Psalm 71, side by side
Two versions of the same chapter. Each row is one verse, so you can see how the wording changes.
1In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
1In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.
2In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; incline Your ear and save me.
2Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.
3Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress.
3Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.
4Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and ruthless.
4Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
5For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.
5For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.
6I have leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always for You.
6By 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.
7I have become a portent to many, but You are my strong refuge.
7I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.
8My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your splendor all day long.
8Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.
9Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.
9Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
10For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,
10For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
11saying, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”
11Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.
12Be not far from me, O God. Hurry, O my God, to help me.
12O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.
13May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.
13Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.
14But I will always hope and will praise You more and more.
14But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.
15My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.
15My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.
16I will enter in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will proclaim Your righteousness—Yours alone.
16I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.
17O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.
17O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
18Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.
18Now also when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.
19Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God, You who have done great things. Who, O God, is like You?
19Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!
20Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.
20Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
21You will increase my honor and comfort me once again.
21Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.
22So I will praise You with the harp for Your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praise to You with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.
22I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
23When I sing praise to You my lips will shout for joy, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.
23My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
24My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.
24My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.
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