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diff --git a/bible/base_files/engBBE_020_PSA_071_read.txt b/bible/base_files/engBBE_020_PSA_071_read.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..04d559b --- /dev/null +++ b/bible/base_files/engBBE_020_PSA_071_read.txt @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +Psalms. +Chapter 71. +In you, O Lord, have I put my hope; let me never be shamed. +Keep me safe in your righteousness, and come to my help; give ear to my voice, and be my saviour. +Be my strong Rock, the strong place of my salvation; for you are my Rock, and my safe place. +O my God, take me out of the hand of the sinner, out of the hand of the evil and cruel man. +For you are my hope, O Lord God; I have had faith in you from the time when I was young. +You have been my support from the day of my birth; you took me out of my mother's body; my praise will be ever of you. +I am a wonder to all; but you are my strong tower. +My mouth will be full of your praise and glory all the day. +Do not give me up when I am old; be my help even when my strength is gone. +For my haters are waiting secretly for me; and those who are watching for my soul are banded together in their evil designs, +Saying, God has given him up; go after him and take him, for he has no helper. +O God, be not far from me; O my God, come quickly to my help. +Let those who say evil against my soul be overcome and put to shame; let my haters be made low and have no honour. +But I will go on ever hoping, and increasing in all your praise. +My mouth will make clear your righteousness and your salvation all the day; for they are more than may be measured. +I will give news of the great acts of the Lord God; my words will be of your righteousness, and of yours only. +O God, you have been my teacher from the time when I was young; and I have been talking of your works of wonder even till now. +Now when I am old and grey-headed, O God, give me not up; till I have made clear your strength to this generation, and your power to all those to come. +Your righteousness, O God, is very high; you have done great things; O God, who is like you? +You, who have sent great and bitter troubles on me, will give me life again, lifting me up from the deep waters of the underworld. +You will make me greater than before, and give me comfort on every side. +I will give praise to you with instruments of music, O my God, for you are true; I will make songs to you with music, O Holy One of Israel. +Joy will be on my lips when I make melody to you; and in my soul, to which you have given salvation. +My tongue will be talking of your righteousness all the day; for those whose purpose is to do me evil have been crushed and put to shame. |