Psalms 71

1 In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be made ashamed.

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

2 In thy righteousness do thou deliver me and release me: incline thy ear unto me, and save me.

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

3 Be thou unto me a rocky habitation, whereunto I may continually resort, which thou hast ordained to save me; for my rock and my strong-hold art thou.

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 O my God, release me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the grasp of the unrighteous and violent 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 my hope, O Lord Eternal: thou art my trust from my youth.

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

6 By thee have I been supported from my birth: thou art he that took me out of my mother's womb: of thee is my praise continually.

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 As a wonderful token have I been unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.

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

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

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

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

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

10 For my enemies speak of me; and they that watch for my soul take counsel 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 seize him: for there is none to deliver.”

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

12 O God, be not far from me: O my God, hasten to my help.

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

13 Let those be made ashamed, let them perish, that are adversaries to my soul: let those be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my unhappiness.

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 continually hope, and will add yet more to all thy praise.

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

15 My mouth shall relate thy righteousness, all the day thy salvation; for I know not their numbers.

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

16 I will come to praise the mighty deeds of the Lord Eternal: I will make mention of thy righteousness, yea, thine only.

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: and hitherto I ever tell of thy wondrous deeds.

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

18 Therefore also even in old age, and when I am grayheaded, O God, forsake me not: until I have told of thy strength unto [this] generation, to every one that may come of thy might.

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 righteousness, O God, reacheth even to the height, thou, who hast done great things: O God, who is like thee!

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

20 Thou, who hast shown me great distresses and misfortunes, wilt again revive me; and from the depths of the earth wilt thou bring me up again.

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 my greatness, and wilt turn round and comfort me.

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

22 Also I, I will thank thee with the psaltery, [for] thy truth, O my God: I will sing unto thee with the harp, O thou 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 lips shall shout joyfully when I sing unto thee; and my soul [too], which thou hast redeemed.

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

24 Also my tongue shall speak all the day of thy righteousness; for ashamed, for put to the blush are those that seek my unhappiness.

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.