Psalms 71 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021(NRSVUE)

Psalm 71Prayer for Lifelong Protection and Help

1 to save me,

for you are my rock and my fortress.

4

My praise is continually of you.

7

Your power

19Ps 35.10; 57.10and your righteousness, O God,

reach the high heavens.

You who have done great things,

O God, who is like you?

20 Ps 60.3; Hos 6.1, 2 You who have made me see many troubles and calamities

will revive me again;

from the depths of the earth

you will bring me up again.

21You will increase my honor

and comfort me once again.

22 Ps 33.2; 78.41 I will also praise you with the harp

for your faithfulness, O my God;

I will sing praises to you with the lyre,

O Holy One of Israel.

23 Ps 5.11; 103.4 My lips will shout for joy

when I sing praises to you;

my soul also, which you have rescued.

24 v 13 ; Ps 35.28All day long my tongue will talk of your righteous help,

for those who tried to do me harm

have been put to shame and disgraced.