Psalms 71
1 Lord, you are the one who keeps me safe; please don't disappoint me.
In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be made ashamed.
2 Save me, rescue me, because you always do what is right.
In thy righteousness do thou deliver me and release me: incline thy ear unto me, and save me.
3 Please listen to me, and save me. Be my rock of protection where I can always go and hide. You gave the command to save me; for you are my rock and fortress.
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 My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked, from the clutches of those who are evil and brutal.
O my God, release me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the grasp of the unrighteous and violent man.
5 For you, Lord God, are my hope. You are the one I have trusted since I was young.
For thou art my hope, O Lord Eternal: thou art my trust from my youth.
6 I have depended on you since birth; you have taken care of me from my mother's womb. That's why I'm always praising you!
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 My life has been like a miracle to many people, for you have been my powerful protector.
As a wonderful token have I been unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.
8 All day long I am full of praise for you, telling how wonderful you are!
My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, and with thy glory all the day.
9 Don't reject me now I'm getting old. When my strength is gone, please don't abandon me.
Cast me not off in the time of old age: when my strength faileth, forsake me not.
10 For my enemies are talking about me; those who want to kill me are plotting together.
For my enemies speak of me; and they that watch for my soul take counsel together,
11 They say, “God has given up on him. Let's go after him because there's no one to save him.”
Saying, “God hath forsaken him: pursue and seize him: for there is none to deliver.”
12 God, please don't stay away from me. My God, hurry to help me!
O God, be not far from me: O my God, hasten to my help.
13 Defeat my accusers, get rid of them! May those who want to cause me trouble be covered with shame and disgrace!
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 As for me, I will go on hoping in you, and I will praise you more and more.
But I will continually hope, and will add yet more to all thy praise.
15 I will talk about your goodness and your salvation every day, even though it's more than I can understand.
My mouth shall relate thy righteousness, all the day thy salvation; for I know not their numbers.
16 I will come and explain what the Lord has done. I will remind people that you alone do what is right.
I will come to praise the mighty deeds of the Lord Eternal: I will make mention of thy righteousness, yea, thine only.
17 God, you have taught me since I was young, and I still tell others about all the wonderful things you do.
O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto I ever tell of thy wondrous deeds.
18 Even though I'm old and gray, please don't abandon me, God. Let me tell the new generation about your power. Let me explain to all who are to come the great things you do.
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 God, your trustworthy and true nature is higher than the highest heaven! You have done incredible things! God, who is like you?
And thy righteousness, O God, reacheth even to the height, thou, who hast done great things: O God, who is like thee!
20 You had me face many troubles and plenty of misery, but you will bring me back to life; you will rise me up 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 You will give me even greater prestige, and you will make me happy again.
Thou wilt increase my greatness, and wilt turn round and comfort me.
22 Then I will praise you on the harp for your trustworthiness, my God. I will sing praises to you on the lyre, 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 I will shout for joy as I sing praises to you, for you have redeemed me.
My lips shall shout joyfully when I sing unto thee; and my soul [too], which thou hast redeemed.
24 All day long I will tell about all the good things you have done, for those who tried to cause me misery have been disgraced and humiliated.
Also my tongue shall speak all the day of thy righteousness; for ashamed, for put to the blush are those that seek my unhappiness.
