Psalms 71
1 In thee, O Lord, I trust: let me neuer be ashamed.
In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be made ashamed.
2 Rescue mee and deliuer me in thy righteousnes: incline thine eare vnto me and saue me.
In thy righteousness do thou deliver me and release 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 rocky habitation, whereunto I may continually resort, which thou hast ordained to save me; for my rock and my strong-hold art thou.
4 Deliuer mee, O my God, out of the hande of the wicked: out of the hande of the euill and cruell man.
O my God, release me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the grasp of the unrighteous and violent man.
5 For thou art mine hope, O Lord God, euen my trust from my youth.
For thou art my hope, O Lord Eternal: thou art 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 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 I am become as it were a monster vnto many: but thou art my sure trust.
As a wonderful token have I been unto many; but thou art 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 glory 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: when my strength faileth, forsake me not.
10 For mine enemies speake of mee, and they that lay waite for my soule, take their counsell together,
For my enemies speak of me; and they that 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 hath forsaken him: pursue and seize 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, hasten 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 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 But I will waite continually, and will praise thee more and more.
But I will continually hope, and will add yet more to all thy praise.
15 My mouth shall daily rehearse thy righteousnesse, and thy saluation: for I knowe not the nomber.
My mouth shall relate thy righteousness, all the day thy salvation; for I know not their 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 to praise the mighty deeds of the Lord Eternal: I will make mention of thy righteousness, yea, 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 hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto I ever tell of thy wondrous deeds.
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.
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 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 righteousness, O God, reacheth even to the height, thou, who hast 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 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 Thou wilt increase mine honour, and returne and comfort me.
Thou wilt increase my greatness, and wilt turn round 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.
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 My lippes will reioyce when I sing vnto thee, and my soule, which thou hast deliuered.
My lips shall shout joyfully when I sing unto thee; and my soul [too], 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.
Also my tongue shall speak all the day of thy righteousness; for ashamed, for put to the blush are those that seek my unhappiness.
