Psalms 71

1 In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. Never let me be disappointed.

In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge. Let me never be put to shame.

2 Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me. Turn your ear to me, and save me.

Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me. Bow down thine ear to me, and save me.

3 Be to me a rock of refuge to which I may always go. Give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.

Be thou to me a rock of habitation to which I may continually resort. Thou have given commandment to save me, for thou are my rock and my fortress.

4 Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

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

5 For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh, my confidence from my youth.

For thou are my hope, O lord Jehovah, my trust from my youth.

6 I have relied on you from the womb. You are he who took me out of my mother’s womb. I will always praise you.

By thee I have been held up from the womb. Thou are he who took me out of my mother's bowels. My praise shall be continually of thee.

7 I am a marvel to many, but you are my strong refuge.

I am as a wonder to many, but thou are my strong refuge.

8 My mouth shall be filled with your praise, with your honor all day long.

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

9 Don’t reject me in my old age. Don’t forsake me when my strength fails.

Cast me not off in the time of old age. Forsake me not when my strength fails.

10 For my enemies talk about me. Those who watch for my soul conspire together,

For my enemies speak concerning me, and those who watch for my soul take counsel together,

11 saying, “God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him, for no one will rescue him.”

saying, God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver.

12 God, don’t be far from me. My God, hurry to help me.

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

13 Let my accusers be disappointed and consumed. Let them be covered with disgrace and scorn who want to harm me.

Let them be put to shame and consumed who are adversaries to my soul. Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor who seek my hurt.

14 But I will always hope, and will add to all of your praise.

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

15 My mouth will tell about your righteousness, and of your salvation all day, though I don’t know its full measure.

My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness, of thy salvation all the day, for I know not the numbers.

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

I will come with the mighty acts of the lord Jehovah. I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.

17 God, you have taught me from my youth. Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.

O God, thou have taught me from my youth, and I have declared thy wondrous works until now.

18 Yes, even when I am old and gray-haired, God, don’t forsake me, until I have declared your strength to the next generation, your might to everyone who is to come.

Yea, even when I am old and gray headed, O God, forsake me not, until I have declared thy strength to a generation, thy might to everyone who is to come.

19 God, your righteousness also reaches to the heavens. You have done great things. God, who is like you?

Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, thou who have done great things. O God, who is like thee?

20 You, who have shown us many and bitter troubles, you will let me live. You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.

Thou, who have shown us many and great troubles, will revive us again, and will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.

21 Increase my honor and comfort me again.

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

22 I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God. I sing praises to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel.

I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God. To thee I will sing praises with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.

23 My lips shall shout for joy! My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!

My lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises to thee, and my soul, which thou have redeemed.

24 My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long, for they are disappointed, and they are confounded, who want to harm me.

My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long. For they are put to shame, for they are confounded, who seek my hurt.