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July 21 - NT, Psalms & Proverbs
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Psalms 71-72
Chapter 71
Prayer of an Old Man for Rescue.
1 (C1)In You, LORD, I have taken refuge;
Let me never be put to shame.
2 (C1)In Your righteousness rescue me and save me;
(C2)Extend Your ear to me and help me.
3 (C1)Be to me a rock of (C2)dwelling to which I may continually come;
You have given the (C3)commandment to save me,
For You are (C4)my rock and my fortress.
4 (C1)Save me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,
From the (F1)grasp of the wrongdoer and the ruthless,
5 For You are my (C1)hope;
Lord (F1)GOD, You are my (C2)confidence from my youth.
6 I have (C1)leaned on You since my birth;
You are He who (C2)took me from my mother's womb;
My (C3)praise is continually (F1)of You.
7 I have become a (C1)marvel to many,
For You are (C2)my strong refuge.
8 My (C1)mouth is filled with Your praise
And with (C2)Your glory all day long.
9 Do not cast me away at the (C1)time of my old age;
Do not abandon me when my strength fails.
10 For my enemies have spoken (F1)against me;
And those who (C1)watch for my (F2)life (C2)have consulted together,
11 Saying, "(C1)God has abandoned him;
Pursue and seize him, for there is (C2)no one to save him."
12 God, (C1)do not be far from me;
My God, (C2)hurry to my aid!
13 May those who are enemies of my soul be (C1)put to shame and consumed;
May they be (C2)covered with disgrace and dishonor, who (C3)seek (F1)to injure me.
14 But as for me, I will (C1)wait continually,
And will (F1)(C2)praise You yet more and more.
15 My (C1)mouth shall tell of Your righteousness
And of (C2)Your salvation all day long;
For I (C3)do not know the art of writing.
16 I will come (C1)with the mighty deeds of the Lord (F1)GOD;
I will (C2)make mention of Your righteousness, Yours alone.
17 God, You (C1)have taught me from my youth,
And I still (C2)declare Your wondrous deeds.
18 And even when I am (C1)old and gray, God, do not abandon me,
Until I (C2)declare Your (F1)strength to this generation,
Your power to all who are to come.
19 (F1)For Your (C1)righteousness, God, reaches to the (F2)heavens,
You who have (C2)done great things;
God, (C3)who is like You?
20 You who have (C1)shown (F1)me many troubles and distresses
Will (C2)revive (F1)me again,
And will bring (F1)me up again (C3)from the depths of the earth.
21 May You increase my (C1)greatness
And turn to (C2)comfort me.
22 I will also praise You with (F1)(C1)a harp,
And Your (F2)truth, my God;
I will sing praises to You with the (C2)lyre,
(C3)Holy One of Israel.
23 My lips will (C1)shout for joy when I sing praises to You;
And my (C2)soul, which You have redeemed.
24 My (C1)tongue also will tell of Your righteousness all day long;
For they are (C2)put to shame, for they are humiliated who seek (F1)my harm.
Chapter 72
The Reign of the Righteous King.
1 Give the king (C1)Your judgments, God,
And (C2)Your righteousness to the king's son.
2 (F1)May (F2)he (C1)judge Your people with righteousness
And (F3)(C2)Your afflicted with justice.
3 (F1)May the mountains bring (F2)(C1)peace to the people,
And the hills, in righteousness.
4 (F1)May he (C1)vindicate the (F2)afflicted of the people,
Save the children of the needy,
And crush the oppressor.
5 (F1)May they fear You (C1)while the sun shines,
And (F2)as long as the moon shines, throughout all generations.
6 (F1)May he come down (C1)like rain upon the mown grass,
Like (C2)showers that water the earth.
7 (F1)May the (C1)righteous flourish in his days,
As well as an (C2)abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
8 May he also rule (C1)from sea to sea,
And from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
9 (F1)May (C1)the nomads of the desert (C2)bow before him,
And his enemies (C3)lick the dust.
10 (F1)May the kings of (C1)Tarshish and of the (F2)(C2)islands bring gifts;
May the kings of (C3)Sheba and (C4)Seba (C5)offer tributes.
11 (F1)And may all (C1)kings bow down before him,
All (C2)nations serve him.
12 For he will (C1)save the needy when he cries for help,
The (F1)afflicted also, and him who has no helper.
13 He will have (C1)compassion on the poor and needy,
And he will save the (F1)lives of the needy.
14 He will (F1)(C1)rescue their (F2)life from oppression and violence,
And their blood will be (C2)precious in his sight;
15 So may he live, and may the (C1)gold of Sheba be given to him;
And (F1)they are to pray for him continually;
(F2)They are to bless him all day long.
16 May there be abundance of grain on the earth on top of the mountains;
Its fruit will wave like the cedars of (C1)Lebanon;
And may those from the city flourish like the (C2)vegetation of the earth.
17 May his (C1)name endure forever;
May his name produce descendants (F1)(C2)as long as the sun shines;
And may people (C3)wish blessings on themselves by him;
(C4)May all nations call him blessed.
18 (C1)Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel,
Who alone (C2)works wonders.
19 And blessed be His (C1)glorious name forever;
And may the whole (C2)earth be filled with His glory.
(C3)Amen and Amen.
20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
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