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:
In thee, Jehovah, do I trust: let me never be ashamed.
2 Deliver me in thy justice, and rescue me. Incline thy ear unto me, and save me.
Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me; incline thine ear unto 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 rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.
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.
My God, rescue me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
5 For thou art my patience, O Lord: my hope, O Lord, from my youth;
For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah, my confidence 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 bowels of my mother thou didst draw me forth: my praise shall be continually of thee.
7 I run become unto many as a wonder, but thou art a strong helper.
I have been as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.
8 Let my mouth be filled with praise, that I may sing thy glory; thy greatness all the day long.
My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, with thy glory, 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 in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
10 For my enemies have spoken against me; and they that watched my soul have consulted together,
For mine enemies speak against me, and they that watch for my soul consult together,
11 Saying: God hath forsaken him: pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him.
Saying, God hath forsaken him; pursue and seize him, for there is none to deliver.
12 O God, be not thou far from me: O my God, make haste to my help.
O God, be not far from me; my God, hasten 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 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.
14 But I will always hope; and will add to all thy praise.
But as for me, I will hope continually, and will praise thee yet 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, [and] thy salvation all the day: for I know not the numbers [thereof].
16 I will enter into the powers of the Lord: O Lord, I will be mindful of thy justice alone.
I will go in the might of the Lord Jehovah; I will recall thy righteousness, thine alone.
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 hitherto have I proclaimed thy marvellous works:
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,
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.
19 And thy justice, O God, even to the highest great things thou hast done: O God, who is like to thee?
And thy righteousness, O God, reacheth on high, thou who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto 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:
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;
21 Thou hast multiplied thy magnificence; and turning to me thou hast comforted me.
Thou wilt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.
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 praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, my God; unto thee will I sing psalms with the harp, thou 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 exult when I sing psalms unto 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.
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.
