Psalms 70

• 1. Please, God, rescue me! Come quickly, LORD, and help me.
• 2. May those who try to destroy me be humiliated and put to shame. May those who take delight in my trouble be turned back in disgrace.
• 3. Let them be horrified by their shame, for they said, "Aha! We've got him now!"
• 4. But may all who search for you be filled with joy and gladness. May those who love your salvation repeatedly shout, "God is great!"
• 5. But I am poor and needy; please hurry to my aid, O God. You are my helper and my savior; O LORD, do not delay!

Psalms 71

• 1. O LORD, you are my refuge; never let me be disgraced.
• 2. Rescue me! Save me from my enemies, for you are just. Turn your ear to listen and set me free.
• 3. Be to me a protecting rock of safety, where I am always welcome. Give the order to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.
• 4. My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked, from the clutches of cruel oppressors.
• 5. O Lord, you alone are my hope. I've trusted you, O LORD, from childhood.
• 6. Yes, you have been with me from birth; from my mother's womb you have cared for me. No wonder I am always praising you!
• 7. My life is an example to many, because you have been my strength and protection.
• 8. That is why I can never stop praising you; I declare your glory all day long.
• 9. And now, in my old age, don't set me aside. Don't abandon me when my strength is failing.
• 10. For my enemies are whispering against me. They are plotting together to kill me.
• 11. They say, "God has abandoned him. Let's go and get him, for there is no one to help him now."
• 12. O God, don't stay away. My God, please hurry to help me.
• 13. Bring disgrace and destruction on those who accuse me. May humiliation and shame cover those who want to harm me.
• 14. But I will keep on hoping for you to help me; I will praise you more and more.
• 15. I will tell everyone about your righteousness. All day long I will proclaim your saving power, for I am overwhelmed by how much you have done for me.
• 16. I will praise your mighty deeds, O Sovereign LORD. I will tell everyone that you alone are just and good.
• 17. O God, you have taught me from my earliest childhood, and I have constantly told others about the wonderful things you do.
• 18. Now that I am old and gray, do not abandon me, O God. Let me proclaim your power to this new generation, your mighty miracles to all who come after me.
• 19. Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the highest heavens. You have done such wonderful things. Who can compare with you, O God?
• 20. You have allowed me to suffer much hardship, but you will restore me to life again and lift me up from the depths of the earth.
• 21. You will restore me to even greater honor and comfort me once again.
• 22. Then I will praise you with music on the harp, because you are faithful to your promises, O God. I will sing for you with a lyre, O Holy One of Israel.
• 23. I will shout for joy and sing your praises, for you have redeemed me.
• 24. I will tell about your righteous deeds all day long, for everyone who tried to hurt me has been shamed and humiliated.

Psalms 72

• 1. Give justice to the king, O God, and righteousness to the king's son.
• 2. Help him judge your people in the right way; let the poor always be treated fairly.
• 3. May the mountains yield prosperity for all, and may the hills be fruitful, because the king does what is right.
• 4. Help him to defend the poor, to rescue the children of the needy, and to crush their oppressors.
• 5. May he live as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon continues in the skies. Yes, forever!
• 6. May his reign be as refreshing as the springtime rains--like the showers that water the earth.
• 7. May all the godly flourish during his reign. May there be abundant prosperity until the end of time.
• 8. May he reign from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
• 9. Desert nomads will bow before him; his enemies will fall before him in the dust.
• 10. The western kings of Tarshish and the islands will bring him tribute. The eastern kings of Sheba and Seba will bring him gifts.
• 11. All kings will bow before him, and all nations will serve him.
• 12. He will rescue the poor when they cry to him; he will help the oppressed, who have no one to defend them.
• 13. He feels pity for the weak and the needy, and he will rescue them.
• 14. He will save them from oppression and from violence, for their lives are precious to him.
• 15. Long live the king! May the gold of Sheba be given to him. May the people always pray for him and bless him all day long.
• 16. May there be abundant crops throughout the land, flourishing even on the mountaintops. May the fruit trees flourish as they do in Lebanon, sprouting up like grass in a field.
• 17. May the king's name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun shines. May all nations be blessed through him and bring him praise.
• 18. Bless the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does such wonderful things.
• 19. Bless his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen!
• 20. (This ends the prayers of David son of Jesse.)

New Living Translation: 190 of 324 days.