Psalms 71
1 In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge: Let me never be put to shame.
In thee, O LORD! do I put my trust! Let me never be put to shame!
2 Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me: Bow down thine ear unto me, and save me.
In thy goodness deliver and rescue me; Incline thine ear to me, and save me!
3 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.
Be thou the rock of my abode, where I may continually resort! Thou hast granted me deliverance; For thou art my rock and my fortress!
4 Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
Save me, O my God! from the hand of the wicked, -From the hand of the unjust and cruel!
5 For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah: [Thou art] my trust from my youth.
For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah! Thou hast been my trust from my youth!
6 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.
Upon thee have I leaned from my birth; From my earliest breath thou hast been my support; My song hath been continually of thee!
7 I am as a wonder unto many; But thou art my strong refuge.
I am a wonder to many, But thou art my strong refuge.
8 My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, And with thy honor all the day.
Let my mouth be filled with thy praise; Yea, all the day long, with thy glory.
9 Cast me not off in the time of old age; Forsake me not when my strength faileth.
Cast me not off in mine old age; Forsake me not, When my strength faileth!
10 For mine enemies speak concerning me; And they that watch for my soul take counsel together,
For my enemies speak against me, And they who lay wait for my life consult together:
11 Saying, God hath forsaken him: Pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver.
“God,” say they, “hath forsaken him; Pursue and seize him; for he hath none to deliver him!”
12 O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me.
O God! be not far from me! Come speedily to mine aid, O my God!
13 Let them be put to shame [and] consumed that are adversaries to my soul; Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my hurt.
Let them perish with shame who are my enemies; Let them be covered with contempt and dishonor who seek my hurt!
14 But I will hope continually, And will praise thee yet more and more.
But I will hope continually; I shall yet praise thee more and more.
15 My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness, [And] of thy salvation all the day; For I know not the numbers [thereof].
My mouth shall speak of thy goodness, —Of thy sure protection all the day long; For thy mercies are more than I can number.
16 I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Jehovah: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.
I will celebrate thy mighty deeds, O Lord Jehovah! I will make mention of thy goodness, of thine only!
17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth; And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
O God! thou hast taught me from my youth, And thus far have I declared thy wondrous deeds;
18 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.
And now, when I am old and gray-headed, O God! forsake me not, Until I make known thine arm to the next generation, -Thy mighty power to all that are to come!
19 Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high; Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto thee?
For thy goodness, O God! reacheth to the heavens; Wonderful things doest thou! O God! who is like unto thee?
20 Thou, who hast showed us many and sore troubles, Wilt quicken us again, And wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
Thou hast suffered us to see great and grievous troubles; Thou wilt again give us life, And wilt bring us back from the depths of the earth!
21 Increase thou my greatness, And turn again and comfort me.
Thou wilt increase my greatness; Thou wilt again comfort me!
22 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.
Then will I praise thee with the psaltery; Even thy faithfulness, O my God! To thee will I sing with the harp, O Holy One of Israel!
23 My lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises unto thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
My lips shall rejoice, when I sing to thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed from death;
24 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long; For they are put to shame, for they are confounded, that seek my hurt.
My tongue also shall continually speak of thy righteousness: For all who seek my hurt are brought to shame and confounded.
