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| The Book of Psalms. The Harvard Classics. 1909–14. |
| Book II |
| LXXI |
| Prayer of an Old Man for Deliverance |
| [1] | IN thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge: Let me never be put to shame. |
| [2] | Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me: Bow down thine ear unto me, and save me. |
| [3] | Be thou to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: Thou hast given commandment to save me; For thou art my rock and my fortress. |
| [4] | Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. |
| [5] | For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah: Thou art my trust from my youth. |
| [6] | By thee have I been holden up from the womb; Thou art 1 he that took me out of my mother’s bowels: My praise shall be continually of thee. |
| [7] | I am as a wonder unto many; But thou art my strong refuge. |
| [8] | My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, And with thy honor all the day. |
| [9] | Cast me not off in the time of old age; Forsake me not when my strength faileth. |
| [10] | For mine enemies speak concerning me; And they that watch for my soul take counsel together, |
| [11] | Saying, God hath forsaken him: Pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver. |
| [12] | O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me. |
| [13] | Let them be put to shame and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my hurt. |
| [14] | But I will hope continually, And will praise thee yet more and more. |
| [15] | My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness, And of thy salvation all the day; For I know not the numbers thereof. |
| [16] | I will come with 2 the mighty acts of the Lord Jehovah: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only. |
| [17] | O God, thou hast taught me from my youth; And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. |
| [18] | Yea, even when 3 I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not, Until I have declared thy 4 strength unto the next generation, Thy might to every one that is to come. |
| [19] | Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high; Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto thee? |
| [20] | Thou, who hast showed us 5 many and sore troubles, Wilt quicken us 6 again, And wilt bring us 7 up again from the depths of the earth. |
| [21] | Increase thou my greatness, And turn again and comfort me. |
| [22] | I will also praise thee with the psaltery, Even thy truth, O my God: Unto thee will I sing praises with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel. |
| [23] | My lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises unto thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed. |
| [24] | My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long; For they are put to shame, for they are confounded, that seek my hurt. |
| Note 1. Or, hast been my benefactor from &c. [back] |
| Note 2. Or, in the strength. [back] |
| Note 3. Heb. unto old age and gray hairs. [back] |
| Note 4. Heb. thine arm. [back] |
| Note 5. Another reading is, me. [back] |
| Note 6. Another reading is, me. [back] |
| Note 7. Another reading is, me. [back] |
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