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God the Rock of Salvation

In You, O Lord, I put my trust;
Let me never be put to shame.

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Psalm 71

In you, Lord, I have taken refuge;
let me never be put to shame.

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Deliver me in Your righteousness, and cause me to escape;
Incline Your ear to me, and save me.

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In your righteousness, rescue me and deliver me;
turn your ear to me and save me.

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Be my [a]strong refuge,
To which I may resort continually;
You have given the commandment to save me,
For You are my rock and my fortress.

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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.

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Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked,
Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

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Deliver me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,
from the grasp of those who are evil and cruel.

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For You are my hope, O Lord God;
You are my trust from my youth.

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For you have been my hope, Sovereign Lord,
my confidence since my youth.

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By You I have been [b]upheld from birth;
You are He who took me out of my mother’s womb.
My praise shall be continually of You.

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From birth I have relied on you;
you brought me forth from my mother’s womb.
I will ever praise you.

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I have become as a wonder to many,
But You are my strong refuge.

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I have become a sign to many;
you are my strong refuge.

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Let my mouth be filled with Your praise
And with Your glory all the day.

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My mouth is filled with your praise,
declaring your splendor all day long.

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Do not cast me off in the time of old age;
Do not forsake me when my strength fails.

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Do not cast me away when I am old;
do not forsake me when my strength is gone.

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For my enemies speak against me;
And those who lie in wait for my life take counsel together,

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For my enemies speak against me;
those who wait to kill me conspire together.

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Saying, “God has forsaken him;
Pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him.”

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They say, “God has forsaken him;
pursue him and seize him,
for no one will rescue him.”

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O God, do not be far from me;
O my God, make haste to help me!

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Do not be far from me, my God;
come quickly, God, to help me.

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Let them be [c]confounded and consumed
Who are adversaries of my life;
Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor
Who seek my hurt.

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May my accusers perish in shame;
may those who want to harm me
be covered with scorn and disgrace.

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But I will hope continually,
And will praise You yet more and more.

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As for me, I will always have hope;
I will praise you more and more.

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My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness
And Your salvation all the day,
For I do not know their limits.

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

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I will go in the strength of the Lord God;
I will make mention of Your righteousness, of Yours only.

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I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, Sovereign Lord;
I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone.

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O God, You have taught me from my youth;
And to this day I declare Your wondrous works.

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Since my youth, God, you have taught me,
and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.

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Now also when I am old and grayheaded,
O God, do not forsake me,
Until I declare Your strength to this generation,
Your power to everyone who is to come.

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

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Also Your righteousness, O God, is [d]very high,
You who have done great things;
O God, who is like You?

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Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens,
you who have done great things.
Who is like you, God?

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You, who have shown me great and severe troubles,
Shall revive me again,
And bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

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

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You shall increase my greatness,
And comfort me on every side.

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You will increase my honor
and comfort me once more.

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Also with the lute I will praise You —
And Your faithfulness, O my God!
To You I will sing with the harp,
O Holy One of Israel.

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I will praise you with the harp
for your faithfulness, my God;
I will sing praise to you with the lyre,
Holy One of Israel.

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My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing to You,
And my soul, which You have redeemed.

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My lips will shout for joy
when I sing praise to you —
I whom you have delivered.

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My tongue also shall talk of Your righteousness all the day long;
For they are confounded,
For they are brought to shame
Who seek my hurt.

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

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Psalms 71

Psalms 71