For the music director; by David; written to get God’s attention.
70:1 O God, please be willing to rescue me!
O Lord, hurry and help me!
70:2 May those who are trying to take my life
be embarrassed and ashamed!
May those who want to harm me
be turned back and ashamed!
70:3 May those who say, “Aha! Aha!”
be driven back
70:4 May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you!
May those who love to experience
“May God
70:5 I am oppressed and needy!
O God, hurry to me!
You are my helper and my deliverer!
O Lord,
71:1 In you, O Lord, I have taken shelter!
Never let me be humiliated!
71:2 Vindicate me by rescuing me!
Listen to me!
71:3 Be my protector and refuge,
a stronghold where I can be safe!
For you are my high ridge
71:4 My God, rescue me from the power
from the hand of the cruel oppressor!
71:5 For you give me confidence,
O Lord, I have trusted in you since I was young.
71:6 I have leaned on you since birth;
you pulled me
I praise you continually.
71:7 Many are appalled when they see me,
but you are my secure shelter.
71:8 I praise you constantly
and speak of your splendor all day long.
71:9 Do not reject me in my old age!
When my strength fails, do not abandon me!
71:10 For my enemies talk about me;
those waiting for a chance to kill me plot my demise.
71:11 They say,
Run and seize him, for there is no one who will rescue him!”
71:12 O God, do not remain far away from me!
My God, hurry and help me!
71:13 May my accusers be humiliated and defeated!
May those who want to harm me
71:14 As for me, I will wait continually,
and will continue to praise you.
71:15 I will tell about your justice,
and all day long proclaim your salvation,
though I cannot fathom its full extent.
71:16 I will come and tell about
I will proclaim your justice – yours alone.
71:17 O God, you have taught me since I was young,
and I am still declaring
71:18 Even when I am old and gray,
O God, do not abandon me,
until I tell the next generation about your strength,
and those coming after me about your power.
71:19 Your justice, O God, extends to the skies above;
you have done great things.
O God, who can compare to you?
71:20 Though you have allowed me to experience much trouble and distress,
revive me once again!
Bring me up once again
71:21 Raise me to a position of great honor!
Turn and comfort me!
71:22 I will express my thanks to you with a stringed instrument,
praising
I will sing praises to you accompanied by a harp,
O Holy One of Israel!
71:23 My lips will shout for joy! Yes,
I will praise you when you rescue me!
71:24 All day long my tongue will also tell about your justice,
for those who want to harm me
For
72:1 O God, grant the king the ability to make just decisions!
Grant the king’s son
72:2 Then he will judge
and your oppressed ones
72:3 The mountains will bring news of peace to the people,
and the hills will announce justice.
72:4 He will defend
he will deliver
and crush the oppressor.
72:5 People will fear
for generation after generation.
72:6 He
like showers that drench
72:7 During his days the godly will flourish;
peace will prevail as long as the moon remains in the sky.
72:8 May he rule
and from the Euphrates River
72:9 Before him the coastlands
and his enemies will lick the dust.
72:10 The kings of Tarshish
the kings of Sheba
72:11 All kings will bow down to him;
all nations will serve him.
72:12 For he will rescue the needy
and the oppressed
72:13 He will take pity
the lives of the needy he will save.
72:14 From harm and violence he will defend them;
he will value their lives.
72:15 May he live!
May they continually pray for him!
May they pronounce blessings on him all day long!
72:16 May there be
on the tops
May its
May its crops
72:17 May his fame endure!
May his dynasty last as long as the sun remains in the sky!
May they use his name when they formulate their blessings!
May all nations consider him to be favored by God!
72:18 The Lord God, the God of Israel, deserves praise!
He alone accomplishes amazing things!
72:19 His glorious name deserves praise
May his majestic splendor
We agree! We agree!