Psalm 71 - Easy To Read Version

¹ Lord, I trust you,so I will never be disappointed.

² In your goodness, you will save me.You will rescue me.Listen to me. Save me.

³ Be my fortress, {\cf2\super [407]} the home I can run to for safety.You are my Rock, {\cf2\super [408]} my place of safety.So give the command to save me.

⁴ My God, save me from wicked people.Save me from cruel, evil people.

⁵ My Master, you are my hope.I have trusted you since I was a young boy.

⁶ I depended on you even before I was born.I relied on you even in my mother’s body.I have always prayed to you.

⁷ You are my source of strength.So I have been an example to other people.

⁸ I am always singing aboutthe wonderful things you do.

⁹ Don’t throw me away just because I am old.Don’t leave me as I lose my strength.

¹⁰ My enemies have made plans against me.Those people really did meet together,and they made plans to kill me.

¹¹ My enemies said,“Go get him!God left him.And no person will help him.”

¹² God, don’t leave me!God, hurry! Come save me!

¹³ Defeat my enemies!Destroy them completely!They are trying to hurt me.I hope they feel the shame and disgrace.

¹⁴ Then I will always trust you.And I will praise you more and more.

¹⁵ I will tell people how good you are.I will tell about the times you saved me.That has happenedtoo many times to count.

¹⁶ I will tell about your greatness,Lord my Master.I will talk only about you and your goodness.

¹⁷ God, you have taught mesince I was a young boy.And to this day I have told peopleabout the wonderful things you do!

¹⁸ Now I am old and my hair is gray.But I know that you won’t leave me, God.I will tell each new generationabout your power and greatness.

¹⁹ God, your goodness reachesfar above the skies.God, there is no god like you.You have done wonderful things.

²⁰ You let me see troubles and bad times.But you saved me from every one of themand kept me alive.No matter how deep I sank,you lifted me out of my troubles.

²¹ Help me do greater things than before.Continue to comfort me.

²² And I will play the harp and praise you.My God, I will sing that you can be trusted.I will play songs on my lyre {\cf2\super [409]} for the Holy One of Israel.

²³ You saved my soul.My soul will be happy.I will sing songs of praise with my lips.

²⁴ My tongue will sing about your goodness all the time.And the people who want to kill mewill be defeated and disgraced.