Psalms 71

1 In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be ashamed.

In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.

2 Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me: bow down thine ear unto me, and save me.

Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thy 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 my strong habitation, to which I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; 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.

Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

5 For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: [thou art] my trust from my youth.

For thou [art] my hope, O LORD God: [thou art] 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.

By thee have I been sustained from my birth: thou art he that brought me into life: my praise [shall be] continually of thee.

7 I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.

I am as a wonder to many; but thou [art] my strong refuge.

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

Let my mouth be filled [with] thy praise [and with] thy honor all the day.

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

Cast me not off in the time of 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 that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,

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

Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for [there is] 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: O my God, make haste for my help.

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

Let them be confounded [and] consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered [with] reproach and dishonor that seek my hurt.

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

But I will hope continually, and will 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 show forth thy righteousness [and] thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers [thereof].

16 I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.

I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, [even] 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 hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.

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.

Now also when I am old and gray-headed, O God, forsake me not; until I have shown thy strength to [this] generation, [and] thy power to every one [that] is to come.

19 Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high; thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto thee?

Thy righteousness also, O God, [is] very high, who hast done great things: O God, who [is] like to thee!

20 Thou, which hast shewed us many and sore troubles, shalt quicken us again, and shalt bring us up again from the depths of the earth.

[Thou], who hast shown me great and severe troubles, wilt revive me again, and wilt bring me again from the depths of the earth.

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

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

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.

I will also praise thee with the psaltery, [even] thy truth, O my God: to thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.

23 My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing praises unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

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

24 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are ashamed, for they are confounded, that seek my hurt.

My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought to shame, that seek my hurt.