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16 Come and listen, all you who fear God,
    and I will tell you what he did for me.

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16 Come and hear,(A) all you who fear God;
    let me tell(B) you what he has done for me.

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11 Come, my children, and listen to me,
    and I will teach you to fear the Lord.

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11 Come, my children, listen(A) to me;
    I will teach you(B) the fear of the Lord.(C)

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18 Now that I am old and gray,
    do not abandon me, O God.
Let me proclaim your power to this new generation,
    your mighty miracles to all who come after me.

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18 Even when I am old and gray,(A)
    do not forsake me, my God,
till I declare your power(B) to the next generation,
    your mighty acts to all who are to come.(C)

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15 I will tell everyone about your righteousness.
    All day long I will proclaim your saving power,
    though I am not skilled with words.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 71:15 Or though I cannot count it.

15 My mouth will tell(A) of your righteous deeds,(B)
    of your saving acts all day long—
    though I know not how to relate them all.

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Come and see what our God has done,
    what awesome miracles he performs for people!

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Come and see what God has done,
    his awesome deeds(A) for mankind!

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The Lord’s Promise of Mercy

16 Then those who feared the Lord spoke with each other, and the Lord listened to what they said. In his presence, a scroll of remembrance was written to record the names of those who feared him and always thought about the honor of his name.

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The Faithful Remnant

16 Then those who feared the Lord talked with each other, and the Lord listened and heard.(A) A scroll(B) of remembrance was written in his presence concerning those who feared(C) the Lord and honored his name.

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24 I will tell about your righteous deeds
    all day long,
for everyone who tried to hurt me
    has been shamed and humiliated.

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24 My tongue will tell of your righteous acts
    all day long,(A)
for those who wanted to harm me(B)
    have been put to shame and confusion.(C)

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20 You have allowed me to suffer much hardship,
    but you will restore me to life again
    and lift me up from the depths of the earth.

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20 Though you have made me see troubles,(A)
    many and bitter,
    you will restore(B) my life again;
from the depths of the earth(C)
    you will again bring me up.

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I will boast only in the Lord;
    let all who are helpless take heart.

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I will glory(A) in the Lord;
    let the afflicted hear and rejoice.(B)

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We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.

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We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard,(A) so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.(B)

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15 This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them all. 16 But God had mercy on me so that Christ Jesus could use me as a prime example of his great patience with even the worst sinners. Then others will realize that they, too, can believe in him and receive eternal life.

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15 Here is a trustworthy saying(A) that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners(B)—of whom I am the worst. 16 But for that very reason I was shown mercy(C) so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience(D) as an example for those who would believe(E) in him and receive eternal life.(F)

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Last of all, as though I had been born at the wrong time, I also saw him. For I am the least of all the apostles. In fact, I’m not even worthy to be called an apostle after the way I persecuted God’s church.

10 But whatever I am now, it is all because God poured out his special favor on me—and not without results. For I have worked harder than any of the other apostles; yet it was not I but God who was working through me by his grace.

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and last of all he appeared to me also,(A) as to one abnormally born.

For I am the least of the apostles(B) and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted(C) the church of God.(D) 10 But by the grace(E) of God I am what I am, and his grace to me(F) was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them(G)—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.(H)

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Finally, I confessed all my sins to you
    and stopped trying to hide my guilt.
I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.”
    And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. Interlude

Therefore, let all the godly pray to you while there is still time,
    that they may not drown in the floodwaters of judgment.

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Then I acknowledged my sin to you
    and did not cover up my iniquity.(A)
I said, “I will confess(B)
    my transgressions(C) to the Lord.”
And you forgave
    the guilt of my sin.(D)

Therefore let all the faithful pray to you
    while you may be found;(E)
surely the rising(F) of the mighty waters(G)
    will not reach them.(H)

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