Psalms 71

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

In thee, O Lord, I trust: let me neuer be ashamed.

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

Rescue mee and deliuer me in thy righteousnes: incline thine eare vnto me and saue 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 thou my strong rocke, whereunto I may alway resort: thou hast giuen commandement to saue me: for thou art my rocke, and my fortresse.

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

Deliuer mee, O my God, out of the hande of the wicked: out of the hande of the euill and cruell man.

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

For thou art mine hope, O Lord God, euen my trust 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.

Vpon thee haue I beene stayed from the wombe: thou art he that tooke me out of my mothers bowels: my praise shalbe alwaies of thee.

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

I am become as it were a monster vnto many: but thou art my sure trust.

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

Let my mouth be filled with thy praise, and with thy glory euery day.

9 Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.

Cast mee not off in the time of 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 speake of mee, and they that lay waite for my soule, take their counsell 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 take him, for there is none to deliuer him.

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

Goe not farre from me, O God: my God, haste thee to helpe me.

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 confounded and consumed that are against my soule: let them be couered with reproofe and confusion, that seeke mine hurt.

14 But I will always hope and will praise You more and more.

But I will waite continually, and will praise thee 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 daily rehearse thy righteousnesse, and thy saluation: for I knowe not the nomber.

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

I will goe forwarde in the strength of the Lord God, and will make mention of thy righteousnesse, euen of thine onely.

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 euen vntill nowe: therefore will I tell of thy wonderous workes,

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.

Yea, euen vnto mine olde age and graie head, O God: forsake me not, vntill I haue declared thine arme vnto this generation, and thy power to all them, that shall come.

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

And thy righteousnes, O God, I wil exalt on high: for thou hast done great thinges: O God, who is like vnto 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.

Which hast shewed me great troubles and aduersities, but thou wilt returne, and reuiue me, and wilt come againe, and take mee vp from the depth of the earth.

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

Thou wilt increase mine honour, and returne and comfort me.

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.

Therefore will I praise thee for thy faithfulnesse, O God, vpon instrument and viole: vnto thee will I sing vpon the harpe, O 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 lippes will reioyce when I sing vnto thee, and my soule, which thou hast deliuered.

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 talke of thy righteousnesse daily: for they are confounded and brought vnto shame, that seeke mine hurt.