Psalm 71:1-2
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Prayer for Lifelong Protection and Help
71 In thee, O Lord, do I take refuge;
let me never be put to shame!
2 In thy righteousness deliver me and rescue me;
incline thy ear to me, and save me!
Psalm 71:3-4
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
3 Be thou to me a rock of refuge,
a strong fortress,[a] to save me,
for thou art my rock and my fortress.
4 Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked,
from the grasp of the unjust and cruel man.
Footnotes
- Psalm 71:3 Gk Compare 31.3: Heb to come continually thou hast commanded
Psalm 71:5-6
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
5 For thou, O Lord, art my hope,
my trust, O Lord, from my youth.
6 Upon thee I have leaned from my birth;
thou art he who took me from my mother’s womb.
My praise is continually of thee.
Psalm 71:15
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
15 My mouth will tell of thy righteous acts,
of thy deeds of salvation all the day,
for their number is past my knowledge.
Psalm 71:17
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
17 O God, from my youth thou hast taught me,
and I still proclaim thy wondrous deeds.
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