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71:1  I have found shelter in You, Eternal One; I count on You to shield me always from humiliation and disgrace.
71:2  Rescue and save me in Your justice. Turn Your ear to me, and hurry to deliver me from my enemies.
71:3  Be my rock of refuge where I can always hide. You have given the order to keep me safe; You are my solid ground—my rock and my fortress.
71:4  Save me from the power of sinful people, O my God, from the grip of unjust and cruel men.
71:5  For You are my hope, Eternal One; You, Lord, have been the source of my confidence since I was young.
71:6  I have leaned upon You since I came into this world; I have relied on You since You took me safely from my mother’s body, So I will ever praise You.
71:7  Many find me a mystery, but You are my rock and my shelter—my soul’s asylum.
71:8  My mouth overflows with praise to You and proclaims Your magnificence all day long.
71:9  Do not set me aside when I am old; do not abandon me when I am worn out.
71:10  For my enemies often voice evil against me; those who desire to kill me plot together in secret.
71:11  They say, “God has abandoned him; let’s go after him right now and seize him. There’s no one around to rescue him.”
71:12  God, stay close by me. Come quick, O my God, and help me!
71:13  May my enemies be covered in shame and then die; may those who seek to harm me be overwhelmed with contempt and disgrace.
71:14  But I will keep hope alive, and my praise to You will grow exponentially.
71:15  I will bear witness to Your merciful acts; throughout the day I will speak of all the ways You deliver, although, I admit, I do not know the entirety of either.
71:16  I will come with stories of Your great acts, my Lord, the Eternal. I will remind them of Your justice, only Yours.
71:17  You have taught me since I was young, O God, and I still proclaim the wonderful things You have done.
71:18  Now as I grow old and my hair turns gray, I ask that You not abandon me, O God. Allow me to share with the generation to come about Your power; Let me speak about Your strength and wonders to all those yet to be born.
71:19  God, Your justice stretches to the heavens, You who have done mighty things! Who is like You, O God?
71:20  You have made me see hard times: I’ve experienced many miserable days, but You will restore me again. You will raise me up from the deep pit.
71:21  You will greatly increase my status and be my comfort once again.
71:22  I will praise You with music played on a harp because You have been faithful, O my God. I will sing praises to You with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.
71:23  I will shout for joy as I sing Your praises; my soul will celebrate because You have rescued me.
71:24  All day long I will declare how Your justice saved me, for those who have plotted to bring me harm are now ashamed and humiliated.