Psalms 71
1 In thee, O Lord, I trust: let me neuer be ashamed.
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:
2 Rescue mee and deliuer me in thy righteousnes: incline thine eare vnto me and saue me.
Deliver me in thy justice, and rescue me. Incline thy ear unto 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 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.
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, out of the hand of the sinner, and out of the hand of the transgressor of the law and of the unjust.
5 For thou art mine hope, O Lord God, euen my trust from my youth.
For thou art my patience, O Lord: my hope, O Lord, 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 have I been confirmed from the womb: from my mother’s womb thou art my protector. Of thee shall I continually sing:
7 I am become as it were a monster vnto many: but thou art my sure trust.
I run become unto many as a wonder, but thou art a 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 sing thy glory; thy greatness all the day long.
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: when my strength shall fail, do not thou forsake me.
10 For mine enemies speake of mee, and they that lay waite for my soule, take their counsell together,
For my enemies have spoken against me; and they that watched my soul have consulted together,
11 Saying, God hath forsaken him: pursue and take him, for there is none to deliuer him.
Saying: God hath forsaken him: pursue 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, be not thou far from me: O my God, make haste 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 them be confounded and come to nothing that detract my soul; let them be covered with confusion and shame that seek my hurt.
14 But I will waite continually, and will praise thee more and more.
But I will always hope; and will add to all thy praise.
15 My mouth shall daily rehearse thy righteousnesse, and thy saluation: for I knowe not the nomber.
My mouth shall shew forth thy justice; thy salvation all the day long. Because I have not known learning,
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 enter into the powers of the Lord: O Lord, I will be mindful of thy justice alone.
17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth euen vntill nowe: therefore will I tell of thy wonderous workes,
Thou hast taught me, O God, from my youth: and till now I will declare thy wonderful works.
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.
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,
19 And thy righteousnes, O God, I wil exalt on high: for thou hast done great thinges: O God, who is like vnto thee!
And thy justice, O God, even to the highest great things thou hast 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.
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:
21 Thou wilt increase mine honour, and returne and comfort me.
Thou hast multiplied thy magnificence; and turning to me thou hast comforted 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.
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.
23 My lippes will reioyce when I sing vnto thee, and my soule, which thou hast deliuered.
My lips shall greatly rejoice, when I shall 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.
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.
