Psalms 71

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

In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be made ashamed.

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

In thy righteousness do thou deliver me and release me: incline thy 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 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 Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and ruthless.

O my God, release me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the grasp of the unrighteous and violent man.

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

For thou art my hope, O Lord Eternal: thou art 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 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 have become a portent to many, but You are my strong refuge.

As a wonderful token have I been 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, and 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: when my strength faileth, forsake me not.

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

For my enemies speak of me; and they that watch 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 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: O 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 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 always hope and will praise You more and more.

But I will continually hope, and will add yet more to all thy praise.

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

My mouth shall relate thy righteousness, all the day thy salvation; for I know not their numbers.

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

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, 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 I ever tell of thy wondrous deeds.

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.

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 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 even to the height, thou, who hast done great things: O God, who is like 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 shown me great distresses and misfortunes, wilt again revive me; and from the depths of the earth wilt thou bring me up again.

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

Thou wilt increase my greatness, and wilt turn round 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.

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

My lips shall shout joyfully when I sing unto thee; and my soul [too], 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.

Also my tongue shall speak all the day of thy righteousness; for ashamed, for put to the blush are those that seek my unhappiness.