Psalms 71

1 In thee, O Yahweh, have I sought refuge, May I not be ashamed unto times age-abiding:

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

2 In thy righteousness, wilt thou rescue me, and deliver me, Incline unto me thine ear, and save me:

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

3 Be thou unto me, a Rock to dwell in, a Place of Security, To save me, For, my mountain crag and my stronghold, thou art.

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.

4 Oh my God, deliver me, From the hand of the lawless one, From the clutch of the perverse and ruthless one;

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

5 For, thou, art my hope, My Lord, Yahweh, My confidence from my youthful days:

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

6 Upon thee, have I stayed myself from birth, Thou art he that severed me, from the body of my mother, Of thee, shall be my praise—continually.

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.

7 A very wonder, have I been unto many, Seeing that, thou, hast been my strong refuge,

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

8 My mouth shall be filled with, thy praise, All the day, with thy splendour.

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

9 Do not cast me off in the time of old age, When my vigour faileth, do not forsake me;

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

10 For mine enemies have spoken of me, And, they who watch for my life, have taken counsel together;

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

11 Saying, God, hath forsaken him, Pursue and take him, For there is none to rescue.

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

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

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

13 Let them be ashamed—be consumed, Who are assailing my life, —Let them be covered with reproach and confusion, Who are seeking my hurt.

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

14 But, I, continually will hope, And will add to all thy praise;

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

15 My mouth, shall relate thy righteousness, All the day, thy deliverance, For I know not the numbers.

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

16 I will enter into the mighty doings of My Lord—Yahweh, I will make mention of thy righteousness—thine alone.

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

17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youthful days, And, hitherto, have I been wont to tell of thy wonders;

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

18 Even now, therefore, that I am old and grayheaded, O God, do not forsake me, —Until I tell of thine arm unto a [new] generation, Unto every one that is to come, thy might;

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.

19 And, as for thy righteousness, O God, up on high, Wherein thou hast wrought great things, O God! who is like unto thee?

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

20 Thou who hast let us see many distresses and misfortunes, Wilt again bring us to life, And, out of the resounding depths of the earth, wilt again raise us up;

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.

21 Thou wilt increase my greatness, And, on every side, wilt comfort me.

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

22 I also, will praise thee by the aid of a harp, Thy faithfulness, O my God, —I will make music unto thee with a lyre, Thou holy one of Israel;

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.

23 My lips shall make a joyful noise, When I make music unto thee, And my soul which thou hast ransomed;

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

24 Even my tongue, all the day, shall softly utter thy righteousness, For they have turned pale—for they have blushed, Who were seeking my hurt.

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