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, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be made ashamed.
2 Deliver me in thy justice, and rescue me. Incline thy ear unto me, and save me.
In thy righteousness do thou deliver me and release me: incline thy 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 thou unto me a rocky habitation, whereunto I may continually resort, which thou hast ordained to save me; for my rock and my strong-hold art thou.
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.
O my God, release me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the grasp of the unrighteous and violent man.
5 For thou art my patience, O Lord: my hope, O Lord, from my youth;
For thou art my hope, O Lord Eternal: thou art 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 thee have I been supported from my birth: thou art he that took me out of my mother's womb: of thee is my praise continually.
7 I run become unto many as a wonder, but thou art a strong helper.
As a wonderful token have I been 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, and 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: when my strength faileth, forsake me not.
10 For my enemies have spoken against me; and they that watched my soul have consulted together,
For my enemies speak of me; and they that watch 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 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: O 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 those be made ashamed, let them perish, that are adversaries to my soul: let those be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my unhappiness.
14 But I will always hope; and will add to all thy praise.
But I will continually hope, and will add yet more to all thy praise.
15 My mouth shall shew forth thy justice; thy salvation all the day long. Because I have not known learning,
My mouth shall relate thy righteousness, all the day thy salvation; for I know not their numbers.
16 I will enter into the powers of the Lord: O Lord, I will be mindful of thy justice alone.
I will come to praise the mighty deeds of the Lord Eternal: I will make mention of thy righteousness, yea, thine 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 hitherto I ever tell of thy wondrous deeds.
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,
Therefore also even in old age, and when I am grayheaded, O God, forsake me not: until I have told of thy strength unto [this] generation, to every one that may come of thy might.
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 even to the height, thou, who hast done great things: O God, who is like 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 shown me great distresses and misfortunes, wilt again revive me; and from the depths of the earth wilt thou bring me up again.
21 Thou hast multiplied thy magnificence; and turning to me thou hast comforted me.
Thou wilt increase my greatness, and wilt turn round and comfort me.
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.
Also I, I will thank thee with the psaltery, [for] thy truth, O my God: I will sing unto thee with the harp, O 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 shout joyfully when I sing unto thee; and my soul [too], 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.
Also my tongue shall speak all the day of thy righteousness; for ashamed, for put to the blush are those that seek my unhappiness.
