Psalms 71

1 By David, [a Psalm sung by] the sons of Jonadab, and the first that were taken captive. O Lord, I have hoped in thee: let me never be put to shame.

In Thee, O Jehovah, I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed to the age.

2 In thy righteousness deliver me and rescue me: incline thine ear to me, and save me.

In Thy righteousness Thou dost deliver me, And dost cause me to escape, Incline unto me Thine ear, and save me.

3 Be to me a protecting God, and a strong hold to save me: for thou art my fortress and my refuge.

Be to me for a rock — a habitation, To go in continually, Thou hast given command to save me, For my rock and my bulwark [art] Thou.

4 Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the sinner, from the hand of the transgressor and unjust man.

O my God, cause me to escape From the hand of the wicked, From the hand of the perverse and violent.

5 For thou art my support, O Lord; O Lord, [thou art] my hope from my youth.

For Thou [art] my hope, O Lord Jehovah, My trust from my youth.

6 On thee have I been stayed from the womb: from the belly of my mother thou art my protector: of thee is my praise continually.

By Thee I have been supported from the womb, From my mother's bowels Thou dost cut me out, In Thee [is] my praise continually.

7 I am become as it were a wonder to many: but thou art [my] strong helper.

As a wonder I have been to many, And Thou [art] my strong refuge.

8 Let my mouth be filled with praise, that I may hymn thy glory, [and] thy majesty all the day.

Filled is my mouth [with] Thy praise, All the day [with] Thy beauty.

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

Cast me not off at the time of old age, According to the consumption of my power forsake me not.

10 For mine enemies have spoken against me; and they that lay wait for my soul have taken counsel together,

For mine enemies have spoken against me, And those watching my soul have taken counsel together,

11 saying, God has forsaken him: persecute ye and take him; for there is none to deliver [him].

Saying, 'God hath forsaken him, Pursue and catch him, for there is no deliverer.'

12 O God, go not far from me, O my God, draw nigh to my help.

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

13 Let those that plot against my soul be ashamed and utterly fail: let those that seek my hurt be clothed with shame and dishonour.

They are ashamed, they are consumed, Who are opposing my soul, They are covered [with] reproach and blushing, Who are seeking my evil,

14 But I will hope continually, and will praise thee more and more.

And I continually do wait with hope, And have added unto all Thy praise.

15 My mouth shall declare thy righteousness openly, [and] thy salvation all the day; for I am not acquainted with the affairs [of men].

My mouth recounteth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy salvation, For I have not known the numbers.

16 I will go on in the might of the Lord: O Lord, I will make mention of thy righteousness only.

I come in the might of the Lord Jehovah, I mention Thy righteousness — Thine only.

17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth, and until now will I declare thy wonders;

God, Thou hast taught me from my youth, And hitherto I declare Thy wonders.

18 even until I am old and advanced in years. O God, forsake me not; until I shall have declared thine arm to all the generation that is to come:

And also unto old age and grey hairs, O God, forsake me not, Till I declare Thy strength to a generation, To every one that cometh Thy might.

19 even thy power and thy righteousness, O God, up to the highest [heavens, even] the mighty works which thou has done: O God, who is like to thee?

And Thy righteousness, O God, [is] unto the heights, Because Thou hast done great things, O God, who [is] like Thee?

20 What afflictions many and sore hast thou shewed me! yet thou didst turn and quicken me, and broughtest me again from the depths of the earth.

Because Thou hast showed me many and sad distresses, Thou turnest back — Thou revivest me, And from the depths of the earth, Thou turnest back — Thou bringest me up.

21 Thou didst multiply thy righteousness, and didst turn and comfort me, and broughtest me again out of the depths of the earth.

Thou dost increase my greatness, And Thou surroundest — Thou comfortest me,

22 I will also therefore give thanks to thee, O God, [because of] thy truth, on an instrument of psalmody: I will sing psalms to thee on the harp, O Holy One of Israel.

I also thank Thee with a vessel of psaltery, Thy truth, O my God, I sing to Thee with a harp, O Holy One of Israel,

23 My lips shall rejoice when I sing to thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

My lips cry aloud when I sing praise to Thee, And my soul that Thou hast redeemed,

24 Moreover also my tongue shall dwell all the day upon thy righteousness; when they shall be ashamed and confounded that seek my hurt.

My tongue also all the day uttereth Thy righteousness, Because ashamed — because confounded, Have been those seeking my evil!