Psalm 71:1-24 NIrV

[1] LORD, I have gone to you for safety. Let me never be put to shame. [2] You do what is right, so save me and help me. Pay attention to me and save me. [3] Be my rock of safety that I can always go to. Give the command to save me. You are my rock and my fort. [4] My God, save me from the power of sinners. Save me from the hands of those who are mean and evil. [5] You are the King and the LORD. You have always been my hope. I have trusted in you ever since I was young. [6] From the time I was born I have depended on you. You brought me out of my mother’s body. I will praise you forever. [7] To many people I am an example of how much you care. You are my strong place of safety. [8] My mouth is filled with praise for you. All day long I will talk about your glory. [9] Don’t push me away when I’m old. Don’t desert me when my strength is gone. [10] My enemies speak against me. Those who want to kill me get together and make evil plans. [11] They say, “God has deserted him. Go after him and grab him. No one will save him.” [12] God, don’t be far away from me. My God, come quickly and help me. [13] May those who bring charges against me die in shame. May those who want to harm me be covered with shame and dishonor. [14] But I will always have hope. I will praise you more and more. [15] I will tell other people about all the good things you have done. All day long I will talk about how you have saved your people. But there’s no way I could say how many times you’ve done this. [16] LORD and King, I will come and announce your mighty acts. I will announce all the good things that you alone do. [17] God, ever since I was young you have taught me. To this very day I tell about your wonderful acts. [18] God, don’t leave me even when I’m old and have gray hair. Let me live to tell my children about your power. Let me tell all of them about your mighty acts. [19] God, your saving acts reach to the skies. You have done great things. God, who is like you? [20] You have sent many bitter troubles my way. But you will give me new life. Even if I’m almost in the grave, you will bring me back. [21] You will honor me more and more. You will comfort me once again. [22] My God, I will use the harp to praise you because you are always faithful. Holy One of Israel, I will use the lyre to sing praise to you. [23] My lips will shout with joy when I sing praise to you. You have saved me. [24] All day long my tongue will say that you have done what is right. Those who wanted to harm me have been put to shame. They have not been honored.