Psalms 71

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

In you, Yahweh, I take refuge; let me never be put to shame.

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

Rescue me and make me safe in your righteousness; turn 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 to me a rock for refuge where I may always go; you have given a command 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.

Rescue me, my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel.

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

For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh. I have trusted in you ever since I was a child.

6 I have leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always for You.

By you I have been supported from the womb; you are he who took me out of my mother's belly; my praise will be always about you.

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

I am an example to many people; you are my strong refuge.

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

My mouth will be filled with your praise, all the day with your honor.

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

Do not throw me away in my time of old age; do not abandon me when my strength fails.

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

For my enemies are talking about me; those who watch for my life are plotting together.

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

They say, “God has forsaken him; pursue and take him, for there is no one to save him.”

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

God, do not be far from me; my God, hurry 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 put to shame and destroyed, those who are hostile to my life; let them be covered with rebuke and dishonor, those who seek my hurt.

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

But I will always hope in you and will 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 will tell about your righteousness and your salvation all the day, although I cannot understand it.

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 Yahweh; I will make mention of your righteousness, yours alone.

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

God, you have taught me from my youth; even now I declare your wonderful 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.

Indeed, even when I am old and gray-headed, God, do not forsake me, as I have been declaring your strength to the next generation, your power to everyone who 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, God, is very high; you who have done great things, God, who is like 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 who made me see many troubles will revive us again and will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.

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

May you increase my honor; 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 give thanks to you with the harp for your trustworthiness, my God; to you I will sing praises with the harp, 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 will shout for joy when I sing praises to you— even 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 will also talk about your righteousness all day long; for they have been put to shame and are confused, those who sought my hurt.