PSAL. LXXI.
The Psalmist in confidence of faith and experience of Gods favour, prayeth both for himselfe and against the enemies of his soule. 14 He promiseth constancie. 17 Prayeth for perseverance. 19 Praiseth God, and promiseth to doe it cheerefully.
IN thee Iehovah doe I hope for safety, let [unspec 1] me not be abashed for ever. In thy ju∣stice [unspec 2] rid thou me, and deliver me; incline thine eare unto me, and save me. Be thou to [unspec 3] me for a rocke of habitation to enter continu∣ally; thou hast commanded to save me, for thou art my rocke and my munition. My [unspec 4] God, deliver me out of the hand of the wic∣ked, out of the palme of the evill doer and the levened. For thou art mine expectation, [unspec 5] Lord Iehovih, my confidence from my child-hood. By thee have I beene holden up from [unspec 6] the wombe; from my mothers bowels thou tookest me; of thee is my praise continually.
As a wonder I am unto many, but thou art [unspec 7] [unspec 8] my strong hope. Let my mouth bee filled with thy praise, all the day with thy glory. Cast me not away at the time of old age; when [unspec 9] mine able strength faileth, forsake not thou me. For mine enemies speake of mee, and [unspec 10] they that observe my soule consult together.
Saying, God hath forsaken him; pursue and [unspec 11] [unspec 12] take him, for there is none to reskue. O God, be not thou farre away from me; my God, make haste to mine helpe. Let them bee a∣bashed [unspec 13] and consumed that are adversaries of my soule: let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seeke mine evill. And I [unspec 14] will patiently wait continually, and adde un∣to all thy praise. My mouth shall tell thy ju∣stice, [unspec 15] all the day thy salvation, though I know not the numbers. I will enter in the powers [unspec 16] of the Lord Iehovih; I will record thy ju∣stice, thine onely. O God, thou hast learned [unspec 17] me from my child-hood, and hitherto have I shewed thy marvellous workes. And also [unspec 18] unto old age and hoarinesse, O God forsake me not; untill I shew thine arme to this gene∣ration, thy power to every one that shall come. And thy justice, O God, which is to [unspec 19] on high, which hast done great things; O God, who is like thee? Which didst make [unspec 20] mee to see distresses many and evill, didst returne and quicken me; and from the deeps of the earth didst returne and bring mee up. Thou didst much increase my great∣nesse, [unspec 21] & didst turne about and comfort me. Also, I will confesse thee with the instrument [unspec 22] of Psalterie, even thy faithfulnesse, my God; I will sing Psalme to thee with Harpe, O ho∣ly One of Israel. My lips shall shout when I [unspec 23] sing Psalme unto thee, and my soule which thou hast redeemed. Also, my tongue shall [unspec 24] talke of thy justice all the day, for they are abashed, for they are ashamed that seeke mine evill.