Psalm 71

Psalm 71

God’s Help in Old Age

¹Lord, I seek refuge in You;

let me never be disgraced. ⁿ

²In Your justice, rescue and deliver me;

listen closely to me and save me. ^o

³Be a rock of refuge for me,

where I can always go.

Give the command to save me,

for You are my rock and fortress. ^p

⁴Deliver me, my God, from the power of the wicked,

from the grasp of the unjust and oppressive. ^q

⁵For You are my hope, Lord God,

my confidence from my youth. ^r

⁶I have leaned on You from birth;

You took me from my mother’s womb. ^s

My praise is always about You. ^t

⁷I have become an ominous sign to many,

but You are my strong refuge. ^u

⁸My mouth is full of praise

and honor to You all day long. ^v

⁹Don’t discard me in my old age;

as my strength fails, do not abandon me. ^w

¹⁰For my enemies talk about me,

and those who spy on me plot together, ^x

¹¹saying, “God has abandoned him;

chase him and catch him,

for there is no one to rescue him.” ^y

¹²God, do not be far from me;

my God, hurry to help me. ^z

¹³May my adversaries be disgraced and destroyed;

may those who seek my harm

be covered with disgrace and humiliation. ^a

¹⁴But I will hope continually

and will praise You more and more. ^b

¹⁵My mouth will tell about Your righteousness

and Your salvation all day long,

though I cannot sum them up. ^c

¹⁶I come because of the mighty acts of the Lord God;

I will proclaim Your righteousness, Yours alone. ^d

¹⁷God, You have taught me from my youth,

and I still proclaim Your wonderful works. ^e

¹⁸Even when I am old and gray,

God, do not abandon me. ^f

Then I will ^gproclaim Your power

to another generation,

Your strength to all who are to come. ^h

¹⁹Your righteousness reaches heaven, God,

You who have done great things;

God, who is like You? ⁱ

²⁰You caused me to experience

many troubles and misfortunes, ^j

but You will revive me again. ^k

You will bring me up again,

even from the depths of the earth. ^l

²¹You will increase my honor

and comfort me once again. ^m

²²Therefore, I will praise You with a harp

for Your faithfulness, my God;

I will sing to You with a lyre,

Holy One of Israel. ⁿ

²³My lips will shout for joy

when I sing praise to You

because You have redeemed me. ^o

²⁴Therefore, my tongue will proclaim

Your righteousness all day long,

for those who seek my harm

will be disgraced and confounded. ^p