Psalms 71

1 By David, [a Psalm sung by] the sons of Jonadab, and the first that were taken captive. O Lord, I have hoped in thee: 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 thy righteousness deliver me and rescue me: incline thine ear to me, and save me.

Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.

3 Be to me a protecting God, and a strong hold to save me: for thou art my fortress and my refuge.

Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto 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 sinner, from the hand of the transgressor and unjust man.

Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

5 For thou art my support, O Lord; O Lord, [thou art] my hope from my youth.

For thou [art] my hope, O Lord GOD: [thou art] my trust from my youth.

6 On thee have I been stayed from the womb: from the belly of my mother thou art my protector: of thee is my praise continually.

By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother’s bowels: my praise [shall be] continually of thee.

7 I am become as it were a wonder to many: but thou art [my] strong helper.

I am as a wonder unto many; but thou [art] my strong refuge.

8 Let my mouth be filled with praise, that I may hymn thy glory, [and] thy majesty all the day.

Let my mouth be filled [with] thy praise [and with] thy honour all the day.

9 Cast me not off at the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength fails.

Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.

10 For mine enemies have spoken against me; and they that lay wait for my soul have taken counsel together,

For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,

11 saying, God has forsaken him: persecute ye and take him; for there is none to deliver [him].

Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for [there is] none to deliver [him].

12 O God, go not far from me, O my God, draw nigh to my help.

O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.

13 Let those that plot against my soul be ashamed and utterly fail: let those that seek my hurt be clothed with shame and dishonour.

Let them be confounded [and] consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered [with] reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.

14 But I will hope continually, and will praise thee more and more.

But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.

15 My mouth shall declare thy righteousness openly, [and] thy salvation all the day; for I am not acquainted with the affairs [of men].

My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness [and] thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers [thereof].

16 I will go on in the might of the Lord: O Lord, I will make mention of thy righteousness only.

I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, [even] of thine only.

17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth, and until now will I declare thy wonders;

O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.

18 even until I am old and advanced in years. O God, forsake me not; until I shall have declared thine arm to all the generation that is to come:

Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto [this] generation, [and] thy power to every one [that] is to come.

19 even thy power and thy righteousness, O God, up to the highest [heavens, even] the mighty works which thou has done: O God, who is like to thee?

Thy righteousness also, O God, [is] very high, who hast done great things: O God, who [is] like unto thee!

20 What afflictions many and sore hast thou shewed me! yet thou didst turn and quicken me, and broughtest me again from the depths of the earth.

[Thou], which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

21 Thou didst multiply thy righteousness, and didst turn and comfort me, and broughtest me again out of the depths of the earth.

Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.

22 I will also therefore give thanks to thee, O God, [because of] thy truth, on an instrument of psalmody: I will sing psalms to thee on the harp, O Holy One of Israel.

I will also praise thee with the psaltery, [even] thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.

23 My lips shall rejoice when I sing to thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

24 Moreover also my tongue shall dwell all the day upon thy righteousness; when they shall be ashamed and confounded that seek my hurt.

My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.