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 put to shame!
2 Deliver me in thy justice, and rescue me. Incline thy ear unto me, and save me.
In thy goodness deliver 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 thou the rock of my abode, where I may continually resort! Thou hast granted me deliverance; 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.
Save me, O my God! from the hand of the wicked, -From the hand of the unjust and cruel!
5 For thou art my patience, O Lord: my hope, O Lord, from my youth;
For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah! Thou hast been 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:
Upon thee have I leaned from my birth; From my earliest breath thou hast been my support; My song hath been continually of thee!
7 I run become unto many as a wonder, but thou art a strong helper.
I am a wonder to 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.
Let my mouth be filled with thy praise; Yea, all the day long, with thy glory.
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 mine 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 my enemies speak against me, And they who lay wait for my life consult together:
11 Saying: God hath forsaken him: pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him.
“God,” say they, “hath forsaken him; Pursue and seize him; for he hath 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! Come speedily to mine aid, O my God!
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 perish with shame who are my enemies; Let them be covered with contempt and dishonor who seek my hurt!
14 But I will always hope; and will add to all thy praise.
But I will hope continually; I shall yet 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 speak of thy goodness, —Of thy sure protection all the day long; For thy mercies are more than I can number.
16 I will enter into the powers of the Lord: O Lord, I will be mindful of thy justice alone.
I will celebrate thy mighty deeds, O Lord Jehovah! I will make mention of thy goodness, of 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 thus far have I declared 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,
And now, when I am old and gray-headed, O God! forsake me not, Until I make known thine arm to the next generation, -Thy mighty power to all that are to come!
19 And thy justice, O God, even to the highest great things thou hast done: O God, who is like to thee?
For thy goodness, O God! reacheth to the heavens; Wonderful things doest thou! 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 hast suffered us to see great and grievous troubles; Thou wilt again give us life, And wilt bring us back 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; Thou wilt again 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.
Then will I praise thee with the psaltery; Even thy faithfulness, O my God! To thee will I sing with 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 from death;
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 continually speak of thy righteousness: For all who seek my hurt are brought to shame and confounded.
