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Psalm 70-72
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Psalm 70

A Call for Deliverance

For the choir director. Of David. To bring remembrance.(A)

1 God, hurry to rescue me.
Lord, hurry to help me!(B)

2 Let those who seek to kill me
be disgraced and confounded;
let those who wish me harm
be turned back and humiliated.
3 Let those who say, “Aha, aha!”
retreat because of their shame.(C)

4 Let all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you;
let those who love your salvation
continually say, “God is great!” (D)
5 I am oppressed and needy;
hurry to me, God.
You are my help and my deliverer;
Lord, do not delay.(E)

Psalm 71

God’s Help in Old Age

1 Lord, I seek refuge in you;
let me never be disgraced.(F)
2 In your justice, rescue and deliver me;
listen closely to me and save me.(G)
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.(H)
4 Deliver me, my God, from the power of the wicked,
from the grasp of the unjust and oppressive.(I)
5 For you are my hope, Lord God,
my confidence from my youth.(J)
6 I have leaned on you from birth;
you took me from my mother’s womb.(K)
My praise is always about you.(L)
7 I am like a miraculous sign to many,
and you are my strong refuge.(M)
8 My mouth is full of praise
and honor to you all day long.(N)

9 Don’t discard me in my old age.
As my strength fails, do not abandon me.(O)
10 For my enemies talk about me,
and those who spy on me plot together,(P)
11 saying, “God has abandoned him;
chase him and catch him,
for there is no one to rescue him.”(Q)
12 God, do not be far from me;
my God, hurry to help me.(R)
13 May my adversaries be disgraced and destroyed;
may those who intend to harm me
be covered with disgrace and humiliation.(S)
14 But I will hope continually
and will praise you more and more.(T)
15 My mouth will tell about your righteousness
and your salvation all day long,
though I cannot sum them up.(U)
16 I come because of the mighty acts of the Lord God;
I will proclaim your righteousness, yours alone.(V)

17 God, you have taught me from my youth,
and I still proclaim your wondrous works.(W)
18 Even while I am old and gray,
God, do not abandon me,(X)
while I proclaim your power
to another generation,
your strength to all who are to come.(Y)
19 Your righteousness reaches the heights, God,
you who have done great things;
God, who is like you?(Z)
20 You caused me to experience
many troubles and misfortunes,(AA)
but you will revive me again.(AB)
You will bring me up again,
even from the depths of the earth.(AC)
21 You will increase my honor
and comfort me once again.(AD)
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.(AE)
23 My lips will shout for joy
when I sing praise to you
because you have redeemed me.(AF)
24 Therefore, my tongue will proclaim
your righteousness all day long,
for those who intend to harm me
will be disgraced and confounded.(AG)

Psalm 72

A Prayer for the King

Of Solomon.(AH)

1 God, give your justice to the king
and your righteousness to the king’s son.(AI)
2 He will judge your people with righteousness
and your afflicted ones with justice.(AJ)
3 May the mountains bring well-being[a] to the people
and the hills, righteousness.(AK)
4 May he vindicate the afflicted among the people,
help the poor,
and crush the oppressor.(AL)

5 May they fear you[b] while the sun endures
and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.(AM)
6 May the king be like rain that falls on the cut grass,
like spring showers that water the earth.(AN)
7 May the righteous[c] flourish in his days
and well-being abound
until the moon is no more.(AO)

8 May he rule from sea to sea
and from the Euphrates
to the ends of the earth.(AP)
9 May desert tribes kneel before him
and his enemies lick the dust.(AQ)
10 May the kings of Tarshish
and the coasts and islands bring tribute,
the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.(AR)
11 Let all kings bow in homage to him,
all nations serve him.(AS)

12 For he will rescue the poor who cry out
and the afflicted who have no helper.(AT)
13 He will have pity on the poor and helpless
and save the lives of the poor.(AU)
14 He will redeem them from oppression and violence,
for their lives are[d] precious[e] in his sight.(AV)

15 May he live long!
May gold from Sheba be given to him.
May prayer be offered for him continually,
and may he be blessed all day long.(AW)
16 May there be plenty of grain in the land;
may it wave on the tops of the mountains.
May its crops be like Lebanon.
May people flourish in the cities
like the grass of the field.(AX)
17 May his name endure forever;
as long as the sun shines,
may his fame increase.
May all nations be blessed by him
and call him blessed.(AY)

18 Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel,
who alone does wonders.(AZ)
19 Blessed be his glorious name forever;
the whole earth is filled with his glory.(BA)
Amen and amen.
20 The prayers of David son of Jesse are concluded.(BB)

Footnotes

  1. 72:3 Or peace, also in v. 7
  2. 72:5 LXX reads May he continue
  3. 72:7 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Jer read May righteousness
  4. 72:14 Lit their blood is
  5. 72:14 Or valuable
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Psalm 70-72
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Psalm 70[a](A)

For the director of music. Of David. A petition.

