Psalms 71
1 In thee, O Lord, I trust: let me neuer be ashamed.
In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge. Let me never be put to shame.
2 Rescue mee and deliuer me in thy righteousnes: incline thine eare vnto me and saue me.
Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me. Bow down thine ear to me, and save me.
3 Be thou my strong rocke, whereunto I may alway resort: thou hast giuen commandement to saue me: for thou art my rocke, and my fortresse.
Be thou to me a rock of habitation to which I may continually resort. Thou have given commandment to save me, for thou are my rock and my fortress.
4 Deliuer mee, O my God, out of the hande of the wicked: out of the hande of the euill and cruell man.
Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of a wicked man, out of the hand of an unrighteous and cruel man.
5 For thou art mine hope, O Lord God, euen my trust from my youth.
For thou are my hope, O lord Jehovah, my trust from my youth.
6 Vpon thee haue I beene stayed from the wombe: thou art he that tooke me out of my mothers bowels: my praise shalbe alwaies of thee.
By thee I have been held up from the womb. Thou are he who took me out of my mother's bowels. My praise shall be continually of thee.
7 I am become as it were a monster vnto many: but thou art my sure trust.
I am as a wonder to many, but thou are my strong refuge.
8 Let my mouth be filled with thy praise, and with thy glory euery day.
My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, and with thy honor all the day.
9 Cast mee not off in the time of age: forsake me not when my strength faileth.
Cast me not off in the time of old age. Forsake me not when my strength fails.
10 For mine enemies speake of mee, and they that lay waite for my soule, take their counsell together,
For my enemies speak concerning me, and those who watch for my soul take counsel together,
11 Saying, God hath forsaken him: pursue and take him, for there is none to deliuer him.
saying, God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver.
12 Goe not farre from me, O God: my God, haste thee to helpe me.
O God, be not far from me. O my God, make haste to help me.
13 Let them be confounded and consumed that are against my soule: let them be couered with reproofe and confusion, that seeke mine hurt.
Let them be put to shame and consumed who are adversaries to my soul. Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor who seek my hurt.
14 But I will waite continually, and will praise thee more and more.
But I will hope continually, and will praise thee yet more and more.
15 My mouth shall daily rehearse thy righteousnesse, and thy saluation: for I knowe not the nomber.
My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness, of thy salvation all the day, for I know not the numbers.
16 I will goe forwarde in the strength of the Lord God, and will make mention of thy righteousnesse, euen of thine onely.
I will come with the mighty acts of the lord Jehovah. I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.
17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth euen vntill nowe: therefore will I tell of thy wonderous workes,
O God, thou have taught me from my youth, and I have declared thy wondrous works until now.
18 Yea, euen vnto mine olde age and graie head, O God: forsake me not, vntill I haue declared thine arme vnto this generation, and thy power to all them, that shall come.
Yea, even when I am old and gray headed, O God, forsake me not, until I have declared thy strength to a generation, thy might to everyone who is to come.
19 And thy righteousnes, O God, I wil exalt on high: for thou hast done great thinges: O God, who is like vnto thee!
Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, thou who have done great things. O God, who is like thee?
20 Which hast shewed me great troubles and aduersities, but thou wilt returne, and reuiue me, and wilt come againe, and take mee vp from the depth of the earth.
Thou, who have shown us many and great troubles, will revive us again, and will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
21 Thou wilt increase mine honour, and returne and comfort me.
Increase thou my greatness, and turn again and comfort me.
22 Therefore will I praise thee for thy faithfulnesse, O God, vpon instrument and viole: vnto thee will I sing vpon the harpe, O Holy one of Israel.
I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God. To thee I will sing praises with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
23 My lippes will reioyce when I sing vnto thee, and my soule, which thou hast deliuered.
My lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises to thee, and my soul, which thou have redeemed.
24 My tongue also shall talke of thy righteousnesse daily: for they are confounded and brought vnto shame, that seeke mine hurt.
My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long. For they are put to shame, for they are confounded, who seek my hurt.
