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

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

Deliver me in your righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline your 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 you my strong habitation, unto which I may continually resort: you have given commandment to save me; for you are 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.

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 patience, O Lord: my hope, O Lord, from my youth;

For you are my hope, O Lord GOD: you are my trust 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:

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

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

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 your praise and with your honour 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 fails.

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 lay wait for my soul take 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 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, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for 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 confounded and 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 I will hope continually, and will yet praise you 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 show forth your righteousness and your 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 strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of your righteousness, even of your only.

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

O God, you have taught me from my youth: and until now have I declared your wondrous 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 showed your strength unto this generation, and your power 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?

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

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:

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

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

You shall 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 you with the psaltery, even your truth, O my God: unto you will I sing with the harp, O you 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 greatly rejoice when I sing unto you; and my soul, which you have 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 your righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.