who seek my hurt.
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