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Psalms 71
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1(72) For Solomon. O God, give your judgment to the king, and your righteousness to the king's son;
1In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. Never let me be disappointed.
2[that he may] judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with judgment.
2Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me. Turn your ear to me, and save me.
3Let the mountains and the hills raise peace to your people:
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 in righteousness, and save the children of the needy; and shall bring low the false accuser.
4Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
5And he shall continue as long as the sun, and before the moon for ever.
5For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh, my confidence from my youth.
6He shall come down as rain upon a fleece; and as drops falling 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 righteousness spring up; and abundance of peace till the moon be removed.
7I am a marvel to many, but you are my strong refuge.
8And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth.
8My mouth shall be filled with your praise, with your honor all day long.
9The Ethiopians shall fall down before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
9Don’t reject me in my old age. Don’t forsake me when my strength fails.
10The kings of Tharsis, and the isles, shall bring presents: the kings of the Arabians and Saba shall offer gifts.
10For my enemies talk about me. Those who watch for my soul conspire together,
11And all kings shall worship him; all the Gentiles shall serve him.
11saying, “God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him, for no one will rescue him.”
12For he has delivered the poor from the oppressor; and the needy who had no helper.
12God, don’t be far from me. My God, hurry to help me.
13He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall deliver the souls of the needy.
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 usury and injustice: and their name [shall be] precious before him.
14But I will always hope, and will add to all of your praise.
15And he shall live, and there shall be given him of the gold of Arabia: and [men] shall pray for him continually; [and] all the day shall they praise him.
15My mouth will tell about your righteousness, and of your salvation all day, though I don’t know its full measure.
16There shall be an establishment on the earth on the tops of the mountains: the fruit thereof shall be exalted above Libanus, and they of the city shall flourish as grass of the earth.
16I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Yahweh. I will make mention of your righteousness, even of yours alone.
17Let his name be blessed for ever: his name shall endure longer than the sun: and all the tribes of the earth shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
17God, you have taught me from my youth. Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.
18Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, who alone does wonders.
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 is his glorious name for ever, even for ever and ever: and all the earth shall be filled with his glory. 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 hymns of David the son of Jessae 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.