Psalms 71

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

In you, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.

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

Deliver me in your righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline your ear to 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 you my strong habitation, where I may continually resort: you have given commandment to save me; for you are 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.

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, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.

For you are my hope, O Lord GOD: you are 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.

By you have I been held up from the womb: you are he that took me out of my mother’s bowels: my praise shall be continually of you.

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

I am as a wonder to many; but you are my strong refuge.

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

Let my mouth be filled with your praise and with your honor 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 fails.

10 For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,

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

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

Saying, God has forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.

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

O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for 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 confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my hurt.

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

But I will hope continually, and will yet praise you 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 show forth your righteousness and your 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 strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of your righteousness, even of your only.

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

O God, you have taught me from my youth: and till now have I declared your wondrous 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 gray headed, O God, forsake me not; until I have showed your strength to this generation, and your power 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?

Your righteousness also, O God, is very high, who have done great things: O God, who is like to you!

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.

You, which have showed me great and sore troubles, shall quicken me again, and shall bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

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

You shall 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 you with the psaltery, even your truth, O my God: to you will I sing with the harp, O you 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 greatly rejoice when I sing to you; and my soul, which you have 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 your righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought to shame, that seek my hurt.