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 confusion.

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

Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thy 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 my strong habitation, to which 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.

Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from 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 God: [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 sustained from my birth: thou art he that brought me into life: my praise [shall be] continually of thee.

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

I am as 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 [and with] thy honor 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 my 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 hath 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 dishonor 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 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 show forth 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 strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, [even] 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 hitherto have I declared thy 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 gray-headed, O God, forsake me not; until I have shown thy strength to [this] generation, [and] thy 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?

Thy righteousness also, O God, [is] very high, who hast done great things: O God, who [is] like to 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 and severe troubles, wilt revive me again, and wilt bring me 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, O my God: to thee will I sing 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 greatly rejoice when I sing to 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 long: for they are confounded, for they are brought to shame, that seek my hurt.