1 Hasten, O God, to save me;
    come quickly, Lord, to help me.(B)

2 May those who want to take my life(C)
    be put to shame and confusion;
may all who desire my ruin
    be turned back in disgrace.(D)
3 May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”(E)
    turn back because of their shame.
4 But may all who seek you(F)
    rejoice and be glad(G) in you;
may those who long for your saving help always say,
    “The Lord is great!”(H)

5 But as for me, I am poor and needy;(I)
    come quickly to me,(J) O God.
You are my help(K) and my deliverer;(L)
    Lord, do not delay.(M)

Psalm 71(N)

1 In you, Lord, I have taken refuge;(O)
    let me never be put to shame.(P)
2 In your righteousness, rescue me and deliver me;
    turn your ear(Q) to me and save me.
3 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.(R)
4 Deliver(S) me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,(T)
    from the grasp of those who are evil and cruel.(U)

5 For you have been my hope,(V) Sovereign Lord,
    my confidence(W) since my youth.
6 From birth(X) I have relied on you;
    you brought me forth from my mother’s womb.(Y)
    I will ever praise(Z) you.
7 I have become a sign(AA) to many;
    you are my strong refuge.(AB)
8 My mouth(AC) is filled with your praise,
    declaring your splendor(AD) all day long.

9 Do not cast(AE) me away when I am old;(AF)
    do not forsake(AG) me when my strength is gone.
10 For my enemies(AH) speak against me;
    those who wait to kill(AI) me conspire(AJ) together.
11 They say, “God has forsaken(AK) him;
    pursue him and seize him,
    for no one will rescue(AL) him.”
12 Do not be far(AM) from me, my God;
    come quickly, God, to help(AN) me.
13 May my accusers(AO) perish in shame;(AP)
    may those who want to harm me
    be covered with scorn and disgrace.(AQ)

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

15 My mouth will tell(AS) of your righteous deeds,(AT)
    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,(AU) Sovereign Lord;
    I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone.
17 Since my youth, God, you have taught(AV) me,
    and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.(AW)
18 Even when I am old and gray,(AX)
    do not forsake me, my God,
till I declare your power(AY) to the next generation,
    your mighty acts to all who are to come.(AZ)

19 Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens,(BA)
    you who have done great things.(BB)
    Who is like you, God?(BC)
20 Though you have made me see troubles,(BD)
    many and bitter,
    you will restore(BE) my life again;
from the depths of the earth(BF)
    you will again bring me up.
21 You will increase my honor(BG)
    and comfort(BH) me once more.

22 I will praise you with the harp(BI)
    for your faithfulness, my God;
I will sing praise to you with the lyre,(BJ)
    Holy One of Israel.(BK)
23 My lips will shout for joy(BL)
    when I sing praise to you—
    I whom you have delivered.(BM)
24 My tongue will tell of your righteous acts
    all day long,(BN)
for those who wanted to harm me(BO)
    have been put to shame and confusion.(BP)

Psalm 72

Of Solomon.

1 Endow the king with your justice,(BQ) O God,
    the royal son with your righteousness.
2 May he judge your people in righteousness,(BR)
    your afflicted ones with justice.

3 May the mountains bring prosperity to the people,
    the hills the fruit of righteousness.
4 May he defend the afflicted(BS) among the people
    and save the children of the needy;(BT)
    may he crush the oppressor.(BU)
5 May he endure[b](BV) as long as the sun,
    as long as the moon, through all generations.(BW)
6 May he be like rain(BX) falling on a mown field,
    like showers watering the earth.
7 In his days may the righteous flourish(BY)
    and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.

8 May he rule from sea to sea
    and from the River[c](BZ) to the ends of the earth.(CA)
9 May the desert tribes bow before him
    and his enemies lick the dust.
10 May the kings of Tarshish(CB) and of distant shores(CC)
    bring tribute to him.
May the kings of Sheba(CD) and Seba
    present him gifts.(CE)
11 May all kings bow down(CF) to him
    and all nations serve(CG) him.

12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out,
    the afflicted who have no one to help.
13 He will take pity(CH) on the weak and the needy
    and save the needy from death.
14 He will rescue(CI) them from oppression and violence,
    for precious(CJ) is their blood in his sight.

15 Long may he live!
    May gold from Sheba(CK) be given him.
May people ever pray for him
    and bless him all day long.(CL)
16 May grain(CM) abound throughout the land;
    on the tops of the hills may it sway.
May the crops(CN) flourish like Lebanon(CO)
    and thrive[d] like the grass of the field.(CP)
17 May his name endure forever;(CQ)
    may it continue as long as the sun.(CR)

Then all nations will be blessed through him,[e]
    and they will call him blessed.(CS)

18 Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel,(CT)
    who alone does marvelous deeds.(CU)
19 Praise be to his glorious name(CV) forever;
    may the whole earth be filled with his glory.(CW)
Amen and Amen.(CX)

20 This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.(CY)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 70:1 In Hebrew texts 70:1-5 is numbered 70:2-6.
  2. Psalm 72:5 Septuagint; Hebrew You will be feared
  3. Psalm 72:8 That is, the Euphrates
  4. Psalm 72:16 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text Lebanon, / from the city
  5. Psalm 72:17 Or will use his name in blessings (see Gen. 48:20)
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