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71:1  In you, O LORD, I have taken shelter! Never let me be humiliated!
71:2  Vindicate me by rescuing me! Listen to me! Deliver me!
71:3  Be my protector and refuge, a stronghold where I can be safe! For you are my high ridge and my stronghold.
71:4  My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked, from the hand of the cruel oppressor!
71:5  For you give me confidence, O Lord; O LORD, I have trusted in you since I was young.
71:6  I have leaned on you since birth; you pulled me from my mother's womb. I praise you continually.
71:7  Many are appalled when they see me, but you are my secure shelter.
71:8  I praise you constantly and speak of your splendor all day long.
71:9  Do not reject me in my old age! When my strength fails, do not abandon me!
71:10  For my enemies talk about me; those waiting for a chance to kill me plot my demise.
71:11  They say, "God has abandoned him. Run and seize him, for there is no one who will rescue him!"
71:12  O God, do not remain far away from me! My God, hurry and help me!
71:13  May my accusers be humiliated and defeated! May those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace!
71:14  As for me, I will wait continually, and will continue to praise you.
71:15  I will tell about your justice, and all day long proclaim your salvation, though I cannot fathom its full extent.
71:16  I will come and tell about the mighty acts of the sovereign LORD. I will proclaim your justice--yours alone.
71:17  O God, you have taught me since I was young, and I am still declaring your amazing deeds.
71:18  Even when I am old and gray, O God, do not abandon me, until I tell the next generation about your strength, and those coming after me about your power.
71:19  Your justice, O God, extends to the skies above; you have done great things. O God, who can compare to you?
71:20  Though you have allowed me to experience much trouble and distress, revive me once again! Bring me up once again from the depths of the earth!
71:21  Raise me to a position of great honor! Turn and comfort me!
71:22  I will express my thanks to you with a stringed instrument, praising your faithfulness, O my God! I will sing praises to you accompanied by a harp, O Holy One of Israel!
71:23  My lips will shout for joy! Yes, I will sing your praises! I will praise you when you rescue me!
71:24  All day long my tongue will also tell about your justice, for those who want to harm me will be embarrassed and ashamed.