Psalms 71
The psalmist expresses trust in God, asking for rescue and protection from enemies who seek to harm him. He recalls God's presence in his life from birth and asks not to be abandoned in old age. The psalmist vows to continue praising God and declaring his justice and salvation, even in the face of tribulation. He expresses gratitude for God's consolation and redemption, and promises to sing psalms and meditate on God's justice.
A Psalm of David. Of the sons of Jonadab and the former captives. In you, O Lord, I have hoped; do not let me be brought to ruin foreverFree me by your justice, and rescue me. Incline your ear to me, and save meBe a God of protection and a place of strength for me, so that you may accomplish my salvation. For you are my firmament and my refugeRescue me, O my God, from the hand of the sinner, and from the hand of the unjust and those who act against the lawFor you, O Lord, are my patience: my hope from my youth, O LordIn you, I have been confirmed from conception. From my mother’s womb, you are my protector. In you, I will sing foreverI have become to many as if I were a portent, but you are a strong helperLet my mouth be filled with praise, so that I may sing your glory, your greatness all day longDo not cast me off in the time of old age. Do not abandon me when my strength will failFor my enemies have spoken against me. And those who watched for my soul have taken counsel as onesaying: "God has abandoned him. Pursue and overtake him. For there is no one to rescue him.O God, do not be far from me. O my God, provide for my assistanceMay they be confounded, and may they fail, who drag down my soul. Let them be covered with confusion and shame, who seek evils for meBut I will always have hope. And I will add more to all your praiseMy mouth will announce your justice, your salvation all day long. For I have not known lettersI will enter into the powers of the Lord. I will be mindful of your justice alone, O LordYou have taught me from my youth, O God. And so I will declare your wonders continuouslyeven in old age and with grey hairs. Do not abandon me, O God, while I announce your arm to every future generation: your poweand your justice, O God, even to the highest great things that you have done. O God, who is like youHow great is the tribulation that you have revealed to me: very great and evil. And so, turning back, you have brought me to life, and you have led me back again from the abyss of the earthYou have multiplied your magnificence. And so, turning back to me, you have consoled meTherefore, I will confess your truth to you, with the instruments of the Psalter. O God, I will sing psalms to you with stringed instruments, O Holy One of IsraelMy lips will exult, when I sing to you, and also my soul, which you have redeemedAnd even my tongue will meditate on your justice all day long, when those who seek evils for me have been confounded and set in awe
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