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Psalms 71

Old Testament · Poetry and wisdom

Psalms chapter 71

In you, Yahweh, I have . Don’t ever let me be put to . me and pull me free because you do . Lean your ear down to me and save me.Be my — the place I can always come to. You have given the command to save me, because you are my cliff face, my .My God, pull me free from the grip of the , from the clutches of those who and act with cruelty.Because you are my , — I have trusted you since I was young.I have you since I was born. You are the one who . My songs have always been about you.I have been to many people, but you — you are my .My mouth is full of your , full of your , all day long.Don’t when I’m old. When my , don’t abandon me.Because my enemies talk about me behind my back, and those who conspire together.They say, “God has abandoned him. Chase him down and grab him — no one is coming to help.”God, don’t stay far from me. My God, hurry — come help me.Let those who attack me be put to shame, destroyed. Let those who want to hurt me be covered in and humiliation.But I — I will , always. I will pile more and more praise on top of all your praise.My mouth will tell the story of your , your , all day long — even though I can’t measure the half of it.I will come telling of your , Lord Yahweh. I will remember your justice — yours and yours alone.God, you have taught me since I was young, and to this day I keep telling people about the you’ve done.So even now that I’m old and grey-haired, God, don’t abandon me — not until I’ve told the next generation about your , told everyone coming after me about your power.Your justice, God, . You who have done such great things — God, who is like you?You, who have made me see so many bitter troubles — you will again. You will pull me up from the .You will increase my and turn to me again.I will also praise you with the for your , my God. I will make music for you on the , you, .My lips will shout for joy when I make music for you — and my , which you have .My tongue will also speak of your all day long, because those who wanted to hurt me have been .