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The Bishops' Bible (1568)
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King James Version
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[1](71:1a) In thee O God I haue put my trust, let me neuer be put to confusion [1]In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.
[2](71:1b) ridde me and deliuer me in thy ryghteousnesse, incline thine eare vnto me, and saue me [2]Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.
[3](71:2) Be thou my strong holde whervnto I may alway resort: thou hast geuen a charge to saue me, for thou art my house of defence, and my castell [3]Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.
[4](71:3) Delyuer me O my Lorde out of the hande of the vngodly: out of the hande of the vnryghteous and cruell man [4]Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
[5](71:4) For thou O Lorde God art the thyng that I long for: thou art my hope euen from my youth [5]For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.
[6](71:5) Through thee haue I ben mayntayned euer since I was borne: thou art he that toke me out of my mothers wombe, my praise shalbe alway of thee [6]By 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.
[7](71:6) I am become as it were a monster vnto many: but my sure trust is in thee [7]I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.
[8](71:7) Oh let my mouth be fylled: with thy prayse and glorie all the day long [8]Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.
[9](71:8) Cast me not away in the tyme of age: forsake me not when my strength fayleth me [9]Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
[10](71:9) For myne enemies speake against me: and they that lay awayte for my soule take their counsayle together [10]For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
[11](71:10) They say, the Lorde hath forsaken hym: do you persecute hym and take hym, for there is none to delyuer hym [11]Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.
[12](71:11) Go not farre from me O Lorde: haste thee O my Lorde to helpe me [12]O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.
[13](71:12) Let them be confounded, let them be brought to naught that are agaynst my soule: let them be couered with shame and dishonour that seke to do me euyll [13]Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.
[14](71:13) As for me I wyll patiently wayte alway: and I wyll prayse thee more and more [14]But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.
[15](71:14) My mouth shall dayly speake of thy ryghteousnesse and saluation: for I knowe no ende therof [15]My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.
[16](71:15) I wyll go foorth in the strength of the Lorde God: [and] I wyll only make mention of thy ryghteousnesse [16]I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.
[17](71:16) Thou O God hast taught me from my youth: and hytherto I can well declare thy wonderous workes [17]O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
[18](71:17) Wherfore whylest I am olde and am gray headed: O Lorde forsake me not, vntyll I haue shewed thy arme vnto [this] generation, and thy power to all them that are yet for to come [18]Now 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.
[19](71:18) And vntyll I [haue] exceedyngly exalted O Lorde thy ryghteousnesse: for great thynges are they that thou hast done, O Lorde who is lyke vnto thee [19]Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!
[20](71:19) Which hast made me to feele many great troubles and aduersities: yet returnyng thou hast reuyued me, yea returnyng thou hast caused me to come out from the bottome of the earth [20]Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
[21](71:20) Thou hast brought me to greater honour then I had before: & thou returnyng hast comforted me on euery syde [21]Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.
[22](71:21) Therfore I wyll confesse vnto thee thy trueth O Lorde, playing vpon an instrument of musicke: vnto thee I wyl syng psalmes vpon the harpe O thou most holy [God] of Israel [22]I 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.
[23](71:22) My lyppes wyll be ioyfull when I syng vnto thee: and so wyll my soule which thou hast redeemed [23]My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
[24](71:23) My tongue also shal talke of thy righteousnesse all the day long: for they are confounded and brought vnto shame that seke to do me euyll [24]My 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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