Psalms 71

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

By David, [a Psalm sung by] the sons of Jonadab, and the first that were taken captive. O Lord, I have hoped in thee: let me never be put to shame.

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

In thy righteousness deliver me and rescue me: incline 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 to me a protecting God, and a strong hold to save me: for thou art my fortress and my refuge.

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

Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the sinner, from the hand of the transgressor and unjust man.

5 For you are my hope, LORD; my confidence from my youth.

For thou art my support, O Lord; O Lord, [thou art] my hope from my youth.

6 I have relied on you from the womb. From my mother's womb you are my strength. I will always praise you.

On thee have I been stayed from the womb: from the belly of my mother thou art my protector: of thee is my praise continually.

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

I am become as it were a wonder to many: but thou art [my] strong helper.

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

Let my mouth be filled with praise, that I may hymn thy glory, [and] thy majesty all the day.

9 Do not reject me in my old age. Do not forsake me when my strength fails.

Cast me not off at 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 mine enemies have spoken against me; and they that lay wait for my soul have taken counsel together,

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

saying, God has forsaken him: persecute ye and take him; for there is none to deliver [him].

12 God, do not be far from me. My God, hurry to help me.

O God, go not far from me, O my God, draw nigh to my help.

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

Let those that plot against my soul be ashamed and utterly fail: let those that seek my hurt be clothed with shame and dishonour.

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

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

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

My mouth shall declare thy righteousness openly, [and] thy salvation all the day; for I am not acquainted with the affairs [of men].

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

I will go on in the might of the Lord: O Lord, I will make mention of thy righteousness only.

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

O God, thou hast taught me from my youth, and until now will I declare thy wonders;

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

even until I am old and advanced in years. O God, forsake me not; until I shall have declared thine arm to all the generation that is to come:

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

even thy power and thy righteousness, O God, up to the highest [heavens, even] the mighty works which thou has done: O God, who is like to 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.

What afflictions many and sore hast thou shewed me! yet thou didst turn and quicken me, and broughtest me again from the depths of the earth.

21 Increase my honor, and comfort me again.

Thou didst multiply thy righteousness, and didst turn and comfort me, and broughtest me again out of the depths of the earth.

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 therefore give thanks to thee, O God, [because of] thy truth, on an instrument of psalmody: I will sing psalms to thee on the harp, O Holy One of Israel.

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

My lips shall rejoice when I sing to thee; and my soul, which thou hast 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.

Moreover also my tongue shall dwell all the day upon thy righteousness; when they shall be ashamed and confounded that seek my hurt.