Psalms 71

1 In thee, O Yahweh, have I sought refuge, May I not be ashamed unto times age-abiding:

A psalm for David. Of the sons of Jonadab, and the former captives. In thee, O Lord, I have hoped, let me never be put to confusion:

2 In thy righteousness, wilt thou rescue me, and deliver me, Incline unto me thine ear, and save me:

Deliver me in thy justice, and rescue me. Incline thy ear unto me, and save me.

3 Be thou unto me, a Rock to dwell in, a Place of Security, To save me, For, my mountain crag and my stronghold, thou art.

Be thou unto me a God, a protector, and a place of strength: that thou mayst make me safe. For thou art my firmament and my refuge.

4 Oh my God, deliver me, From the hand of the lawless one, From the clutch of the perverse and ruthless one;

Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the sinner, and out of the hand of the transgressor of the law and of the unjust.

5 For, thou, art my hope, My Lord, Yahweh, My confidence from my youthful days:

For thou art my patience, O Lord: my hope, O Lord, from my youth;

6 Upon thee, have I stayed myself from birth, Thou art he that severed me, from the body of my mother, Of thee, shall be my praise—continually.

By thee have I been confirmed from the womb: from my mother’s womb thou art my protector. Of thee shall I continually sing:

7 A very wonder, have I been unto many, Seeing that, thou, hast been my strong refuge,

I run become unto many as a wonder, but thou art a strong helper.

8 My mouth shall be filled with, thy praise, All the day, with thy splendour.

Let my mouth be filled with praise, that I may sing thy glory; thy greatness all the day long.

9 Do not cast me off in the time of old age, When my vigour faileth, do not forsake me;

Cast me not off in the time of old age: when my strength shall fail, do not thou forsake me.

10 For mine enemies have spoken of me, And, they who watch for my life, have taken counsel together;

For my enemies have spoken against me; and they that watched my soul have consulted together,

11 Saying, God, hath forsaken him, Pursue and take him, For there is none to rescue.

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

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

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

13 Let them be ashamed—be consumed, Who are assailing my life, —Let them be covered with reproach and confusion, Who are seeking my hurt.

Let them be confounded and come to nothing that detract my soul; let them be covered with confusion and shame that seek my hurt.

14 But, I, continually will hope, And will add to all thy praise;

But I will always hope; and will add to all thy praise.

15 My mouth, shall relate thy righteousness, All the day, thy deliverance, For I know not the numbers.

My mouth shall shew forth thy justice; thy salvation all the day long. Because I have not known learning,

16 I will enter into the mighty doings of My Lord—Yahweh, I will make mention of thy righteousness—thine alone.

I will enter into the powers of the Lord: O Lord, I will be mindful of thy justice alone.

17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youthful days, And, hitherto, have I been wont to tell of thy wonders;

Thou hast taught me, O God, from my youth: and till now I will declare thy wonderful works.

18 Even now, therefore, that I am old and grayheaded, O God, do not forsake me, —Until I tell of thine arm unto a [new] generation, Unto every one that is to come, thy might;

And unto old age and grey hairs: O God, forsake me not, Until I shew forth thy arm to all the generation that is to come: Thy power,

19 And, as for thy righteousness, O God, up on high, Wherein thou hast wrought great things, O God! who is like unto thee?

And thy justice, O God, even to the highest great things thou hast done: O God, who is like to thee?

20 Thou who hast let us see many distresses and misfortunes, Wilt again bring us to life, And, out of the resounding depths of the earth, wilt again raise us up;

How great troubles hast thou shewn me, many and grievous: and turning thou hast brought me to life, and hast brought me back again from the depths of the earth:

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

Thou hast multiplied thy magnificence; and turning to me thou hast comforted me.

22 I also, will praise thee by the aid of a harp, Thy faithfulness, O my God, —I will make music unto thee with a lyre, Thou holy one of Israel;

For I will also confess to thee thy truth with the instruments of psaltery: O God, I will sing to thee with the harp, thou holy one of Israel.

23 My lips shall make a joyful noise, When I make music unto thee, And my soul which thou hast ransomed;

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

24 Even my tongue, all the day, shall softly utter thy righteousness, For they have turned pale—for they have blushed, Who were seeking my hurt.

Yea and my tongue shall meditate on thy justice all the day; when they shall be confounded and put to shame that seek evils to me.