Psalms 71
1 In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge. Let me never be put to shame.
In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be made ashamed.
2 Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me. Bow down thine ear to me, and save me.
In thy righteousness do thou deliver me and release me: incline thy ear unto 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 thou unto me a rocky habitation, whereunto I may continually resort, which thou hast ordained to save me; for my rock and my strong-hold art thou.
4 Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of a wicked man, out of the hand of an unrighteous and cruel man.
O my God, release me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the grasp of the unrighteous and violent man.
5 For thou are my hope, O lord Jehovah, my trust from my youth.
For thou art my hope, O Lord Eternal: thou art my trust from my youth.
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.
By thee have I been supported from my birth: thou art he that took me out of my mother's womb: of thee is my praise continually.
7 I am as a wonder to many, but thou are my strong refuge.
As a wonderful token have I been unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.
8 My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, and with thy honor all the day.
My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, and with thy glory all the day.
9 Cast me not off in the time of old age. Forsake me not when my strength fails.
Cast me not off in the time of old age: when my strength faileth, forsake me not.
10 For my enemies speak concerning me, and those who watch for my soul take counsel together,
For my enemies speak of me; and they that watch for my soul take counsel together,
11 saying, God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver.
Saying, “God hath forsaken him: pursue and seize him: for there is none to deliver.”
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, hasten to my help.
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.
Let those be made ashamed, let them perish, that are adversaries to my soul: let those be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my unhappiness.
14 But I will hope continually, and will praise thee yet more and more.
But I will continually hope, and will add yet more to all thy praise.
15 My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness, of thy salvation all the day, for I know not the numbers.
My mouth shall relate thy righteousness, all the day thy salvation; for I know not their numbers.
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 come to praise the mighty deeds of the Lord Eternal: I will make mention of thy righteousness, yea, thine only.
17 O God, thou have taught me from my youth, and I have declared thy wondrous works until now.
O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto I ever tell of thy wondrous deeds.
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.
Therefore also even in old age, and when I am grayheaded, O God, forsake me not: until I have told of thy strength unto [this] generation, to every one that may come of thy might.
19 Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, thou who have done great things. O God, who is like thee?
And thy righteousness, O God, reacheth even to the height, thou, who hast done great things: O God, who is like thee!
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.
Thou, who hast shown me great distresses and misfortunes, wilt again revive me; and from the depths of the earth wilt thou bring me up again.
21 Increase thou my greatness, and turn again and comfort me.
Thou wilt increase my greatness, and wilt turn round and comfort 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.
Also I, I will thank thee with the psaltery, [for] thy truth, O my God: I will sing unto thee with the harp, O thou 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 shall shout joyfully when I sing unto thee; and my soul [too], which thou hast 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.
Also my tongue shall speak all the day of thy righteousness; for ashamed, for put to the blush are those that seek my unhappiness.
