Psalms 71

1 In you, Yahweh, 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 confusion.

2 Rescue me and make me safe in your righteousness; turn your ear to me and save me.

Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.

3 Be to me a rock for refuge where I may always go; you have given a command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.

Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou [art] my rock and my fortress.

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

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

5 For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh. I have trusted in you ever since I was a child.

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

6 By you I have been supported from the womb; you are he who took me out of my mother's belly; my praise will be always about you.

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.

7 I am an example to many people; you are my strong refuge.

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

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

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

9 Do not throw me away in my time of old age; do not abandon me when my strength fails.

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 watch for my life are plotting together.

For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,

11 They say, “God has forsaken him; pursue and take him, for there is no one to save him.”

Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute 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, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.

13 Let them be put to shame and destroyed, those who are hostile to my life; let them be covered with rebuke and dishonor, those who seek my hurt.

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

14 But I will always hope in you and will praise you more and more.

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

15 My mouth will tell about your righteousness and your salvation all the day, although I cannot understand it.

My mouth shall shew 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 Yahweh; I will make mention of your righteousness, yours alone.

I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, [even] of thine only.

17 God, you have taught me from my youth; even now I declare your wonderful deeds.

O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.

18 Indeed, even when I am old and gray-headed, God, do not forsake me, as I have been declaring your strength to the next generation, your power to everyone who is to come.

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

19 Your righteousness also, God, is very high; you who have done great things, God, who is like you?

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

20 You who made me see many troubles will revive us again and will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.

[Thou], which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

21 May you increase my honor; turn again and comfort me.

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

22 I will also give thanks to you with the harp for your trustworthiness, my God; to you I will sing praises with the harp, Holy One of Israel.

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

23 My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to you— even my soul, which you have redeemed.

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

24 My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long; for they have been put to shame and are confused, those who sought my hurt.

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