Psalm 71 :: New International Version (NIV)

Psa 71:1In you, LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.

Psa 71:2In your righteousness, rescue me and deliver me; turn your ear to me and save me.

Psa 71:3Be my rock of refuge, to which I can always go; give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.

Psa 71:4

Psa 71:4Deliver me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of those who are evil and cruel.

Psa 71:5

Psa 71:5For you have been my hope, Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my youth.

Psa 71:6

Psa 71:6From birth I have relied on you; you brought me forth from my mother’s womb. I will ever praise you.

Psa 71:7

Psa 71:7I have become a sign to many; you are my strong refuge.

Psa 71:8

Psa 71:8My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long.

Psa 71:9

Psa 71:9Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone.

Psa 71:10

Psa 71:10For my enemies speak against me; those who wait to kill me conspire together.

Psa 71:11

Psa 71:11They say, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for no one will rescue him.”

Psa 71:12

Psa 71:12Do not be far from me, my God; come quickly, God, to help me.

Psa 71:13

Psa 71:13May my accusers perish in shame; may those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace.

Psa 71:14

Psa 71:14As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more.

Psa 71:15

Psa 71:15My mouth will tell of your righteous deeds, of your saving acts all day long— though I know not how to relate them all.

Psa 71:16

Psa 71:16I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, Sovereign LORD; I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone.

Psa 71:17

Psa 71:17Since my youth, God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.

Psa 71:18

Psa 71:18Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come.

Psa 71:19

Psa 71:19Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens, you who have done great things. Who is like you, God?

Psa 71:20

Psa 71:20Though 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.

Psa 71:21

Psa 71:21You will increase my honor and comfort me once more.

Psa 71:22

Psa 71:22I will praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God; I will sing praise to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel.

Psa 71:23

Psa 71:23My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you— I whom you have delivered.

Psa 71:24

Psa 71:24My 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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