150 lines
2.6 KiB
Markdown
150 lines
2.6 KiB
Markdown
Psalm 71
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1. O LORD, I have come to you for protection;
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don't let me be disgraced.
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2. Save me and rescue me,
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for you do what is right.
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Turn your ear to listen to me,
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and set me free.
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3. Be my rock of safety
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where I can always hide.
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Give the order to save me,
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for you are my rock and my fortress.
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4. My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked,
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from the clutches of cruel oppressors.
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5. O Lord, you alone are my hope.
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I've trusted you, O LORD, from childhood.
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6. Yes, you have been with me from birth;
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from my mother's womb you have cared for me.
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No wonder I am always praising you!
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7. My life is an example to many,
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because you have been my strength and protection.
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8. That is why I can never stop praising you;
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I declare your glory all day long.
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9. And now, in my old age, don't set me aside.
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Don't abandon me when my strength is failing.
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10. For my enemies are whispering against me.
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They are plotting together to kill me.
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11. They say, "God has abandoned him.
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Let's go and get him,
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for no one will help him now."
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12. O God, don't stay away.
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My God, please hurry to help me.
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13. Bring disgrace and destruction on my accusers.
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Humiliate and shame those who want to harm me.
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14. But I will keep on hoping for your help;
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I will praise you more and more.
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15. I will tell everyone about your righteousness.
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All day long I will proclaim your saving power,
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though I am not skilled with words.
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16. I will praise your mighty deeds, O Sovereign LORD.
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I will tell everyone that you alone are just.
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17. O God, you have taught me from my earliest childhood,
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and I constantly tell others about the wonderful things you do.
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18. Now that I am old and gray,
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do not abandon me, O God.
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Let me proclaim your power to this new generation,
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your mighty miracles to all who come after me.
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19. Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the highest heavens.
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You have done such wonderful things.
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Who can compare with you, O God?
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20. You have allowed me to suffer much hardship,
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but you will restore me to life again
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and lift me up from the depths of the earth.
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21. You will restore me to even greater honor
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and comfort me once again.
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22. Then I will praise you with music on the harp,
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because you are faithful to your promises, O my God.
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I will sing praises to you with a lyre,
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O Holy One of Israel.
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23. I will shout for joy and sing your praises,
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for you have ransomed me.
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24. I will tell about your righteous deeds
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all day long,
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for everyone who tried to hurt me
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has been shamed and humiliated.
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