Psalm 71:1-2
New King James Version
God the Rock of Salvation
71 In (A)You, O Lord, I put my trust;
Let me never be put to shame.
2 (B)Deliver me in Your righteousness, and cause me to escape;
(C)Incline Your ear to me, and save me.
Psalm 71:3-4
New King James Version
3 (A)Be my [a]strong refuge,
To which I may resort continually;
You have given the (B)commandment to save me,
For You are my rock and my fortress.
4 (C)Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked,
Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
Footnotes
- Psalm 71:3 Lit. rock of refuge or rock of habitation
Psalm 71:5-6
New King James Version
5 For You are (A)my hope, O Lord God;
You are my trust from my youth.
6 (B)By You I have been [a]upheld from birth;
You are He who took me out of my mother’s womb.
My praise shall be continually of You.
Footnotes
- Psalm 71:6 sustained from the womb
Psalm 71:15-17
New King James Version
15 My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness
And Your salvation all the day,
For I do not know their limits.
16 I will go in the strength of the Lord God;
I will make mention of Your righteousness, of Yours only.
17 O God, You have taught me from my (A)youth;
And to this day I declare Your wondrous works.
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