Psalms 71

1 A Psalm of David. Of the sons of Jonadab and the former captives. In you, O Lord, I have hoped; do not let me be brought to ruin forever.

A psalm for David. Of the sons of Jonadab, and the former captives. In thee, O Lord, I have hoped, let me never be put to confusion:

2 Free me by your justice, and rescue me. Incline your ear to me, and save me.

Deliver me in thy justice, and rescue me. Incline thy ear unto me, and save me.

3 Be a God of protection and a place of strength for me, so that you may accomplish my salvation. For you are my firmament and my refuge.

Be thou unto me a God, a protector, and a place of strength: that thou mayst make me safe. For thou art my firmament and my refuge.

4 Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the sinner, and from the hand of the unjust and those who act against the law.

Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the sinner, and out of the hand of the transgressor of the law and of the unjust.

5 For you, O Lord, are my patience: my hope from my youth, O Lord.

For thou art my patience, O Lord: my hope, O Lord, from my youth;

6 In you, I have been confirmed from conception. From my mother’s womb, you are my protector. In you, I will sing forever.

By thee have I been confirmed from the womb: from my mother’s womb thou art my protector. Of thee shall I continually sing:

7 I have become to many as if I were a portent, but you are a strong helper.

I run become unto many as a wonder, but thou art a strong helper.

8 Let my mouth be filled with praise, so that I may sing your glory, your greatness all day long.

Let my mouth be filled with praise, that I may sing thy glory; thy greatness all the day long.

9 Do not cast me off in the time of old age. Do not abandon me when my strength will fail.

Cast me not off in the time of old age: when my strength shall fail, do not thou forsake me.

10 For my enemies have spoken against me. And those who watched for my soul have taken counsel as one,

For my enemies have spoken against me; and they that watched my soul have consulted together,

11 saying: “God has abandoned him. Pursue and overtake him. For there is no one to rescue him.”

Saying: God hath forsaken him: pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him.

12 O God, do not be far from me. O my God, provide for my assistance.

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

13 May they be confounded, and may they fail, who drag down my soul. Let them be covered with confusion and shame, who seek evils for me.

Let them be confounded and come to nothing that detract my soul; let them be covered with confusion and shame that seek my hurt.

14 But I will always have hope. And I will add more to all your praise.

But I will always hope; and will add to all thy praise.

15 My mouth will announce your justice, your salvation all day long. For I have not known letters.

My mouth shall shew forth thy justice; thy salvation all the day long. Because I have not known learning,

16 I will enter into the powers of the Lord. I will be mindful of your justice alone, O Lord.

I will enter into the powers of the Lord: O Lord, I will be mindful of thy justice alone.

17 You have taught me from my youth, O God. And so I will declare your wonders continuously,

Thou hast taught me, O God, from my youth: and till now I will declare thy wonderful works.

18 even in old age and with grey hairs. Do not abandon me, O God, while I announce your arm to every future generation: your power

And unto old age and grey hairs: O God, forsake me not, Until I shew forth thy arm to all the generation that is to come: Thy power,

19 and your justice, O God, even to the highest great things that you have done. O God, who is like you?

And thy justice, O God, even to the highest great things thou hast done: O God, who is like to thee?

20 How great is the tribulation that you have revealed to me: very great and evil. And so, turning back, you have brought me to life, and you have led me back again from the abyss of the earth.

How great troubles hast thou shewn me, many and grievous: and turning thou hast brought me to life, and hast brought me back again from the depths of the earth:

21 You have multiplied your magnificence. And so, turning back to me, you have consoled me.

Thou hast multiplied thy magnificence; and turning to me thou hast comforted me.

22 Therefore, I will confess your truth to you, with the instruments of the Psalter. O God, I will sing psalms to you with stringed instruments, O Holy One of Israel.

For I will also confess to thee thy truth with the instruments of psaltery: O God, I will sing to thee with the harp, thou holy one of Israel.

23 My lips will exult, when I sing to you, and also my soul, which you have redeemed.

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

24 And even my tongue will meditate on your justice all day long, when those who seek evils for me have been confounded and set in awe.

Yea and my tongue shall meditate on thy justice all the day; when they shall be confounded and put to shame that seek evils to me.