Psalms 71

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

In Thee, O Jehovah, I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed to the age.

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

In Thy righteousness Thou dost deliver me, And dost cause me to escape, Incline unto me Thine ear, 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 for a rock — a habitation, To go in continually, Thou hast given command to save me, For my rock and my bulwark [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, cause me to escape From the hand of the wicked, From the hand of the perverse and violent.

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

For Thou [art] my hope, O Lord Jehovah, 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 I have been supported from the womb, From my mother's bowels Thou dost cut me out, In Thee [is] my praise continually.

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

As a wonder I have been to many, And Thou [art] my strong refuge.

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

Filled is my mouth [with] Thy praise, All the day [with] Thy beauty.

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

Cast me not off at the time of old age, According to the consumption of my power forsake me not.

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

For mine enemies have spoken against me, And those watching my soul have taken 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 catch him, for there is no deliverer.'

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, for my help make haste.

13 May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.

They are ashamed, they are consumed, Who are opposing my soul, They are covered [with] reproach and blushing, Who are seeking my evil,

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

And I continually do wait with hope, And have added unto 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 recounteth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy salvation, For I have not known the numbers.

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

I come in the might of the Lord Jehovah, I mention Thy righteousness — Thine only.

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

God, Thou hast taught me from my youth, And hitherto I declare Thy wonders.

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 also unto old age and grey hairs, O God, forsake me not, Till I declare Thy strength to a generation, To every one that cometh 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, [is] unto the heights, Because Thou 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.

Because Thou hast showed me many and sad distresses, Thou turnest back — Thou revivest me, And from the depths of the earth, Thou turnest back — Thou bringest me up.

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

Thou dost increase my greatness, And Thou surroundest — Thou comfortest 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 also thank Thee with a vessel of psaltery, Thy truth, O my God, I sing to Thee with a 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 cry aloud when I sing praise to Thee, And my soul that 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 all the day uttereth Thy righteousness, Because ashamed — because confounded, Have been those seeking my evil!