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 you: let me never be put to shame.

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

2 In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me: incline your ear to me, and save me.

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

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

Be my strong Rock, the strong place of my salvation; for you are my Rock, and my safe place.

4 Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the sinner, from the hand of the transgressor and unjust man.

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

5 For you are my support, O Lord; O Lord, [you are] my hope from my youth.

For you are my hope, O Lord God; I have had faith in you from the time when I was young.

6 On you have I been stayed from the womb: from the belly of my mother you are my protector: of you is my praise continually.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For my haters are waiting secretly for me; and those who are watching for my soul are banded together in their evil designs,

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

Saying, God has given him up; go after him and take him, for he has no helper.

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

O God, be not far from me; O my God, come quickly to 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 those who say evil against my soul be overcome and put to shame; let my haters be made low and have no honour.

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

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

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

My mouth will make clear your righteousness and your salvation all the day; for they are more than may be measured.

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

I will give news of the great acts of the Lord God; my words will be of your righteousness, and of yours only.

17 O God, you have taught me from my youth, and until now will I declare your wonders;

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.

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

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.

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

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

20 What afflictions many and sore have you showed me! yet you did turn and quicken me, and brought me again from the depths of the earth.

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.

21 You did multiply your righteousness, and did turn and comfort me, and brought me again out of the depths of the earth.

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

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

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.

23 My lips shall rejoice when I sing to you; and my soul, which you have redeemed.

Joy will be on my lips when I make melody to you; and in my soul, to which you have given salvation.

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

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.