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 confusion.

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

Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thy 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 my strong habitation, to which 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.

Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from 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 sustained from my birth: thou art he that brought me into life: 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 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 [and with] thy 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 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 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 hath 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 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 show forth thy righteousness [and] 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 go in the strength 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.

Now also when I am old and gray-headed, O God, forsake me not; until I have shown thy strength to [this] generation, [and] thy 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?

Thy righteousness also, O God, [is] very high, who hast done great things: O God, who [is] like to 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 and severe troubles, wilt revive me again, and wilt bring me again from the depths of the earth.

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

Thou wilt 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 thee with the psaltery, [even] thy truth, O my God: to thee will I sing 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 to 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 confounded, for they are brought to shame, that seek my hurt.