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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://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 Smith's Literal Translation</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></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" src="../topmenuchap/psalms/71-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">SLT</a> > Psalm 71</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/70.htm" title="Psalm 70">◄</a> Psalm 71 <a href="../psalms/72.htm" title="Psalm 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"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Smith's Literal Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/psalms/71-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Be My Rock of Refuge<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/71-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>In thee, O Jehovah, I put my trust; shall not be ashamed forever.<p> <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/71-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>In thy justice thou wilt deliver me, and let me escape: incline to me thine ear and save me.<p> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/71-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Be thou to me for a rock of refuge to come always: thou didst command to save me, for thou my rock and my fortress.<p> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/71-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>My God, deliver me from the hand of the unjust one, from the hand of him transgressing, and the violent one.<p> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/71-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>For thou my hope, O Lord Jehovah: my trust from my youth.<p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/71-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Upon thee was I supported from the womb: from the bowels of my mother thou didst separate me: in thee my praise always.<p> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/71-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>I was as a wonder to many: and thou my refuge of strength.<p> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/71-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, thy magnificence all the day.<p> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/71-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Thou wilt not cast me off to the time of old age; as my strength fails thou wilt not forsake me.<p> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/71-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>For mine enemies said to me, and they watching my soul took counsel together,<p> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/71-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Saying, God forsook him: pursue him and take him, for none delivering.<p> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/71-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>O God, thou wilt not be far off from me: my God, hasten for my help.<p> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/71-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>They lying in wait for my soul shall be ashamed; they shall be finished; they seeking my evil shall be covered with reproach and shame.<p> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/71-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And I will always hope, and I added upon all thy praise.<p> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/71-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>My mouth shall recount thy justice, all the day thy salvation, for I knew not numbers.<p> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/71-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>I will go in the strength of the Lord Jehovah: I will keep in remembrance thy justice, thine alone.<p> <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/71-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>O God, thou didst teach me from my youth: and even to this will I announce thy wonders.<p> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/71-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>And also even to old age and grayness, O God, thou wilt not forsake me; till I shall announce thine arm to the generation, thy strength to every one who shall come:<p> <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/71-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And thy justice, O God, even to height, who didst great things: O God, who like thee?<p> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/71-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Who didst cause us to see great straits and evils; thou wilt turn back, thou wilt preserve us alive, and from the depths of the earth thou wilt turn back, thou wilt bring us up.<p> <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/71-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Thou wilt increase my greatness, thou wilt surround me, thou wilt comfort me.<p> <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/71-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Also I will praise thee with the instrument of the harp; thy truth, O God, I will play on the harp, to thee, O Thou, Holy One of Israel.<p> <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/71-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>My lips shall rejoice when I shall play on the harp to thee, and my soul which thou redeemedst.<p> <A name=""></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/71-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Also my tongue all the day shall celebrate thy justice; 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