Psalms 71

1 In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.

In thee, Jehovah, do I trust: let me never be ashamed.

2 In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; incline Your ear and save me.

Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me; incline thine ear unto me, and save me.

3 Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress.

Be 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.

4 Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and ruthless.

My God, rescue me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

5 For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.

For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah, my confidence from my youth.

6 I have leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always for You.

On thee have I been stayed from the womb; from the bowels of my mother thou didst draw me forth: my praise shall be continually of thee.

7 I have become a portent to many, but You are my strong refuge.

I have been as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.

8 My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your splendor all day long.

My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, with thy glory, all the day.

9 Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake 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 speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,

For mine enemies speak against me, and they that watch for my soul consult together,

11 saying, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”

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

12 Be not far from me, O God. Hurry, O my God, to help me.

O God, be not far from me; my God, hasten to my help.

13 May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.

Let them be ashamed, let them be 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 and will praise You more and more.

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

15 My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.

My mouth shall declare thy righteousness, [and] thy salvation all the day: for I know not the numbers [thereof].

16 I will enter in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will proclaim Your righteousness—Yours alone.

I will go in the might of the Lord Jehovah; I will recall thy righteousness, thine alone.

17 O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.

O God, thou hast taught me from my youth, and hitherto have I proclaimed thy marvellous works:

18 Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.

Now also, when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not, until I have proclaimed thine arm unto [this] generation, thy might to every one that is to come.

19 Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God, You who have done great things. Who, O God, is like You?

And thy righteousness, O God, reacheth on high, thou who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee?

20 Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.

Thou, who hast shewn us many and sore troubles, wilt revive us again, and wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth;

21 You will increase my honor and comfort me once again.

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

22 So I will praise You with the harp for Your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praise to You with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.

I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, my God; unto thee will I sing psalms with the harp, thou holy One of Israel.

23 When I sing praise to You my lips will shout for joy, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.

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

24 My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.

My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day; for they shall be ashamed, for they shall be brought to confusion, that seek my hurt.