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 神是人自幼到老的倚靠

71 耶和华啊!我投靠你,

求你使我永不羞愧。

求你按着你的公义搭救我,救赎我;

求你留心听我,拯救我。

求你作我避难的盘石,使我可以常来投靠;

你已经下令救我,

因为你是我的岩石、我的坚垒。

我的 神啊!求你救我脱离恶人的手,

脱离邪恶和残暴的人的掌握,

因为你是我的盼望;

主耶和华啊!你是我自幼以来所倚靠的。

我自出母胎就倚赖你,

把我从母腹中领出来的就是你,

我要常常赞美你。

众人都以我为怪,

但你是我坚固的避难所。

我要满口赞美你,

我终日颂扬你的荣美。

我年老的时候,求你不要丢弃我;

我气力衰弱的时候,求你不要离弃我。

10 因为我的仇敌议论我;

那些窥探着要害我性命的,一同商议,

11 说:“ 神已经离弃了他,

你们追赶他,拿住他吧!

因为没有人搭救他。”

12  神啊!求你不要远离我;

我的 神啊!求你快来帮助我。

13 愿那些控告我的,

都羞愧灭亡;

愿那些谋求害我的,

都蒙羞受辱。

14 至于我,我要常常仰望你,

要多多赞美你。

15 我的口要述说你的公义,

终日讲述你的救恩,

尽管我不知道它们的数量。

16 我要来述说主耶和华大能的事;

我要提说你独有的公义。

17  神啊!我自幼以来,你就教导我;

直到现在,我还是宣扬你奇妙的作为。

18  神啊!到我年老发白的时候,

求你仍不要离弃我,

等我把你的能力向下一代传扬,

把你的大能向后世所有的人传扬。

19  神啊!你的公义达到高天,

你曾经行过大事,

 神啊!有谁像你呢?

20 你使我们经历了很多苦难,

你必使我们再活过来,

你必把我们从地的深处救上来。

21 你必增加我的尊荣,

并转过来安慰我。

22 我的 神啊!

我要弹琴称赞你,称赞你的信实;

以色列的圣者啊!

我要鼓瑟歌颂你。

23 我歌颂你的时候,我的嘴唇要欢呼;

我的灵魂,就是你所救赎的,也要欢呼。

24 我的舌头也要终日讲述你的公义,

因为那些谋求害我的人已经蒙羞受辱了。

71 1-3 I run for dear life to God,
    I’ll never live to regret it.
Do what you do so well:
    get me out of this mess and up on my feet.
Put your ear to the ground and listen,
    give me space for salvation.
Be a guest room where I can retreat;
    you said your door was always open!
You’re my salvation—my vast, granite fortress.

4-7 My God, free me from the grip of Wicked,
    from the clutch of Bad and Bully.
You keep me going when times are tough—
    my bedrock, God, since my childhood.
I’ve hung on you from the day of my birth,
    the day you took me from the cradle;
    I’ll never run out of praise.
Many gasp in alarm when they see me,
    but you take me in stride.

8-11 Just as each day brims with your beauty,
    my mouth brims with praise.
But don’t turn me out to pasture when I’m old
    or put me on the shelf when I can’t pull my weight.
My enemies are talking behind my back,
    watching for their chance to knife me.
The gossip is: “God has abandoned him.
    Pounce on him now; no one will help him.”

12-16 God, don’t just watch from the sidelines.
    Come on! Run to my side!
My accusers—make them lose face.
    Those out to get me—make them look
Like idiots, while I stretch out, reaching for you,
    and daily add praise to praise.
I’ll write the book on your righteousness,
    talk up your salvation all the day long,
    never run out of good things to write or say.
I come in the power of the Lord God,
    I post signs marking his right-of-way.

17-24 You got me when I was an unformed youth,
    God, and taught me everything I know.
Now I’m telling the world your wonders;
    I’ll keep at it until I’m old and gray.
God, don’t walk off and leave me
    until I get out the news
Of your strong right arm to this world,
    news of your power to the world yet to come,
Your famous and righteous
    ways, O God.
God, you’ve done it all!
    Who is quite like you?
You, who made me stare trouble in the face,
    Turn me around;
Now let me look life in the face.
    I’ve been to the bottom;
Bring me up, streaming with honors;
    turn to me, be tender to me,
And I’ll take up the lute and thank you
    to the tune of your faithfulness, God.
I’ll make music for you on a harp,
    Holy One of Israel.
When I open up in song to you,
    I let out lungsful of praise,
    my rescued life a song.
All day long I’m chanting
    about you and your righteous ways,
While those who tried to do me in
    slink off looking ashamed.

Psalm 71(A)

In you, Lord, I have taken refuge;(B)
    let me never be put to shame.(C)
In your righteousness, rescue me and deliver me;
    turn your ear(D) to me and save me.
Be my rock of refuge,
    to which I can always go;
give the command to save me,
    for you are my rock and my fortress.(E)
Deliver(F) me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,(G)
    from the grasp of those who are evil and cruel.(H)

For you have been my hope,(I) Sovereign Lord,
    my confidence(J) since my youth.
From birth(K) I have relied on you;
    you brought me forth from my mother’s womb.(L)
    I will ever praise(M) you.
I have become a sign(N) to many;
    you are my strong refuge.(O)
My mouth(P) is filled with your praise,
    declaring your splendor(Q) all day long.

Do not cast(R) me away when I am old;(S)
    do not forsake(T) me when my strength is gone.
10 For my enemies(U) speak against me;
    those who wait to kill(V) me conspire(W) together.
11 They say, “God has forsaken(X) him;
    pursue him and seize him,
    for no one will rescue(Y) him.”
12 Do not be far(Z) from me, my God;
    come quickly, God, to help(AA) me.
13 May my accusers(AB) perish in shame;(AC)
    may those who want to harm me
    be covered with scorn and disgrace.(AD)

14 As for me, I will always have hope;(AE)
    I will praise you more and more.

15 My mouth will tell(AF) of your righteous deeds,(AG)
    of your saving acts all day long—
    though I know not how to relate them all.
16 I will come and proclaim your mighty acts,(AH) Sovereign Lord;
    I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone.
17 Since my youth, God, you have taught(AI) me,
    and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.(AJ)
18 Even when I am old and gray,(AK)
    do not forsake me, my God,
till I declare your power(AL) to the next generation,
    your mighty acts to all who are to come.(AM)

19 Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens,(AN)
    you who have done great things.(AO)
    Who is like you, God?(AP)
20 Though you have made me see troubles,(AQ)
    many and bitter,
    you will restore(AR) my life again;
from the depths of the earth(AS)
    you will again bring me up.
21 You will increase my honor(AT)
    and comfort(AU) me once more.

22 I will praise you with the harp(AV)
    for your faithfulness, my God;
I will sing praise to you with the lyre,(AW)
    Holy One of Israel.(AX)
23 My lips will shout for joy(AY)
    when I sing praise to you—
    I whom you have delivered.(AZ)
24 My tongue will tell of your righteous acts
    all day long,(BA)
for those who wanted to harm me(BB)
    have been put to shame and confusion.(BC)