Psalms 71

1 In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge: Let me never be put to shame.

In you, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.

2 Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me: Bow down thine ear unto me, and save me.

Deliver me in your righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline your ear unto me, and save me.

3 Be thou to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: Thou hast given commandment to save me; For thou art my rock and my fortress.

Be you my strong habitation, unto which I may continually resort: you have given commandment to save me; for you are my rock and my fortress.

4 Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

5 For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah: [Thou art] my trust from my youth.

For you are my hope, O Lord GOD: you are my trust from my youth.

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.

By you have I been held up from the womb: you are he that took me out of my mother's bowels: my praise shall be continually of you.

7 I am as a wonder unto many; But thou art my strong refuge.

I am as a wonder unto many; but you are my strong refuge.

8 My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, And with thy honor all the day.

Let my mouth be filled with your praise and with your honour all the day.

9 Cast me not off in the time of old age; Forsake me not when my strength faileth.

Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength fails.

10 For mine enemies speak concerning me; And they that watch for my soul take counsel together,

For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,

11 Saying, God hath forsaken him: Pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver.

Saying, God has forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.

12 O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me.

O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.

13 Let them be put to shame [and] consumed that are adversaries to my soul; Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my hurt.

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 But I will hope continually, And will praise thee yet more and more.

But I will hope continually, and will yet praise you more and more.

15 My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness, [And] of thy salvation all the day; For I know not the numbers [thereof].

My mouth shall show forth your righteousness and your salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.

16 I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Jehovah: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.

I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of your righteousness, even of your only.

17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth; And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.

O God, you have taught me from my youth: and until now have I declared your wondrous works.

18 Yea, even when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not, Until I have declared thy strength unto [the next] generation, Thy might to every one that is to come.

Now also when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have showed your strength unto this generation, and your power to every one that is to come.

19 Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high; Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto thee?

Your righteousness also, O God, is very high, who have done great things: O God, who is like unto you!

20 Thou, who hast showed us many and sore troubles, Wilt quicken us again, And wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth.

You, which have showed me great and sore troubles, shall restore life in me again, and shall bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

21 Increase thou my greatness, And turn again and comfort me.

You shall increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.

22 I will also praise thee with the psaltery, [Even] thy truth, O my God: Unto thee will I sing praises with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.

I will also praise you with the psaltery, even your truth, O my God: unto you will I sing with the harp, O you Holy One of Israel.

23 My lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises unto thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto you; and my soul, which you have redeemed.

24 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long; For they are put to shame, for they are confounded, that seek my hurt.

My tongue also shall talk of your righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.