Psalm 71

1 In You, O Lord, I put my trust; Let me never be put to shame.

God the Rock of Salvation

2 Deliver me in Your righteousness, and cause me to escape; Incline Your ear to me, and save me.3 Be my strong refuge, To which I may resort continually; You have given the commandment to save me, For You are my rock and my fortress.4 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.5 For You are my hope, O Lord God; You are my trust from my youth.6 By You I have been upheld from birth; You are He who took me out of my mothers womb. My praise shall be continually of You.7 I have become as a wonder to many, But You are my strong refuge.8 Let my mouth be filled with Your praise And with Your glory all the day.9 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. 12 O God, do not be far from me; O my God, make haste to help me!13 Let them be confounded and consumed Who are adversaries of my life; Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor Who seek my hurt.14 But I will hope continually, And will praise You yet more and more.15 My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness And Your salvation all the day, For I do not know their limits.16 I will go in the strength of the Lord God; I will make mention of Your righteousness, of Yours only.17 O God, You have taught me from my youth; And to this day I declare Your wondrous works.18 Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, do not forsake me, Until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to everyone who is to come.19 Also Your righteousness, O God, is very high, You who have done great things; O God, who is like You?20  You, who have shown me great and severe troubles, Shall revive me again, And bring me up again from the depths of the earth.21 You shall increase my greatness, And comfort me on every side.22 Also with the lute I will praise You And Your faithfulness, O my God! To You I will sing with the harp, O Holy One of Israel.23 My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing to You, And my soul, which You have redeemed.24 My tongue also shall talk of Your righteousness all the day long; For they are confounded, For they are brought to shame Who seek my hurt.

PSALMS 71

A Prayer //for God's Protection

1 I run to you, [Lord],
for protection.
Don't disappoint me.

2 You do what is right,
so come to my rescue.
Listen to my prayer
and keep me safe.

3 Be my mighty rock, t the place
where I can always run
for protection.
Save me by your command!
You are my mighty rock
and my fortress.

4 Come and save me, [Lord] God,
from vicious and cruel
and brutal enemies!

5 I depend on you,
and I have trusted you
since I was young.

6 I have relied on yout
from the day I was born.
You brought me safely
through birth,
and I always praise you.

7 Many people think of me
as something evil.
But you are my mighty protector,

8 and I praise and honor you
all day long.

9 Don't throw me aside
when I am old;
don't desert me
when my strength is gone.

10 My enemies are plotting
because they want me dead.

11 They say, “Now we'll catch you!
God has deserted you,
and no one can save you.”

12 Come closer, God!
Please hurry and help.

13 Embarrass and destroy
all who want me dead;
disgrace and confuse
all who want to hurt me.

14 I will never give up hope
or stop praising you.

15 All day long I will tell
the wonderful things you do
to save your people.
But you have done much more
than I could possibly know.

16 I will praise you, [Lord] God,
for your mighty deeds
and your power to save.

17 You have taught me
since I was a child,
and I never stop telling about
your marvelous deeds.

18 Don't leave me when I am old
and my hair turns gray.
Let me tell future generations
about your mighty power.

19 Your deeds of kindness
are known in the heavens.
No one is like you!

20 You made me suffer a lot,
but you will bring me
back from this deep pit
and give me new life.

21 You will make me truly great
and take my sorrow away.

22 I will praise you, God,
the Holy One of Israel.
You are faithful.
I will play the harp
and sing your praises.

23 You have rescued me!
I will celebrate and shout,
singing praises to you
with all my heart.

24 All day long I will announce
your power to save.
I will tell how you disgraced
and disappointed those
who wanted to hurt me.