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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 71 GNT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/71.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" 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72">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Good News Translation</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s">The Prayer of an Elderly Person</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_71_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.71.1" class="v19_71_1">1</span><span class="nd">Lord</span>, I have come to you for protection;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_1">never let me be defeated!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_71_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.71.2" class="v19_71_2">2</span>Because you are righteous, help me and rescue me.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_2">Listen to me and save me!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_71_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.71.3" class="v19_71_3">3</span>Be my secure shelter</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_3">and a strong fortress<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.71.3!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> to protect me;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_3">you are my refuge and defense.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_71_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.71.4" class="v19_71_4">4</span>My God, rescue me from wicked people,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_4">from the power of cruel and evil people.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_71_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.71.5" class="v19_71_5">5</span>Sovereign <span class="nd">Lord</span>, I put my hope in you;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_5">I have trusted in you since I was young.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_71_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.71.6" class="v19_71_6">6</span>I have relied on you all my life;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_6">you have protected<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.71.6!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> me since the day I was born.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_6">I will always praise you.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_71_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.71.7" class="v19_71_7">7</span>My life has been an example to many,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_7">because you have been my strong defender.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_71_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.71.8" class="v19_71_8">8</span>All day long I praise you</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_8">and proclaim your glory.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_71_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.71.9" class="v19_71_9">9</span>Do not reject me now that I am old;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_9">do not abandon me now that I am feeble.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_71_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.71.10" class="v19_71_10">10</span>My enemies want to kill me;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_10">they talk and plot against me.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_71_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.71.11" class="v19_71_11">11</span>They say, “God has abandoned him;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_11">let's go after him and catch him;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_11">there is no one to rescue him.”</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_71_12"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.71.12" class="v19_71_12">12</span>Don't stay so far away, O God;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_12">my God, hurry to my aid!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_71_13"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.71.13" class="v19_71_13">13</span>May those who attack me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_13">be defeated and destroyed.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_71_13">May those who try to hurt me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_13">be shamed and disgraced.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_71_14"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.71.14" class="v19_71_14">14</span>I will always put my hope in you;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_14">I will praise you more and more.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_71_15"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.71.15" class="v19_71_15">15</span>I will tell of your goodness;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_15">all day long I will speak of your salvation,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_15">though it is more than I can understand.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_71_16"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.71.16" class="v19_71_16">16</span>I will go in the strength of the <span class="nd">Lord</span> God;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_16">I will proclaim your goodness, yours alone.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_71_17"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.71.17" class="v19_71_17">17</span>You have taught me ever since I was young,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_17">and I still tell of your wonderful acts.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_71_18"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.71.18" class="v19_71_18">18</span>Now that I am old and my hair is gray,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_18">do not abandon me, O God!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_71_18">Be with me while I proclaim your power and might</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_18">to all generations to come.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_71_19"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.71.19" class="v19_71_19">19</span>Your righteousness, God, reaches the skies.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_19">You have done great things;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_19">there is no one like you.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_71_20"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.71.20" class="v19_71_20">20</span>You have sent troubles and suffering on me,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_20">but you will restore my strength;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_20">you will keep me from the grave.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_71_21"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.71.21" class="v19_71_21">21</span>You will make me greater than ever;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_21">you will comfort me again.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_71_22"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.71.22" class="v19_71_22">22</span>I will indeed praise you with the harp;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_22">I will praise your faithfulness, my God.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_71_22">On my harp I will play hymns to you,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_22">the Holy One of Israel.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_71_23"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.71.23" class="v19_71_23">23</span>I will shout for joy as I play for you;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_23">with my whole being I will sing</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_23">because you have saved me.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_71_24"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.71.24" class="v19_71_24">24</span>I will speak of your righteousness all day long,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_24">because those who tried to harm me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_71_24">have been defeated and disgraced.</span></p><a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">71.3: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One ancient translation </char><char style="fq" closed="false">a strong fortress; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Hebrew </char><char style="fq" closed="false">to go always you commanded.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">71.6: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Some ancient translations </char><char style="fq" closed="false">protected; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Hebrew unclear.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Good News 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