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自幼恃主求其扶助

71 耶和华啊,我投靠你,求你叫我永不羞愧。
求你凭你的公义搭救我,救拔我;侧耳听我,拯救我。
求你做我常住的磐石,你已经命定要救我,因为你是我的岩石,我的山寨。
我的神啊,求你救我脱离恶人的手,脱离不义和残暴之人的手。
主耶和华啊,你是我所盼望的,从我年幼你是我所倚靠的。
我从出母胎被你扶持,使我出母腹的是你,我必常常赞美你。
许多人以我为怪,但你是我坚固的避难所。
你的赞美,你的荣耀,终日必满了我的口。
我年老的时候,求你不要丢弃我;我力气衰弱的时候,求你不要离弃我。
10 我的仇敌议论我,那些窥探要害我命的彼此商议,
11 说:“神已经离弃他,我们追赶他,捉拿他吧!因为没有人搭救。”
12 神啊,求你不要远离我!我的神啊,求你速速帮助我!
13 愿那与我性命为敌的羞愧被灭,愿那谋害我的受辱蒙羞。

述其公义救恩大能奇行

14 我却要常常盼望,并要越发赞美你。

15 我的口终日要述说你的公义和你的救恩,因我不计其数。
16 我要来说主耶和华大能的事,我单要提说你的公义。
17 神啊,自我年幼时你就教训我,直到如今我传扬你奇妙的作为。
18 神啊,我到年老发白的时候,求你不要离弃我,等我将你的能力指示下代,将你的大能指示后世的人。
19 神啊,你的公义甚高;行过大事的神啊,谁能像你?
20 你是叫我们多经历重大急难的,必使我们复活,从地的深处救上来。
21 求你使我越发昌大,又转来安慰我。
22 我的神啊,我要鼓瑟称赞你,称赞你的诚实!以色列的圣者啊,我要弹琴歌颂你!
23 我歌颂你的时候,我的嘴唇和你所赎我的灵魂都必欢呼。
24 并且我的舌头必终日讲论你的公义,因为那些谋害我的人已经蒙羞受辱了。

一個老年人的祈禱

71 耶和華啊,我投靠了你,
求你使我永不蒙羞。
求你憑公義搭救我,
側耳聽我的懇求,拯救我。
求你成為保護我的磐石,
讓我可以隨時投靠你。
求你下令救我,
因為你是我的磐石和堡壘。
我的上帝啊,
求你從惡人手中拯救我,
從邪惡、殘暴之徒掌下拯救我。
主耶和華啊,你是我的盼望,
我從小就信靠你。
你使我出了母胎,
我從出生就依靠你,
我要永遠讚美你。
我的遭遇使許多人感到驚駭,
但你是我堅固的避難所。
我口中充滿對你的讚美,
終日述說你的榮耀。
我年老時,求你不要丟棄我;
我體力衰微時,求你不要離棄我。
10 我的仇敵議論我,
那些想殺害我的一起策劃陰謀,說:
11 「上帝已經丟棄了他。
去追趕、捉拿他吧,
因為無人會救他。」

12 上帝啊,不要遠離我;
我的上帝啊,求你快來幫助我!
13 願我的仇敵在羞辱中滅亡,
願那些害我的人抱愧蒙羞。
14 我必常常心懷盼望,
向你獻上更多的讚美。
15 雖然我無法測度你的公義和拯救之恩,
但我要終日傳揚你的作為。
16 主耶和華啊,
我要傳揚你大能的作為,
單單述說你的公義。
17 上帝啊,
我從小就受你的教導,
直到今日我仍傳揚你奇妙的作為。
18 上帝啊,
就是我年老髮白的時候,
求你也不要丟棄我,
好讓我把你的大能告訴下一代,世代相傳。
19 上帝啊,你的公義高達穹蒼,
你成就了奇妙大事。
上帝啊,有誰能像你?
20 你使我經歷了許多患難,
最終必使我重獲新生,
救我脫離死亡的深淵。
21 你必賜我更大的尊榮,
你必再次安慰我。
22 我的上帝啊,
我要彈琴讚美你的信實;
以色列的聖者啊,
我要伴隨著琴聲讚美你。
23 你救贖了我的靈魂,
我的口和靈魂都要歡呼歌頌你。
24 我要終日向人述說你的公義,
因為那些想害我的人已經蒙羞受辱。

