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Psalms 71

Holman Christian Standard Bible, 2009 (HCSB)

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¹ LORD, I seek refuge in You; let me never be disgraced. ⓐ

² In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; listen closely to me and save me. ⓑ

³ Be a rock of refuge for me, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and fortress. ⓒ

⁴ Deliver me, my God, from the power of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and oppressive. ⓓ

⁵ For You are my hope, Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth. ⓔ

⁶ I have leaned on You from birth; You took me from my mother’s womb. ⓕ My praise is always about You. ⓖ

⁷ I have become an ominous sign to many, but You are my strong refuge. ⓗ

⁸ My mouth is full of praise and honor to You all day long. ⓘ

⁹ 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.” ⓛ

¹² God, do not be far from me; my God, hurry to help me. ⓜ

¹³ May my adversaries be disgraced and destroyed; may those who seek my harm be covered with disgrace and humiliation. ⓝ

¹⁴ But I will hope continually and will praise You more and more. ⓞ

¹⁵ My mouth will tell about Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot sum them up. ⓟ

¹⁶ I come because of the mighty acts of the Lord GOD; I will proclaim Your righteousness, Yours alone. ⓠ

¹⁷ God, You have taught me from my youth, and I still proclaim Your wonderful works. ⓡ

¹⁸ Even when I am old and gray, God, do not abandon me. ⓢ Then I will [1] proclaim Your power to another generation, Your strength to all who are to come. ⓣ

¹⁹ Your righteousness reaches heaven, God, You who have done great things; God, who is like You? ⓤ

²⁰ You caused me to experience many troubles and misfortunes, ⓥ but You will revive me again. ⓦ You will bring me up again, even from the depths of the earth. ⓧ

²¹ You will increase my honor and comfort me once again. ⓨ

²² Therefore, I will praise You with a harp for Your faithfulness, my God; I will sing to You with a lyre, Holy One of Israel. ⓩ

²³ My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to You because You have redeemed me. ⓐ

²⁴ Therefore, my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm will be disgraced and confounded. ⓑ

#	HCSB
1	LORD, I seek refuge in You; let me never be disgraced. ⓐ
2	In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; listen closely to me and save me. ⓑ
3	Be a rock of refuge for me, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and fortress. ⓒ
4	Deliver me, my God, from the power of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and oppressive. ⓓ
5	For You are my hope, Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth. ⓔ
6	I have leaned on You from birth; You took me from my mother’s womb. ⓕ My praise is always about You. ⓖ
7	I have become an ominous sign to many, but You are my strong refuge. ⓗ
8	My mouth is full of praise and honor to You all day long. ⓘ
9	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.” ⓛ
12	God, do not be far from me; my God, hurry to help me. ⓜ
13	May my adversaries be disgraced and destroyed; may those who seek my harm be covered with disgrace and humiliation. ⓝ
14	But I will hope continually and will praise You more and more. ⓞ
15	My mouth will tell about Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot sum them up. ⓟ
16	I come because of the mighty acts of the Lord GOD; I will proclaim Your righteousness, Yours alone. ⓠ
17	God, You have taught me from my youth, and I still proclaim Your wonderful works. ⓡ
18	Even when I am old and gray, God, do not abandon me. ⓢ Then I will [1] proclaim Your power to another generation, Your strength to all who are to come. ⓣ
19	Your righteousness reaches heaven, God, You who have done great things; God, who is like You? ⓤ
20	You caused me to experience many troubles and misfortunes, ⓥ but You will revive me again. ⓦ You will bring me up again, even from the depths of the earth. ⓧ
21	You will increase my honor and comfort me once again. ⓨ
22	Therefore, I will praise You with a harp for Your faithfulness, my God; I will sing to You with a lyre, Holy One of Israel. ⓩ
23	My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to You because You have redeemed me. ⓐ
24	Therefore, my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm will be disgraced and confounded. ⓑ

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