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 ashamed.

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

Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me: bow down 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 thou 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.

Rescue 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 thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: [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 holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother’s bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.

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

I am 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, and with thy honour 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 concerning 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 take 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, make haste to help 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 ashamed [and] 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 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 tell of thy righteousness, [and] of 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 come with the mighty acts of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even 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 hitherto have I declared thy 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.

Yea, even when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have declared thy strength unto [the next] 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?

Thy righteousness also, O God, is very 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, which hast shewed us many and sore troubles, shalt quicken us again, and shalt bring us up again from the depths of the earth.

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

Increase thou my greatness, and turn again 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.

I will also praise thee with the psaltery, [even] thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing praises 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 greatly rejoice when I sing praises 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 long: for they are ashamed, for they are confounded, that seek my hurt.