Psalm 71
Lexham English Bible
A Prayer to God the Rock of Refuge
71 In you, O Yahweh, I have taken refuge;
let me never be put to shame.
2 In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me;
incline your ear to me and save me.
3 Be for me a rock of refuge to resort to always;
you have ordained[a] to save me,
because you are my rock and my fortress.
4 My God, rescue me from the hand of the wicked,
from the grasp[b] of the evildoer and the oppressor,
5 because you are my hope,
O Lord Yahweh, my confidence from my youth.
6 Upon you I have leaned from birth.[c]
It was you who took[d] me from the womb of my mother.
My praise is of you continually.
7 I have become a wonder to many,
but you are my strong refuge.
8 My mouth is filled with your praise,
with your glory all the day.
9 Do not cast me away in the time of old age;
when my strength fails do not abandon me.
10 For my enemies talk concerning me,
and those who watch for my life conspire together,
11 saying, “His God has abandoned him.
Pursue and seize him, because there is no deliverer.”
12 O God, do not be far from me.
My God, hurry to help me.
13 Let them be ashamed; let them perish
who are my adversaries.[e]
Let them wrap themselves with scorn and disgrace
who seek my harm.
14 But as for me, I will hope continually
and increase your praise.
15 My mouth will tell of your righteousness,
your salvation all day long,[f]
though I do not know the full sum of them.
16 I will come in to tell the mighty deeds of Lord Yahweh.
I will make known[g] your righteousness, yours only.
17 O God, you have taught me from my youth,
and up to now I have proclaimed your wonderful deeds.
18 And even when I am old and gray,
O God, do not abandon me
until I proclaim your strength[h] to this generation,
your power to every one that comes after.
19 And your righteousness, O God, is to the height of heaven.
You who have done great things,
O God, who is like you?
20 You who have caused me[i] to see many troubles and evils,
you will again revive me.[j]
And from the depths of the earth
you will again bring me up.
21 You will increase my greatness,
and you will comfort me all around.[k]
22 On my part, I will praise you with a stringed instrument,
and your faithfulness, O my God.
I will sing praises to you with a lyre,
O Holy One of Israel.
23 My lips will sing for joy when I sing praises to you,
and my soul, which you have redeemed.
24 My tongue also
will speak of your righteousness all the day,
because they have been put to shame, because they have been humiliated
who seek my harm.
Footnotes
- Psalm 71:3 Or “commanded”
- Psalm 71:4 Literally “palm”
- Psalm 71:6 Literally “from the belly”
- Psalm 71:6 Literally “cut,” that is, the umbilical cord
- Psalm 71:13 Literally “adversaries of my soul”
- Psalm 71:15 Literally “all the day”
- Psalm 71:16 Literally “bring to remembrance”
- Psalm 71:18 Literally “arm”
- Psalm 71:20 According to the reading tradition (Qere)
- Psalm 71:20 According to the reading tradition (Qere)
- Psalm 71:21 A slightly different vocalization yields, “… comfort me again”; compare the LXX.
Psalm 71
King James Version
71 In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.
2 Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.
3 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.
4 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
5 For thou art my hope, O Lord God: thou art my trust from my youth.
6 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.
7 I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.
8 Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.
9 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.
Salmos 71
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
71 (A)En ti, Señor, me he refugiado;
jamás me dejes quedar en vergüenza.
2 Por tu justicia, rescátame y líbrame;
dígnate escucharme, y sálvame.
3 Sé tú mi roca de refugio
adonde pueda yo siempre acudir;
da la orden de salvarme,
porque tú eres mi roca, mi fortaleza.
4 Líbrame, Dios mío, de manos de los impíos,
del poder de los malvados y violentos.
5 Tú, Soberano Señor, has sido mi esperanza;
en ti he confiado desde mi juventud.
6 De ti he dependido desde que nací;
del vientre materno me hiciste nacer.
¡Por siempre te alabaré!
7 Para muchos, soy motivo de asombro,
pero tú eres mi refugio inconmovible.
8 Mi boca rebosa de alabanzas a tu nombre,
y todo el día proclama tu grandeza.
9 No me rechaces cuando llegue a viejo;
no me abandones cuando me falten las fuerzas.
10 Porque mis enemigos murmuran contra mí;
los que me acechan se confabulan.
11 Y dicen: «¡Dios lo ha abandonado!
¡Perseguidlo y agarradlo, que nadie lo rescatará!»
12 Dios mío, no te alejes de mí;
Dios mío, ven pronto a ayudarme.
13 Que perezcan humillados mis acusadores;
que se cubran de oprobio y de ignominia
los que buscan mi ruina.
14 Pero yo siempre tendré esperanza,
y más y más te alabaré.
15 Todo el día proclamará mi boca
tu justicia y tu salvación,
aunque es algo que no alcanzo a descifrar.
16 Soberano Señor, relataré tus obras poderosas,
y haré memoria de tu justicia,
de tu justicia solamente.
17 Tú, oh Dios, me enseñaste desde mi juventud,
y aún hoy anuncio todos tus prodigios.
18 Aun cuando sea yo anciano y peine canas,
no me abandones, oh Dios,
hasta que anuncie tu poder
a la generación venidera,
y dé a conocer tus proezas
a los que aún no han nacido.
19 Oh Dios, tú has hecho grandes cosas;
tu justicia llega a las alturas.
¿Quién como tú, oh Dios?
20 Me has hecho pasar por muchos infortunios,
pero volverás a darme vida;
de las profundidades de la tierra
volverás a levantarme.
21 Acrecentarás mi honor
y volverás a consolarme.
22 Por tu fidelidad, Dios mío,
te alabaré con instrumentos de cuerda;
te cantaré, oh Santo de Israel,
salmos con la lira.
23 Gritarán de júbilo mis labios
cuando yo te cante salmos,
pues me has salvado la vida.
24 Todo el día repetirá mi lengua
la historia de tus justas acciones,
pues quienes buscaban mi mal
han quedado confundidos y avergonzados.
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