Psalms 71
1 In thee, O Lord, I trust: let me neuer be ashamed.
By David, [a Psalm sung by] the sons of Jonadab, and the first that were taken captive. O Lord, I have hoped in thee: let me never be put to shame.
2 Rescue mee and deliuer me in thy righteousnes: incline thine eare vnto me and saue me.
In thy righteousness deliver me and rescue me: incline 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 to me a protecting God, and a strong hold to save me: for thou art my fortress and my refuge.
4 Deliuer mee, O my God, out of the hande of the wicked: out of the hande of the euill and cruell man.
Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the sinner, from the hand of the transgressor and unjust man.
5 For thou art mine hope, O Lord God, euen my trust from my youth.
For thou art my support, O Lord; O Lord, [thou art] my hope 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.
On thee have I been stayed from the womb: from the belly of my mother thou art my protector: of thee is my praise continually.
7 I am become as it were a monster vnto many: but thou art my sure trust.
I am become as it were a wonder to many: but thou art [my] strong helper.
8 Let my mouth be filled with thy praise, and with thy glory euery day.
Let my mouth be filled with praise, that I may hymn thy glory, [and] thy majesty all the day.
9 Cast mee not off in the time of age: forsake me not when my strength faileth.
Cast me not off at 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 mine enemies have spoken against me; and they that lay wait for my soul have taken counsel together,
11 Saying, God hath forsaken him: pursue and take him, for there is none to deliuer him.
saying, God has forsaken him: persecute ye and take him; for there is none to deliver [him].
12 Goe not farre from me, O God: my God, haste thee to helpe me.
O God, go not far from me, O my God, draw nigh to my help.
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 those that plot against my soul be ashamed and utterly fail: let those that seek my hurt be clothed with shame and dishonour.
14 But I will waite continually, and will praise thee more and more.
But I will hope continually, and will praise thee more and more.
15 My mouth shall daily rehearse thy righteousnesse, and thy saluation: for I knowe not the nomber.
My mouth shall declare thy righteousness openly, [and] thy salvation all the day; for I am not acquainted with the affairs [of men].
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 go on in the might of the Lord: O Lord, I will make mention of thy righteousness 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 hast taught me from my youth, and until now will I declare thy wonders;
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.
even until I am old and advanced in years. O God, forsake me not; until I shall have declared thine arm to all the generation that 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!
even thy power and thy righteousness, O God, up to the highest [heavens, even] the mighty works which thou has done: O God, who is like to 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.
What afflictions many and sore hast thou shewed me! yet thou didst turn and quicken me, and broughtest me again from the depths of the earth.
21 Thou wilt increase mine honour, and returne and comfort me.
Thou didst multiply thy righteousness, and didst turn and comfort me, and broughtest me again out of the depths of the earth.
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 therefore give thanks to thee, O God, [because of] thy truth, on an instrument of psalmody: I will sing psalms to thee on the harp, O Holy One of Israel.
23 My lippes will reioyce when I sing vnto thee, and my soule, which thou hast deliuered.
My lips shall rejoice when I sing to thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
24 My tongue also shall talke of thy righteousnesse daily: for they are confounded and brought vnto shame, that seeke mine hurt.
Moreover also my tongue shall dwell all the day upon thy righteousness; when they shall be ashamed and confounded that seek my hurt.
