Psalms 71

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

In thee, O Yahweh, have I sought refuge, May I not be ashamed unto times age-abiding:

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

In thy righteousness, wilt thou rescue me, and deliver me, Incline unto me thine ear, 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 Rock to dwell in, a Place of Security, To save me, For, my mountain crag and my stronghold, thou art.

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

Oh my God, deliver me, From the hand of the lawless one, From the clutch of the perverse and ruthless one;

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, My Lord, Yahweh, My confidence from my youthful days:

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.

Upon thee, have I stayed myself from birth, Thou art he that severed me, from the body of my mother, Of thee, shall be my praise—continually.

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

A very wonder, have I been unto many, Seeing that, thou, hast been 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, All the day, with thy splendour.

9 Do not give me up when I am old; be my help even when my strength is gone.

Do not cast me off in the time of old age, When my vigour faileth, do not 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 mine enemies have spoken of me, And, they who watch for my life, have taken 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 take him, For there is none to rescue.

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, to help me, make haste!

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 ashamed—be consumed, Who are assailing my life, —Let them be covered with reproach and confusion, Who are seeking my hurt.

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

But, I, continually will 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 relate thy righteousness, All the day, thy deliverance, For I know not the 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 enter into the mighty doings of My Lord—Yahweh, I will make mention of thy righteousness—thine 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.

O God, thou hast taught me from my youthful days, And, hitherto, have I been wont to tell of thy wonders;

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.

Even now, therefore, that I am old and grayheaded, O God, do not forsake me, —Until I tell of thine arm unto a [new] generation, Unto every one that is to come, thy might;

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

And, as for thy righteousness, O God, up on high, Wherein thou hast wrought great things, O God! who is like unto 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 let us see many distresses and misfortunes, Wilt again bring us to life, And, out of the resounding depths of the earth, wilt again raise us up;

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

Thou wilt increase my greatness, And, on every side, wilt 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.

I also, will praise thee by the aid of a harp, Thy faithfulness, O my God, —I will make music unto thee with a lyre, 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 make a joyful noise, When I make music unto thee, And my soul which thou hast ransomed;

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.

Even my tongue, all the day, shall softly utter thy righteousness, For they have turned pale—for they have blushed, Who were seeking my hurt.