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 YHWH, I have trusted, Do not let me be disappointed for all time.

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

You deliver me in Your righteousness, And cause me to escape, Incline Your 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 a rock to me—a habitation, To go in continually, You have given command to save me, For You [are] my rock and my bulwark.

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, cause me to escape From the hand of the wicked, From the hand of the perverse and violent.

5 For thou art my patience, O Lord: my hope, O Lord, from my youth;

For You [are] my hope, O Lord YHWH, 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:

I have been supported from the womb by You, You cut me out from my mother’s bowels, My praise [is] continually in You.

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

I have been as a wonder to many, And 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.

My mouth is filled [with] Your praise, All the day [with] Your beauty.

9 Cast me not off in the time of old age: when my strength shall fail, do not thou forsake me.

Do not cast me off at the time of old age, Do not forsake me according to the consumption of my power.

10 For my enemies have spoken against me; and they that watched my soul have consulted together,

For my enemies have spoken against me, And those watching 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, Pursue and catch him, for there is no deliverer.”

12 O God, be not thou far from me: O my God, make haste to my help.

O God, do not be 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.

They are ashamed, they are consumed, Who are opposing my soul, They are covered [with] reproach and blushing, Who are seeking my evil,

14 But I will always hope; and will add to all thy praise.

And I continually wait with hope, And have added to all Your praise.

15 My mouth shall shew forth thy justice; thy salvation all the day long. Because I have not known learning,

My mouth recounts Your righteousness, All the day Your salvation, For I have not known the numbers.

16 I will enter into the powers of the Lord: O Lord, I will be mindful of thy justice alone.

I come in [the] might of Lord YHWH, I mention Your righteousness—Yours alone.

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

God, You have taught me from my youth, And until now I declare Your 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,

And also to old age and grey hairs, O God, do not forsake me, Until I declare Your strength to a generation, Your might to everyone that comes.

19 And thy justice, O God, even to the highest great things thou hast done: O God, who is like to thee?

And Your righteousness, O God, [is] to the heights, Because You have done great things, O God, who [is] like 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:

Because You have showed me many and sad distresses, You turn back—You revive me, And from the depths of the earth, You turn back—You bring me up.

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

You increase my greatness, And You surround—You 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.

I also thank You with a vessel of stringed instrument, Your truth, O my God, I sing to You with a 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 cry aloud when I sing praise to You, And my soul that 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 utters Your righteousness all the day, Because ashamed—because confounded, Have been those seeking my evil!