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Psalms 71:1
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In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge: Let me never be put to shame.
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Psalms 71:2
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Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me: Bow down thine ear unto me, and save me.
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Psalms 71:3
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Be thou to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: Thou hast given commandment to save me; For thou art my rock and my fortress.
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Psalms 71:4
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Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
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Psalms 71:5
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For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah: [Thou art] my trust from my youth.
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Psalms 71:6
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By thee have I been holden up from the womb; Thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: My praise shall be continually of thee.
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Psalms 71:7
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I am as a wonder unto many; But thou art my strong refuge.
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Psalms 71:8
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My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, And with thy honor all the day.
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Psalms 71:9
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Cast me not off in the time of old age; Forsake me not when my strength faileth.
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Psalms 71:10
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For mine enemies speak concerning me; And they that watch for my soul take counsel together,
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Psalms 71:11
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Saying, God hath forsaken him: Pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver.
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Psalms 71:12
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O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me.
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Psalms 71:13
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Let them be put to shame [and] consumed that are adversaries to my soul; Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my hurt.
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Psalms 71:14
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But I will hope continually, And will praise thee yet more and more.
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Psalms 71:15
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My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness, [And] of thy salvation all the day; For I know not the numbers [thereof].
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Psalms 71:16
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I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Jehovah: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.
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Psalms 71:17
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O God, thou hast taught me from my youth; And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
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Psalms 71:18
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Yea, even when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not, Until I have declared thy strength unto [the next] generation, Thy might to every one that is to come.
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Psalms 71:19
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Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high; Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto thee?
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Psalms 71:20
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Thou, who hast showed us many and sore troubles, Wilt quicken us again, And wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
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Psalms 71:21
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Increase thou my greatness, And turn again and comfort me.
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Psalms 71:22
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I will also praise thee with the psaltery, [Even] thy truth, O my God: Unto thee will I sing praises with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
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Psalms 71:23
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My lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises unto thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
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Psalms 71:24
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My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long; For they are put to shame, for they are confounded, that seek my hurt. Psalm 72 [A Psalm] of Solomon.
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