Psalms 71
1 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:
By David, [a Psalm sung by] the sons of Jonadab, and the first that were taken captive. O Lord, I have hoped in thee: let me never be put to shame.
2 Deliver me in thy justice, and rescue me. Incline thy ear unto me, and save me.
In thy righteousness deliver me and rescue me: incline thine ear to me, and save me.
3 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.
Be to me a protecting God, and a strong hold to save me: for thou art my fortress and my refuge.
4 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.
Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the sinner, from the hand of the transgressor and unjust man.
5 For thou art my patience, O Lord: my hope, O Lord, from my youth;
For thou art my support, O Lord; O Lord, [thou art] my hope from my youth.
6 By thee have I been confirmed from the womb: from my mother’s womb thou art my protector. Of thee shall I continually sing:
On thee have I been stayed from the womb: from the belly of my mother thou art my protector: of thee is my praise continually.
7 I run become unto many as a wonder, but thou art a strong helper.
I am become as it were a wonder to many: but thou art [my] strong helper.
8 Let my mouth be filled with praise, that I may sing thy glory; thy greatness all the day long.
Let my mouth be filled with praise, that I may hymn thy glory, [and] thy majesty all the day.
9 Cast me not off in the time of old age: when my strength shall fail, do not thou forsake me.
Cast me not off at the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength fails.
10 For my enemies have spoken against me; and they that watched my soul have consulted together,
For mine enemies have spoken against me; and they that lay wait for my soul have taken counsel together,
11 Saying: God hath forsaken him: pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him.
saying, God has forsaken him: persecute ye and take him; for there is none to deliver [him].
12 O God, be not thou far from me: O my God, make haste to my help.
O God, go not far from me, O my God, draw nigh to my help.
13 Let them be confounded and come to nothing that detract my soul; let them be covered with confusion and shame that seek my hurt.
Let those that plot against my soul be ashamed and utterly fail: let those that seek my hurt be clothed with shame and dishonour.
14 But I will always hope; and will add to all thy praise.
But I will hope continually, and will praise thee more and more.
15 My mouth shall shew forth thy justice; thy salvation all the day long. Because I have not known learning,
My mouth shall declare thy righteousness openly, [and] thy salvation all the day; for I am not acquainted with the affairs [of men].
16 I will enter into the powers of the Lord: O Lord, I will be mindful of thy justice alone.
I will go on in the might of the Lord: O Lord, I will make mention of thy righteousness only.
17 Thou hast taught me, O God, from my youth: and till now I will declare thy wonderful works.
O God, thou hast taught me from my youth, and until now will I declare thy wonders;
18 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,
even until I am old and advanced in years. O God, forsake me not; until I shall have declared thine arm to all the generation that is to come:
19 And thy justice, O God, even to the highest great things thou hast done: O God, who is like to thee?
even thy power and thy righteousness, O God, up to the highest [heavens, even] the mighty works which thou has done: O God, who is like to thee?
20 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:
What afflictions many and sore hast thou shewed me! yet thou didst turn and quicken me, and broughtest me again from the depths of the earth.
21 Thou hast multiplied thy magnificence; and turning to me thou hast comforted me.
Thou didst multiply thy righteousness, and didst turn and comfort me, and broughtest me again out of the depths of the earth.
22 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.
I will also therefore give thanks to thee, O God, [because of] thy truth, on an instrument of psalmody: I will sing psalms to thee on the harp, O Holy One of Israel.
23 My lips shall greatly rejoice, when I shall sing to thee; and my soul which thou hast redeemed.
My lips shall rejoice when I sing to thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
24 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.
Moreover also my tongue shall dwell all the day upon thy righteousness; when they shall be ashamed and confounded that seek my hurt.
