Psalms for Today 9 - Psalm 71 You who answer prayer

Daily reflections in Verse, Artwork and Music by Rev’d Paul Collings

Psalm  71:5 You have been my hope, Sovereign Lord, my confidence since my youth.From birth I have relied on you; you brought me forth from my mother’s womb. I will ever praise you. I have become a sign to many; you are my strong refuge. My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendour all day long.

Link to a musical reflection based upon Psalm 71

You are the hope my whole life through

From natal days ‘til now pursued.

Your lasting strength, protecting gaze 

At work in me, I can but praise 

The splendour of your perfect will

With endless joy my life you fill.

You mark my days a sacred sign

A hiding place as if a shrine

That other folk may see in me 

Your refuge sure revealed, the key

To inner peace tranquility

That makes me bow on blended knee.

Lord, when my wavering trust would fail

When faith would doubt your grace and pale

When forces bend my will, my mind

Help me once more again to find

The refuge of your loving hand

That keeps me safe and by you stand.

“Remember Whose you are and Whom you serve. Provoke yourself by recollection, and your affection for God will increase tenfold; your imagination will not be starved any longer, but will be quick and enthusiastic, and your hope will be inexpressibly bright.” -Oswald Chambers