Psalms 71
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
World English Bible
1A psalm on Solomon.
1In you, LORD, I take refuge. Never let me be disappointed.
2Give to the king thy judgment, O God: and to the king’s son thy justice: To judge thy people with justice, and thy poor with judgment.
2Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me. Turn your ear to me, and save me.
3Let the mountains receive peace for the people: and the hills justice.
3Be to me a rock of refuge to which I may always go. Give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.
4He shall judge the poor of the people, and he shall save the children of the poor: and he shall humble the oppressor.
4Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
5And he shall continue with the sun, and before the moon, throughout all generations.
5For you are my hope, Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.
6He shall come down like rain upon the fleece; and as showers falling gently upon the earth.
6I have relied on you from the womb. You are he who took me out of my mother’s womb. I will always praise you.
7In his days shall justice spring up, and abundance of peace, till the moon be taken sway.
7I am a marvel to many, but you are my strong refuge.
8And he shall rule from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
8My mouth shall be filled with your praise, with your honor all day long.
9Before him the Ethiopians shall fall down: and his enemies shall lick the ground.
9Don’t reject me in my old age. Don’t forsake me when my strength fails.
10The kings of Tharsis and the islands shall offer presents: the kings of the Arabians and of Saba shall bring gifts:
10For my enemies talk about me. Those who watch for my soul conspire together,
11And all kings of the earth shall adore him: all nations shall serve him.
11saying, “God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him, for no one will rescue him.”
12For he shall deliver the poor from the mighty: and the needy that had no helper.
12God, don’t be far from me. My God, hurry to help me.
13He shall spare the poor and needy: and he shall save the souls of the poor.
13Let my accusers be disappointed and consumed. Let them be covered with disgrace and scorn who want to harm me.
14He shall redeem their souls from usuries and iniquity: and their names shall be honourable in his sight.
14But I will always hope, and will add to all of your praise.
15And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Arabia, for him they shall always adore: they shall bless him all the day.
15My mouth will tell about your righteousness, and of your salvation all day, though I don’t know its full measure.
16And there shall be a firmament on the earth on the tops of mountains, above Libanus shall the fruit thereof be exalted: and they of the city shall flourish like the grass of the earth.
16I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord GOD. I will make mention of your righteousness, even of yours alone.
17Let his name be blessed for evermore: his name continueth before the sun. And in him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed: all nations shall magnify him.
17God, you have taught me from my youth. Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.
18Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone doth wonderful things.
18Yes, even when I am old and gray-haired, God, don’t forsake me, until I have declared your strength to the next generation, your might to everyone who is to come.
19And blessed be the name of his majesty for ever: and the whole earth shall be filled with his majesty. So be it. So be it.
19God, your righteousness also reaches to the heavens. You have done great things. God, who is like you?
20The praises of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.
20You, who have shown us many and bitter troubles, you will let me live. You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
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21Increase my honor and comfort me again.
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22I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God. I sing praises to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel.
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23My lips shall shout for joy! My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!
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24My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long, for they are disappointed, and they are confounded, who want to harm me.
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