Psalms 71:1-18 ▼

1 In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.

2 In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; incline Your ear and save me.

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.

4 Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and ruthless.

5 For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.

6 I have leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always for You.

7 I have become a portent to many, but You are my strong refuge.

8 My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your splendor all day long.

9 Do not discard me in my 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 conspire,

11 saying, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”

12 Be not far from me, O God. Hurry, O my God, to help me.

13 May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.

14 But I will always hope and will praise You more and more.

15 My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.

16 I will come in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will proclaim Your righteousness—Yours alone.

17 O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.

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.