Psalms 71

1 In thee, O Lord, I trust: let me neuer be ashamed.

In you, Yahweh, I take refuge; let me never be put to shame.

2 Rescue mee and deliuer me in thy righteousnes: incline thine eare vnto me and saue me.

Rescue me and make me safe in your righteousness; turn your ear to me and save me.

3 Be thou my strong rocke, whereunto I may alway resort: thou hast giuen commandement to saue me: for thou art my rocke, and my fortresse.

Be to me a rock for refuge where I may always go; you have given a command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.

4 Deliuer mee, O my God, out of the hande of the wicked: out of the hande of the euill and cruell man.

Rescue me, my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel.

5 For thou art mine hope, O Lord God, euen my trust from my youth.

For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh. I have trusted in you ever since I was a child.

6 Vpon thee haue I beene stayed from the wombe: thou art he that tooke me out of my mothers bowels: my praise shalbe alwaies of thee.

By you I have been supported from the womb; you are he who took me out of my mother's belly; my praise will be always about you.

7 I am become as it were a monster vnto many: but thou art my sure trust.

I am an example to many people; you are my strong refuge.

8 Let my mouth be filled with thy praise, and with thy glory euery day.

My mouth will be filled with your praise, all the day with your honor.

9 Cast mee not off in the time of age: forsake me not when my strength faileth.

Do not throw me away in my time of old age; do not abandon me when my strength fails.

10 For mine enemies speake of mee, and they that lay waite for my soule, take their counsell together,

For my enemies are talking about me; those who watch for my life are plotting together.

11 Saying, God hath forsaken him: pursue and take him, for there is none to deliuer him.

They say, “God has forsaken him; pursue and take him, for there is no one to save him.”

12 Goe not farre from me, O God: my God, haste thee to helpe me.

God, do not be far from me; my God, hurry to help me.

13 Let them be confounded and consumed that are against my soule: let them be couered with reproofe and confusion, that seeke mine hurt.

Let them be put to shame and destroyed, those who are hostile to my life; let them be covered with rebuke and dishonor, those who seek my hurt.

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

But I will always hope in you and will praise you more and more.

15 My mouth shall daily rehearse thy righteousnesse, and thy saluation: for I knowe not the nomber.

My mouth will tell about your righteousness and your salvation all the day, although I cannot understand it.

16 I will goe forwarde in the strength of the Lord God, and will make mention of thy righteousnesse, euen of thine onely.

I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Yahweh; I will make mention of your righteousness, yours alone.

17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth euen vntill nowe: therefore will I tell of thy wonderous workes,

God, you have taught me from my youth; even now I declare your wonderful deeds.

18 Yea, euen vnto mine olde age and graie head, O God: forsake me not, vntill I haue declared thine arme vnto this generation, and thy power to all them, that shall come.

Indeed, even when I am old and gray-headed, God, do not forsake me, as I have been declaring your strength to the next generation, your power to everyone who is to come.

19 And thy righteousnes, O God, I wil exalt on high: for thou hast done great thinges: O God, who is like vnto thee!

Your righteousness also, God, is very high; you who have done great things, God, who is like you?

20 Which hast shewed me great troubles and aduersities, but thou wilt returne, and reuiue me, and wilt come againe, and take mee vp from the depth of the earth.

You who made me see many troubles will revive us again and will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.

21 Thou wilt increase mine honour, and returne and comfort me.

May you increase my honor; turn again and comfort me.

22 Therefore will I praise thee for thy faithfulnesse, O God, vpon instrument and viole: vnto thee will I sing vpon the harpe, O Holy one of Israel.

I will also give thanks to you with the harp for your trustworthiness, my God; to you I will sing praises with the harp, Holy One of Israel.

23 My lippes will reioyce when I sing vnto thee, and my soule, which thou hast deliuered.

My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to you— even my soul, which you have redeemed.

24 My tongue also shall talke of thy righteousnesse daily: for they are confounded and brought vnto shame, that seeke mine hurt.

My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long; for they have been put to shame and are confused, those who sought my hurt.