Psalms 71
1 In you, O Lord, have I put my hope; let me never be shamed.
A psalm for David. Of the sons of Jonadab, and the former captives. In thee, O Lord, I have hoped, let me never be put to confusion:
2 Keep me safe in your righteousness, and come to my help; give ear to my voice, and be my saviour.
Deliver me in thy justice, and rescue me. Incline thy ear unto me, and save me.
3 Be my strong Rock, the strong place of my salvation; for you are my Rock, and my safe place.
Be thou unto me a God, a protector, and a place of strength: that thou mayst make me safe. For thou art my firmament and my refuge.
4 O my God, take me out of the hand of the sinner, out of the hand of the evil and cruel man.
Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the sinner, and out of the hand of the transgressor of the law and of the unjust.
5 For you are my hope, O Lord God; I have had faith in you from the time when I was young.
For thou art my patience, O Lord: my hope, O Lord, from my youth;
6 You have been my support from the day of my birth; you took me out of my mother's body; my praise will be ever of you.
By thee have I been confirmed from the womb: from my mother’s womb thou art my protector. Of thee shall I continually sing:
7 I am a wonder to all; but you are my strong tower.
I run become unto many as a wonder, but thou art a strong helper.
8 My mouth will be full of your praise and glory all the day.
Let my mouth be filled with praise, that I may sing thy glory; thy greatness all the day long.
9 Do not give me up when I am old; be my help even when my strength is gone.
Cast me not off in the time of old age: when my strength shall fail, do not thou forsake me.
10 For my haters are waiting secretly for me; and those who are watching for my soul are banded together in their evil designs,
For my enemies have spoken against me; and they that watched my soul have consulted together,
11 Saying, God has given him up; go after him and take him, for he has no helper.
Saying: God hath forsaken him: pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him.
12 O God, be not far from me; O my God, come quickly to my help.
O God, be not thou far from me: O my God, make haste to my help.
13 Let those who say evil against my soul be overcome and put to shame; let my haters be made low and have no honour.
Let them be confounded and come to nothing that detract my soul; let them be covered with confusion and shame that seek my hurt.
14 But I will go on ever hoping, and increasing in all your praise.
But I will always hope; and will add to all thy praise.
15 My mouth will make clear your righteousness and your salvation all the day; for they are more than may be measured.
My mouth shall shew forth thy justice; thy salvation all the day long. Because I have not known learning,
16 I will give news of the great acts of the Lord God; my words will be of your righteousness, and of yours only.
I will enter into the powers of the Lord: O Lord, I will be mindful of thy justice alone.
17 O God, you have been my teacher from the time when I was young; and I have been talking of your works of wonder even till now.
Thou hast taught me, O God, from my youth: and till now I will declare thy wonderful works.
18 Now when I am old and grey-headed, O God, give me not up; till I have made clear your strength to this generation, and your power to all those to come.
And unto old age and grey hairs: O God, forsake me not, Until I shew forth thy arm to all the generation that is to come: Thy power,
19 Your righteousness, O God, is very high; you have done great things; O God, who is like you?
And thy justice, O God, even to the highest great things thou hast done: O God, who is like to thee?
20 You, who have sent great and bitter troubles on me, will give me life again, lifting me up from the deep waters of the underworld.
How great troubles hast thou shewn me, many and grievous: and turning thou hast brought me to life, and hast brought me back again from the depths of the earth:
21 You will make me greater than before, and give me comfort on every side.
Thou hast multiplied thy magnificence; and turning to me thou hast comforted me.
22 I will give praise to you with instruments of music, O my God, for you are true; I will make songs to you with music, O Holy One of Israel.
For I will also confess to thee thy truth with the instruments of psaltery: O God, I will sing to thee with the harp, thou holy one of Israel.
23 Joy will be on my lips when I make melody to you; and in my soul, to which you have given salvation.
My lips shall greatly rejoice, when I shall sing to thee; and my soul which thou hast redeemed.
24 My tongue will be talking of your righteousness all the day; for those whose purpose is to do me evil have been crushed and put to shame.
Yea and my tongue shall meditate on thy justice all the day; when they shall be confounded and put to shame that seek evils to me.
