Psalms 71

1 In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge. Let me never be put to shame.

A Psalm of David. Of the sons of Jonadab and the former captives. In you, O Lord, I have hoped; do not let me be brought to ruin forever.

2 Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me. Bow down thine ear to me, and save me.

Free me by your justice, and rescue me. Incline your ear to me, and save me.

3 Be thou to me a rock of habitation to which I may continually resort. Thou have given commandment to save me, for thou are my rock and my fortress.

Be a God of protection and a place of strength for me, so that you may accomplish my salvation. For you are my firmament and my refuge.

4 Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of a wicked man, out of the hand of an unrighteous and cruel man.

Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the sinner, and from the hand of the unjust and those who act against the law.

5 For thou are my hope, O lord Jehovah, my trust from my youth.

For you, O Lord, are my patience: my hope from my youth, O Lord.

6 By thee I have been held up from the womb. Thou are he who took me out of my mother's bowels. My praise shall be continually of thee.

In you, I have been confirmed from conception. From my mother’s womb, you are my protector. In you, I will sing forever.

7 I am as a wonder to many, but thou are my strong refuge.

I have become to many as if I were a portent, but you are a strong helper.

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

Let my mouth be filled with praise, so that I may sing your glory, your greatness all day long.

9 Cast me not off in the time of old age. Forsake me not when my strength fails.

Do not cast me off in the time of old age. Do not abandon me when my strength will fail.

10 For my enemies speak concerning me, and those who watch for my soul take counsel together,

For my enemies have spoken against me. And those who watched for my soul have taken counsel as one,

11 saying, God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver.

saying: “God has abandoned him. Pursue and overtake him. For there is no one to rescue him.”

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

O God, do not be far from me. O my God, provide for my assistance.

13 Let them be put to shame and consumed who are adversaries to my soul. Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor who seek my hurt.

May they be confounded, and may they fail, who drag down my soul. Let them be covered with confusion and shame, who seek evils for me.

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

But I will always have hope. And I will add more to all your praise.

15 My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness, of thy salvation all the day, for I know not the numbers.

My mouth will announce your justice, your salvation all day long. For I have not known letters.

16 I will come with the mighty acts of the lord Jehovah. I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.

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

17 O God, thou have taught me from my youth, and I have declared thy wondrous works until now.

You have taught me from my youth, O God. And so I will declare your wonders continuously,

18 Yea, even when I am old and gray headed, O God, forsake me not, until I have declared thy strength to a generation, thy might to everyone who is to come.

even in old age and with grey hairs. Do not abandon me, O God, while I announce your arm to every future generation: your power

19 Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, thou who have done great things. O God, who is like thee?

and your justice, O God, even to the highest great things that you have done. O God, who is like you?

20 Thou, who have shown us many and great troubles, will revive us again, and will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.

How great is the tribulation that you have revealed to me: very great and evil. And so, turning back, you have brought me to life, and you have led me back again from the abyss of the earth.

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

You have multiplied your magnificence. And so, turning back to me, you have consoled me.

22 I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God. To thee I will sing praises with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.

Therefore, I will confess your truth to you, with the instruments of the Psalter. O God, I will sing psalms to you with stringed instruments, O Holy One of Israel.

23 My lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises to thee, and my soul, which thou have redeemed.

My lips will exult, when I sing to you, and also my soul, which you have redeemed.

24 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long. For they are put to shame, for they are confounded, who seek my hurt.

And even my tongue will meditate on your justice all day long, when those who seek evils for me have been confounded and set in awe.