Psalms 71:1
In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
2 In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; incline Your ear and save me.
3 Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
- KJV
- In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.
- WEB
- In you, LORD, I take refuge. Never let me be disappointed.
- ASV
- In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge: Let me never be put to shame.
- DARBY
- In thee, Jehovah, do I trust: let me never be ashamed.
- BLB
- In You, O YHWH, I take refuge; let me not be put to shame forever!
- ÅB
- Til deg, Herre, setter jeg min lit; la meg aldri i evighet bli til skamme!
- OTB
- Hos deg, Herre, søker jeg ly;
Må jeg aldri bli til skamme. - B1930
- Til dig, Herre, setter jeg min lit; la mig aldri i evighet bli til skamme!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 31:1–3
In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness.
Read in contextPsalms 25:2–3
in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.
Read in context1 Peter 2:6
For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
Read in contextPsalms 22:5
They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.
Read in contextJeremiah 17:18
Let my persecutors be put to shame, but do not let me be put to shame. Let them be terrified, but do not let me be terrified. Bring upon them the day of disaster and shatter them with double destruction.
Read in contextPsalms 125:1
Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.
Read in contextIsaiah 45:17
But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated, to ages everlasting.
Read in context1 Chronicles 5:20
And because they cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands. Because they put their trust in God, He answered their prayers.
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