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Psalm 71:7–11

I have been as qa portent to many,

but you are my strong refuge.

My rmouth is filled with your praise,

and with your glory all the day.

sDo not cast me off in the time of old age;

forsake me not when my strength is spent.

10  For my enemies speak concerning me;

those who twatch for my life uconsult together

11  and say, “God has forsaken him;

pursue and seize him,

for there is none to deliver him.”

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Psalm 71:7–11 — The New International Version (NIV)

I have become a sign to many;

you are my strong refuge.

My mouth is filled with your praise,

declaring your splendor all day long.

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.”

Psalm 71:7–11 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

I am as a wonder unto many;

But thou art my strong refuge.

Let my mouth be filled with thy praise

And with thy honour all the day.

Cast me not off in the time of old age;

Forsake me not when my strength faileth.

10 For mine enemies speak against me;

And they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,

11 Saying, God hath forsaken him:

Persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.

Psalm 71:7–11 — New Living Translation (NLT)

My life is an example to many,

because you have been my strength and protection.

That is why I can never stop praising you;

I declare your glory all day long.

And now, in my old age, don’t set me aside.

Don’t abandon me when my strength is failing.

10 For my enemies are whispering against me.

They are plotting together to kill me.

11 They say, “God has abandoned him.

Let’s go and get him,

for no one will help him now.”

Psalm 71:7–11 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

I have become as a wonder to many,

But You are my strong refuge.

Let my mouth be filled with Your praise

And with Your glory all the day.

Do not cast me off in the time of 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 take counsel together,

11 Saying, “God has forsaken him;

Pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him.”

Psalm 71:7–11 — New Century Version (NCV)

I am an example to many people,

because you are my strong protection.

I am always praising you;

all day long I honor you.

Do not reject me when I am old;

do not leave me when my strength is gone.

10 My enemies make plans against me,

and they meet together to kill me.

11 They say, “God has left him.

Go after him and take him,

because no one will save him.”

Psalm 71:7–11 — American Standard Version (ASV)

I am as a wonder unto many;

But thou art my strong refuge.

My mouth shall be filled with thy praise,

And with thy honor all the day.

Cast me not off in the time of old age;

Forsake me not when my strength faileth.

10 For mine enemies speak concerning me;

And they that watch for my soul take counsel together,

11 Saying, God hath forsaken him:

Pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver.

Psalm 71:7–11 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

I have been as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge. My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, with thy glory, all the day. Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth. 10 For mine enemies speak against me, and they that watch for my soul consult together, 11 Saying, God hath forsaken him; pursue and seize him, for there is none to deliver.

Psalm 71:7–11 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

I have become an example to many people, 

but you are my strong refuge. 

My mouth is filled with your praise, 

with your glory all day long. 

Do not reject me when I am old 

or abandon me when I lose my strength. 

10 My enemies talk about me. 

They watch me as they plot to take my life. 

11 They say, “God has abandoned him. 

Pursue him and grab him because there is no one to rescue him.” 

Psalm 71:7–11 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

I have become an ominous sign to many,

but You are my strong refuge.

My mouth is full of praise

and honor to You all day long.

Don’t discard me in my old age;

as my strength fails, do not abandon me.

10 For my enemies talk about me,

and those who spy on me plot together,

11 saying, “God has abandoned him;

chase him and catch him,

for there is no one to rescue him.”

Psalm 71:7–11 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

I have been like a portent to many,

but you are my strong refuge.

My mouth is filled with your praise,

and with your glory all day long.

Do not cast me off in the time of old age;

do not forsake me when my strength is spent.

10 For my enemies speak concerning me,

and those who watch for my life consult together.

11 They say, “Pursue and seize that person

whom God has forsaken,

for there is no one to deliver.”

Psalm 71:7–11 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

I have become a wonder to many,

but you are my strong refuge.

My mouth is filled with your praise,

with your glory all the day.

Do not cast me away in the time of old age;

when my strength fails do not abandon me.

10 For my enemies talk concerning me,

and those who watch for my life conspire together,

11 saying, “His God has abandoned him.

Pursue and seize him, because there is no deliverer.”

Psalm 71:7–11 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

To many people I am an example of how much you care.

You are strong. You are my place of safety.

My mouth is filled with praise for you.

All day long I will talk about your glory.

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.”

Psalm 71:7–11 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

I have become a marvel to many,

For You are my strong refuge.

My mouth is filled with Your praise

And with Your glory all day long.

Do not cast me off in the time of old age;

Do not forsake me when my strength fails.

10 For my enemies have spoken against me;

And those who watch for my life have consulted together,

11 Saying, “God has forsaken him;

Pursue and seize him, for there is no one to deliver.”


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