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 Thee, O Jehovah, I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed to the age.
2 In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me: incline your ear to me, and save me.
In Thy righteousness Thou dost deliver me, And dost cause me to escape, Incline unto me Thine ear, 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 to me for a rock — a habitation, To go in continually, Thou hast given command to save me, For my rock and my bulwark [art] Thou.
4 Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the sinner, from the hand of the transgressor and unjust man.
O my God, cause me to escape From the hand of the wicked, From the hand of the perverse and violent.
5 For you are my support, O Lord; O Lord, [you are] my hope from my youth.
For Thou [art] my hope, O Lord Jehovah, 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 Thee I have been supported from the womb, From my mother's bowels Thou dost cut me out, In Thee [is] my praise continually.
7 I am become as it were a wonder to many: but you are [my] strong helper.
As a wonder I have been to many, And Thou [art] my strong refuge.
8 Let my mouth be filled with praise, that I may hymn your glory, [and] your majesty all the day.
Filled is my mouth [with] Thy praise, All the day [with] Thy beauty.
9 Cast me not off at the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength fails.
Cast me not off at the time of old age, According to the consumption of my power forsake me not.
10 For mine enemies have spoken against me; and they that lay wait for my soul have taken counsel together,
For mine enemies have spoken against me, And those watching my soul have taken counsel together,
11 saying, God has forsaken him: persecute you and take him; for there is none to deliver [him].
Saying, 'God hath forsaken him, Pursue and catch him, for there is no deliverer.'
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, for my help make haste.
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.
They are ashamed, they are consumed, Who are opposing my soul, They are covered [with] reproach and blushing, Who are seeking my evil,
14 But I will hope continually, and will praise you more and more.
And I continually do wait with hope, And have added unto all Thy 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 recounteth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy salvation, For I have not known the numbers.
16 I will go on in the might of the Lord: O Lord, I will make mention of your righteousness only.
I come in the might of the Lord Jehovah, I mention Thy righteousness — Thine only.
17 O God, you have taught me from my youth, and until now will I declare your wonders;
God, Thou hast taught me from my youth, And hitherto I declare Thy wonders.
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:
And also unto old age and grey hairs, O God, forsake me not, Till I declare Thy strength to a generation, To every one that cometh Thy might.
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?
And Thy righteousness, O God, [is] unto the heights, Because Thou hast done great things, O God, who [is] like Thee?
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.
Because Thou hast showed me many and sad distresses, Thou turnest back — Thou revivest me, And from the depths of the earth, Thou turnest back — Thou bringest me up.
21 You did multiply your righteousness, and did turn and comfort me, and brought me again out of the depths of the earth.
Thou dost increase my greatness, And Thou surroundest — Thou comfortest me,
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 also thank Thee with a vessel of psaltery, Thy truth, O my God, I sing to Thee with a harp, O Holy One of Israel,
23 My lips shall rejoice when I sing to you; and my soul, which you have redeemed.
My lips cry aloud when I sing praise to Thee, And my soul that Thou hast 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 all the day uttereth Thy righteousness, Because ashamed — because confounded, Have been those seeking my evil!
