Psalms 71

1 Lord, you are the one who keeps me safe; please don't disappoint me.

In thee, Jehovah, do I trust: let me never be ashamed.

2 Save me, rescue me, because you always do what is right.

Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me; incline thine ear unto me, and save me.

3 Please listen to me, and save me. Be my rock of protection where I can always go and hide. You gave the command to save me; for you are my rock and fortress.

Be 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 My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked, from the clutches of those who are evil and brutal.

My God, rescue me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

5 For you, Lord God, are my hope. You are the one I have trusted since I was young.

For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah, my confidence from my youth.

6 I have depended on you since birth; you have taken care of me from my mother's womb. That's why I'm always praising you!

On thee have I been stayed from the womb; from the bowels of my mother thou didst draw me forth: my praise shall be continually of thee.

7 My life has been like a miracle to many people, for you have been my powerful protector.

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

8 All day long I am full of praise for you, telling how wonderful you are!

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

9 Don't reject me now I'm getting old. When my strength is gone, please don't abandon me.

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

10 For my enemies are talking about me; those who want to kill me are plotting together.

For mine enemies speak against me, and they that watch for my soul consult together,

11 They say, “God has given up on him. Let's go after him because there's no one to save him.”

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

12 God, please don't stay away from me. My God, hurry to help me!

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

13 Defeat my accusers, get rid of them! May those who want to cause me trouble be covered with shame and disgrace!

Let them be ashamed, let them be consumed, that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.

14 As for me, I will go on hoping in you, and I will praise you more and more.

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

15 I will talk about your goodness and your salvation every day, even though it's more than I can understand.

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

16 I will come and explain what the Lord has done. I will remind people that you alone do what is right.

I will go in the might of the Lord Jehovah; I will recall thy righteousness, thine alone.

17 God, you have taught me since I was young, and I still tell others about all the wonderful things you do.

O God, thou hast taught me from my youth, and hitherto have I proclaimed thy marvellous works:

18 Even though I'm old and gray, please don't abandon me, God. Let me tell the new generation about your power. Let me explain to all who are to come the great things you do.

Now also, when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not, until I have proclaimed thine arm unto [this] generation, thy might to every one that is to come.

19 God, your trustworthy and true nature is higher than the highest heaven! You have done incredible things! God, who is like you?

And thy righteousness, O God, reacheth on high, thou who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee?

20 You had me face many troubles and plenty of misery, but you will bring me back to life; you will rise me up from the depths of the earth.

Thou, who hast shewn us many and sore troubles, wilt revive us again, and wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth;

21 You will give me even greater prestige, and you will make me happy again.

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

22 Then I will praise you on the harp for your trustworthiness, my God. I will sing praises to you on the lyre, Holy One of Israel.

I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, my God; unto thee will I sing psalms with the harp, thou holy One of Israel.

23 I will shout for joy as I sing praises to you, for you have redeemed me.

My lips shall exult when I sing psalms unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

24 All day long I will tell about all the good things you have done, for those who tried to cause me misery have been disgraced and humiliated.

My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day; for they shall be ashamed, for they shall be brought to confusion, that seek my hurt.