Psalm 71 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Prayer of an Old Man for Rescue.

71 (A)In You, Lord, I have taken refuge;
Let me never be put to shame.
2 (B)In Your righteousness rescue me and save me;
(C)Extend Your ear to me and help me.
3 (D)Be to me a rock of (E)dwelling to which I may continually come;
You have given the (F)commandment to save me,
For You are (G)my rock and my fortress.
4 (H)Save me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,
From the [a]grasp of the wrongdoer and the ruthless,
5 For You are my (I)hope;
Lord [b]God, You are my (J)confidence from my youth.
6 I have (K)leaned on you since my birth;
You are He who (L)took me from my mother’s womb;
My (M)praise is continually [c]of You.

7 I have become a (N)marvel to many,
For You are (O)my strong refuge.
8 My (P)mouth is filled with Your praise
And with (Q)Your glory all day long.
9 Do not cast me away at the (R)time of my old age;
Do not abandon me when my strength fails.
10 For my enemies have spoken [d]against me;
And those who (S)watch for my [e]life (T)have consulted together,
11 Saying, “(U)God has abandoned him;
Pursue and seize him, for there is (V)no one to save him.”

12 God, (W)do not be far from me;
My God, (X)hurry to my aid!
13 May those who are enemies of my soul be (Y)put to shame and consumed;
May they be (Z)covered with disgrace and dishonor, who (AA)seek [f]to injure me.
14 But as for me, I will (AB)wait continually,
And will [g](AC)praise You yet more and more.
15 My (AD)mouth shall tell of Your righteousness
And of (AE)Your salvation all day long;
For I (AF)do not know the art of writing.
16 I will come (AG)with the mighty deeds of the Lord [h]God;
I will (AH)make mention of Your righteousness, Yours alone.

17 God, You (AI)have taught me from my youth,
And I still (AJ)declare Your wondrous deeds.
18 And even when I am (AK)old and gray, God, do not abandon me,
Until I (AL)declare Your [i]strength to this generation,
Your power to all who are to come.
19 [j]For Your (AM)righteousness, God, reaches to the [k]heavens,
You who have (AN)done great things;
God, (AO)who is like You?
20 You who have (AP)shown [l]me many troubles and distresses
Will (AQ)revive [m]me again,
And will bring [n]me up again (AR)from the depths of the earth.
21 May You increase my (AS)greatness
And turn to (AT)comfort me.

22 I will also praise You with [o](AU)a harp,
And Your [p]truth, my God;
I will sing praises to You with the (AV)lyre,
(AW)Holy One of Israel.
23 My lips will (AX)shout for joy when I sing praises to You;
And my (AY)soul, which You have redeemed.
24 My (AZ)tongue also will tell of Your righteousness all day long;
For they are (BA)put to shame, for they are humiliated who seek [q]my harm.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 71:4 Lit palm
  2. Psalm 71:5 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  3. Psalm 71:6 Lit in
  4. Psalm 71:10 Lit with reference to
  5. Psalm 71:10 Lit soul
  6. Psalm 71:13 Lit my injury
  7. Psalm 71:14 Lit add upon all Your praise
  8. Psalm 71:16 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  9. Psalm 71:18 Lit arm
  10. Psalm 71:19 Or And
  11. Psalm 71:19 Lit height
  12. Psalm 71:20 Another reading is us
  13. Psalm 71:20 Another reading is us
  14. Psalm 71:20 Another reading is us
  15. Psalm 71:22 Lit an instrument of a harp
  16. Psalm 71:22 Or faithfulness
  17. Psalm 71:24 Or to injure me

Cross references

  1. Psalm 71:1 : Ps 25:2, 3; 31:1-3; 71:1-3
  2. Psalm 71:2 : Ps 31:1
  3. Psalm 71:2 : Ps 17:6
  4. Psalm 71:3 : Ps 31:2, 3
  5. Psalm 71:3 : Deut 33:27; Ps 90:1; 91:9
  6. Psalm 71:3 : Ps 7:6; 42:8
  7. Psalm 71:3 : Ps 18:2
  8. Psalm 71:4 : Ps 140:1, 4
  9. Psalm 71:5 : Ps 39:7; Jer 14:8; 17:7, 13, 17; 50:7
  10. Psalm 71:5 : Ps 22:9
  11. Psalm 71:6 : Ps 22:10; Is 46:3
  12. Psalm 71:6 : Job 10:18; Ps 22:9
  13. Psalm 71:6 : Ps 34:1
  14. Psalm 71:7 : Is 8:18; 1 Cor 4:9
  15. Psalm 71:7 : Ps 61:3
  16. Psalm 71:8 : Ps 35:28; 63:5
  17. Psalm 71:8 : Ps 96:6; 104:1
  18. Psalm 71:9 : Ps 71:18; 92:14; Is 46:4
  19. Psalm 71:10 : Ps 56:6
  20. Psalm 71:10 : Ps 31:13; 83:3; Matt 27:1
  21. Psalm 71:11 : Ps 3:2
  22. Psalm 71:11 : Ps 7:2
  23. Psalm 71:12 : Ps 10:1; 22:11; 35:22; 38:21
  24. Psalm 71:12 : Ps 38:22; 40:13; 70:1, 5
  25. Psalm 71:13 : Ps 35:4, 26; 40:14
  26. Psalm 71:13 : Ps 109:29
  27. Psalm 71:13 : Esth 9:2; Ps 71:24
  28. Psalm 71:14 : Ps 130:7
  29. Psalm 71:14 : Ps 71:8
  30. Psalm 71:15 : Ps 35:28
  31. Psalm 71:15 : Ps 96:2
  32. Psalm 71:15 : Ps 40:5
  33. Psalm 71:16 : Ps 106:2
  34. Psalm 71:16 : Ps 51:14
  35. Psalm 71:17 : Deut 4:5; 6:7
  36. Psalm 71:17 : Ps 26:7; 40:5; 119:27
  37. Psalm 71:18 : Ps 71:9
  38. Psalm 71:18 : Ps 22:31; 78:4, 6
  39. Psalm 71:19 : Ps 36:6; 57:10
  40. Psalm 71:19 : Ps 126:2; Luke 1:49
  41. Psalm 71:19 : Deut 3:24; Ps 35:10
  42. Psalm 71:20 : Ps 60:3
  43. Psalm 71:20 : Ps 80:18; 85:6; 119:25; 138:7; Hos 6:1, 2
  44. Psalm 71:20 : Ps 86:13
  45. Psalm 71:21 : Ps 18:35
  46. Psalm 71:21 : Ps 23:4; 86:17; Is 12:1; 49:13
  47. Psalm 71:22 : Ps 33:2; 81:2; 92:1-3; 144:9
  48. Psalm 71:22 : Ps 33:2; 147:7
  49. Psalm 71:22 : 2 Kin 19:22; Ps 78:41; 89:18; Is 1:4
  50. Psalm 71:23 : Ps 5:11; 32:11; 132:9, 16
  51. Psalm 71:23 : Ps 34:22; 55:18; 103:4
  52. Psalm 71:24 : Ps 35:28
  53. Psalm 71:24 : Ps 71:13

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