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 put to shame!

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

In thy goodness deliver and rescue me; Incline thine 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 thou the rock of my abode, where I may continually resort! Thou hast granted me deliverance; 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.

Save me, O my God! from the hand of the wicked, -From the hand of the unjust and cruel!

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

For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah! Thou hast been 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.

Upon thee have I leaned from my birth; From my earliest breath thou hast been my support; My song hath been continually of thee!

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

I am a wonder to many, But thou art my strong refuge.

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

Let my mouth be filled with thy praise; Yea, all the day long, with thy glory.

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

Cast me not off in mine 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 my enemies speak against me, And they who lay wait for my life consult together:

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

“God,” say they, “hath forsaken him; Pursue and seize him; for he hath 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! Come speedily to mine aid, O my God!

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 perish with shame who are my enemies; Let them be covered with contempt and dishonor who seek my hurt!

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

But I will hope continually; I shall yet 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 speak of thy goodness, —Of thy sure protection all the day long; For thy mercies are more than I can number.

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

I will celebrate thy mighty deeds, O Lord Jehovah! I will make mention of thy goodness, of 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 thus far have I declared 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.

And now, when I am old and gray-headed, O God! forsake me not, Until I make known thine arm to the next generation, -Thy mighty power to all that are to come!

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

For thy goodness, O God! reacheth to the heavens; Wonderful things doest thou! 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 hast suffered us to see great and grievous troubles; Thou wilt again give us life, And wilt bring us back from the depths of the earth!

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

Thou wilt increase my greatness; Thou wilt again 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.

Then will I praise thee with the psaltery; Even thy faithfulness, O my God! To thee will I sing with the harp, 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 lips shall rejoice, when I sing to thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed from death;

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 continually speak of thy righteousness: For all who seek my hurt are brought to shame and confounded.