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, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.

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

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

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

Be you my strong habitation, unto which I may continually resort: you have given commandment to save me; for you are 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 you are my support, O Lord; O Lord, [you are] my hope from my youth.

For you are my hope, O Lord GOD: you are my trust from my youth.

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.

By you have I been held up from the womb: you are he that took me out of my mother's bowels: my praise shall be continually of you.

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

I am as a wonder unto many; but you are my strong refuge.

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

Let my mouth be filled with your praise and with your 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 fails.

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 you and take him; for there is none to deliver [him].

Saying, God has 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 near 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 you more and more.

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

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 shall show forth your righteousness and your 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 your righteousness only.

I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of your righteousness, even of your only.

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

O God, you have taught me from my youth: and until now have I declared your wondrous works.

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 also when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have showed your strength unto this generation, and your power to every one that is 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 also, O God, is very high, who have done great things: O God, who is like unto 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, which have showed me great and sore troubles, shall restore life in me again, and shall bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

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

You shall increase my greatness, and comfort me 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 also praise you with the psaltery, even your truth, O my God: unto you will I sing with the harp, O you Holy One of Israel.

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

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

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