Psalms 71

1 In thee, Jehovah, do I trust: let me never be ashamed.

In you, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.

2 Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me; incline thine ear unto me, and save me.

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

3 Be to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.

Be you my strong habitation, where I may continually resort: you have given commandment to save me; for you are my rock and my fortress.

4 My God, rescue me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel 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 hope, O Lord Jehovah, my confidence from my youth.

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

6 On thee have I been stayed from the womb; from the bowels of my mother thou didst draw me forth: my praise shall be continually of thee.

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 have been as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.

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

8 My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, with thy glory, all the day.

Let my mouth be filled with your praise and with your honor all the day.

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

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

10 For mine enemies speak against me, and they that watch for my soul consult together,

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

11 Saying, God hath forsaken him; pursue and seize him, for there is none to deliver.

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

12 O God, be not far from me; my God, hasten to my help.

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

13 Let them be ashamed, let them be consumed, that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.

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

14 But as for me, I will hope continually, and will praise thee yet more and more.

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

15 My mouth shall declare thy righteousness, [and] thy salvation all the day: for I know not the numbers [thereof].

My mouth shall show forth your righteousness and your salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.

16 I will go in the might of the Lord Jehovah; I will recall thy righteousness, thine alone.

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

17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth, and hitherto have I proclaimed thy marvellous works:

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

18 Now also, when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not, until I have proclaimed thine arm unto [this] generation, thy might to every one that is to come.

Now also when I am old and gray headed, O God, forsake me not; until I have showed your strength to this generation, and your power to every one that is to come.

19 And thy righteousness, O God, reacheth on high, thou who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee?

Your righteousness also, O God, is very high, who have done great things: O God, who is like to you!

20 Thou, who hast shewn us many and sore troubles, wilt revive us again, and wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth;

You, which have showed me great and sore troubles, shall quicken me again, and shall bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

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

You shall increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.

22 I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, my God; unto thee will I sing psalms with the harp, thou holy One of Israel.

I will also praise you with the psaltery, even your truth, O my God: to you will I sing with the harp, O you Holy One of Israel.

23 My lips shall exult when I sing psalms unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

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

24 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day; for they shall be ashamed, for they shall be brought to confusion, that seek my hurt.

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