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 you: let me never be put to shame.

In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be ashamed.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

5 For you are my support, O Lord; O Lord, [you are] my hope from my youth.

For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: [thou art] my trust from my youth.

6 On you have I been stayed from the womb: from the belly of my mother you are my protector: of you is my praise continually.

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.

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

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

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

My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, and with thy honour all the day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Let them be ashamed [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 you more and more.

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

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

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

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

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

17 O God, you have taught me from my youth, and until now will I declare your wonders;

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

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

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.

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

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

20 What afflictions many and sore have you showed me! yet you did turn and quicken me, and brought me again from the depths of the earth.

Thou, which hast shewed us many and sore troubles, shalt quicken us again, and shalt bring us up again from the depths of the earth.

21 You did multiply your righteousness, and did turn and comfort me, and brought me again out of the depths of the earth.

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

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

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.

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

My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing praises unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

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

My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are ashamed, for they are confounded, that seek my hurt.