An Old Person’s Prayer

71 In you, Lord, ·is my protection [L I find refuge].
    Never let me be ashamed.
Because you ·do what is right [are righteous], ·save [protect] and rescue me;
    ·listen [L extend your ear] to me and ·save me [give me victory].
Be my ·place of safety [L rock of refuge]
    where I can always come.
Give the command to ·save me [give me victory],
    because you are my rock and my ·strong, walled city [fortress].
My God, ·save [rescue] me from the ·power [L hand] of the wicked
    and from the ·hold [grasp; L palm] of evil and cruel people.
Lord, you are my hope.
    Lord, I have ·trusted [had confidence in] you since I was young.
I have ·depended [L leaned] on you ·since I was born [L from the belly; C the womb];
    you ·helped me even on the day of my birth [brought me forth/cut off my umbilical cord from my mother’s innards].
I will always praise you.

I am an ·example [portent] to many people,
    because you are my strong ·protection [refuge].
·I am always praising you [L My mouth is filled with your praise];
    all day long I ·honor [glorify] you.
Do not ·reject me [cast me off] when I am old;
    do not ·leave [abandon; forsake] me when my strength is ·gone [exhausted].
10 My enemies ·make plans [speak] against me,
    and they ·meet [take counsel] together to kill me.
11 They say, “God has ·left [abandoned; forsaken] him.
    ·Go after [Pursue; Persecute] him and ·take [capture] him,
because no one will ·save [protect] him.”

12 God, don’t be far off.
    My God, hurry to help me.
13 Let those who accuse me
    be ashamed and ·destroyed [annihilated].
Let those who are ·trying [seeking] to hurt me
    be covered with shame and disgrace.
14 But I will always have hope
    and will praise you more and more.
15 ·I will tell how you do what is right [L My mouth will recount your righteousness].
    I will tell about your ·salvation [victory] all day long,
    even though ·it is more than I can tell [L I do not know the number].
16 I will come and tell about your powerful works, Lord God.
    I will remind people ·that only you do what is right [L that you alone are righteous].

17 God, you have taught me since I was young.
    To this day I tell ·about the miracles you do [of your wonderful works].
18 Even though I am old and gray,
    do not ·leave [abandon; forsake] me, God.
I will tell ·the children [L a generation, to all that come] about your ·power [L arm];
    I will tell of your might.

19 God, your ·justice [righteousness] reaches to the ·skies [L high heavens].
    You have done great things;
    God, there is no one like you.
20 You have ·given [L shown] me ·many troubles [much distress] and bad times,
    but you will give me life again.
·When I am almost dead [L From the depths of the earth],
    you ·will keep me alive [L again bring me up].
21 You will make me greater than ever,
    and you will comfort me again.

22 I will ·praise [thank] you with the harp.
    ·I trust you […for your faithfulness], my God.
I will ·sing to [make a psalm for] you with the lyre,
    Holy One of Israel.
23 ·I will [L My lips] shout for joy when I ·sing praises to [make a psalm for] you.
    You have ·saved [redeemed] me.
24 ·I [L My tongue] will tell about your ·justice [righteousness] all day long.
    And those who ·want [seek] to hurt me
will be ·ashamed [scorned and reproached] and disgraced.

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)

71 In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.

Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.

Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.

Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

For thou art my hope, O Lord God: thou art my trust from my youth.

By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.

I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.

Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.

Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.

10 For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,

11 Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.

12 O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.

13 Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.

14 But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.

15 My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.

16 I will go in the strength of the Lord God: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.

17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.

18 Now also when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.

19 Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!

20 Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

21 Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.

22 I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.

23 My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

24 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.