Psalms 71

1 In you, O Lord, have I put my hope; let me never be shamed.

In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be made ashamed.

2 Keep me safe in your righteousness, and come to my help; give ear to my voice, and be my saviour.

In thy righteousness do thou deliver me and release 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 rocky habitation, whereunto I may continually resort, which thou hast ordained to save me; for my rock and my strong-hold art thou.

4 O my God, take me out of the hand of the sinner, out of the hand of the evil and cruel man.

O my God, release me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the grasp of the unrighteous and violent man.

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 hope, O Lord Eternal: thou art my trust 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 supported from my birth: thou art he that took me out of my mother's womb: of thee is my praise continually.

7 I am a wonder to all; but you are my strong tower.

As a wonderful token have I been unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.

8 My mouth will be full of your praise and glory all the day.

My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, and with thy glory all the day.

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 faileth, forsake me not.

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 speak of me; and they that watch for my soul take counsel 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 seize him: for there is none to deliver.”

12 O God, be not far from me; O my God, come quickly to my help.

O God, be not far from me: O my God, hasten 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 those be made ashamed, let them perish, that are adversaries to my soul: let those be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my unhappiness.

14 But I will go on ever hoping, and increasing in all your praise.

But I will continually hope, and will add yet more 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 relate thy righteousness, all the day thy salvation; for I know not their numbers.

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 come to praise the mighty deeds of the Lord Eternal: I will make mention of thy righteousness, yea, thine only.

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.

O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto I ever tell of thy wondrous deeds.

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.

Therefore also even in old age, and when I am grayheaded, O God, forsake me not: until I have told of thy strength unto [this] generation, to every one that may come of thy might.

19 Your righteousness, O God, is very high; you have done great things; O God, who is like you?

And thy righteousness, O God, reacheth even to the height, thou, who hast done great things: O God, who is like 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.

Thou, who hast shown me great distresses and misfortunes, wilt again revive me; and from the depths of the earth wilt thou bring me up again.

21 You will make me greater than before, and give me comfort on every side.

Thou wilt increase my greatness, and wilt turn round and comfort 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.

Also I, I will thank thee with the psaltery, [for] thy truth, O my God: I will sing unto thee with the harp, O 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 shout joyfully when I sing unto thee; and my soul [too], 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.

Also my tongue shall speak all the day of thy righteousness; for ashamed, for put to the blush are those that seek my unhappiness.