Psalm 71 | New International Reader’s Version

1 LORD, I have gone to you for safety. Let me never be put to shame.

2 You do what is right, so save me and help me. Pay attention to me and save me.

3 Be my rock of safety that I can always go to. Give the command to save me. You are my rock and my fort.

4 My God, save me from the power of sinners. Save me from the hands of those who are mean and evil.

5 You are the King and the LORD. You have always been my hope. I have trusted in you ever since I was young.

6 From the time I was born I have depended on you. You brought me out of my mother’s body. I will praise you for ever.

7 To many people I am an example of how much you care. You are my strong place of safety.

8 My mouth is filled with praise for you. All day long I will talk about your glory.

9 Don’t push me away when I’m old. Don’t desert me when my strength is gone.

10 My enemies speak against me. Those who want to kill me get together and make evil plans.

11 They say, ‘God has deserted him. Go after him and grab him. No one will save him.’

12 God, don’t be far away from me. My God, come quickly and help me.

13 May those who bring charges against me die in shame. May those who want to harm me be covered with shame and dishonour.

14 But I will always have hope. I will praise you more and more.

15 I will tell other people about all the good things you have done. All day long I will talk about how you have saved your people. But there’s no way I could say how many times you’ve done this.

16 LORD and King, I will come and announce your mighty acts. I will announce all the good things that you alone do.

17 God, ever since I was young you have taught me. To this very day I tell about your wonderful acts.

18 God, don’t leave me even when I’m old and have grey hair. Let me live to tell my children about your power. Let me tell all of them about your mighty acts.

19 God, your saving acts reach to the skies. You have done great things. God, who is like you?

20 You have sent many bitter troubles my way. But you will give me new life. Even if I’m almost in the grave, you will bring me back.

21 You will honour me more and more. You will comfort me once again.

22 My God, I will use the harp to praise you because you are always faithful. Holy One of Israel, I will use the lyre to sing praise to you.

23 My lips will shout with joy when I sing praise to you. You have saved me.

24 All day long my tongue will say that you have done what is right. Those who wanted to harm me have been put to shame. They have not been honoured.

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New International Version

1 In you, Lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.

2 In your righteousness, rescue me and deliver me; turn your ear to me and save me.

3 Be my rock of refuge, to which I can always go; give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.

4 Deliver me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of those who are evil and cruel.

5 For you have been my hope, Sovereign Lord, my confidence since my youth.

6 From my birth I have relied on you; you brought me forth from my mother’s womb. I will ever praise you.

7 I have become a sign to many; you are my strong refuge.

8 My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendour all day long.

9 Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone.

10 For my enemies speak against me; those who wait to kill me conspire together.

11 They say, ‘God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for no-one will rescue him.’

12 Do not be far from me, my God; come quickly, God, to help me.

13 May my accusers perish in shame; may those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace.

14 As for me, I shall always have hope; I will praise you more and more.

15 My mouth will tell of your righteous deeds, of your saving acts all day long – though I know not how to relate them all.

16 I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, Sovereign Lord; I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone.

17 Since my youth, God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvellous deeds.

18 Even when I am old and grey, do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come.

19 Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens, you who have done great things. Who is like you, God?

20 Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up.

21 You will increase my honour and comfort me once more.

22 I will praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God; I will sing praise to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel.

23 My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you – I whom you have delivered.

24 My tongue will tell of your righteous acts all day long, for those who wanted to harm me have been put to shame and confusion.

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