Showing posts with label Psalm 71. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Psalm 71. Show all posts

Thursday, March 8, 2012

'NOW THAT I AM OLD AND GRAY-HEADED O GOD DO NOT FORSAKE ME'

From the Lectionary today:

PSALM 71:17-21
And now that I am old and gray-headed,
O God, do not forsake me, *
till I make known your strength to this generation
and your power to all who are to come.
Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the heavens; *
you have done great things; who is like you, O God?
You have showed me great troubles and adversities, *
but you will restore my life
and bring me up again from the deep places of the earth.
You strengthen me more and more; *
you enfold and comfort me,
Therefore I will praise you upon the lyre for your faithfulness, O my God; *
I will sing to you with the harp, O Holy One of Israel.
My lips will sing with joy when I play to you, *
and so will my soul, which you have redeemed.
My tongue will proclaim your righteousness all day long, *
for they are ashamed and disgraced who sought to do me harm.
Alas, I play neither lyre nor harp, but my lips will sing, and my tongue will proclaim God's righteousness.



The Fron Choir sing "Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer".