Psalms 71
1 In thee, O Lord, I trust: let me neuer be ashamed.
In You, O YHWH, I have trusted, Do not let me be disappointed for all time.
2 Rescue mee and deliuer me in thy righteousnes: incline thine eare vnto me and saue me.
You deliver me in Your righteousness, And cause me to escape, Incline Your 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 a rock to me—a habitation, To go in continually, You have given command to save me, For You [are] my rock and my bulwark.
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, cause me to escape From the hand of the wicked, From the hand of the perverse and violent.
5 For thou art mine hope, O Lord God, euen my trust from my youth.
For You [are] my hope, O Lord YHWH, 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.
I have been supported from the womb by You, You cut me out from my mother’s bowels, My praise [is] continually in You.
7 I am become as it were a monster vnto many: but thou art my sure trust.
I have been as a wonder to many, And You [are] my strong refuge.
8 Let my mouth be filled with thy praise, and with thy glory euery day.
My mouth is filled [with] Your praise, All the day [with] Your beauty.
9 Cast mee not off in the time of age: forsake me not when my strength faileth.
Do not cast me off at the time of old age, Do not forsake me according to the consumption of my power.
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 those watching 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, Pursue and catch him, for there is no deliverer.”
12 Goe not farre from me, O God: my God, haste thee to helpe me.
O God, do not be far from me, O my God, make haste for 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.
They are ashamed, they are consumed, Who are opposing my soul, They are covered [with] reproach and blushing, Who are seeking my evil,
14 But I will waite continually, and will praise thee more and more.
And I continually wait with hope, And have added to all Your praise.
15 My mouth shall daily rehearse thy righteousnesse, and thy saluation: for I knowe not the nomber.
My mouth recounts Your righteousness, All the day Your salvation, For I have not known 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 come in [the] might of Lord YHWH, I mention Your righteousness—Yours alone.
17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth euen vntill nowe: therefore will I tell of thy wonderous workes,
God, You have taught me from my youth, And until now I declare Your 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.
And also to old age and grey hairs, O God, do not forsake me, Until I declare Your strength to a generation, Your might to everyone that comes.
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 Your righteousness, O God, [is] to the heights, Because You have done great things, O God, who [is] like You?
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.
Because You have showed me many and sad distresses, You turn back—You revive me, And from the depths of the earth, You turn back—You bring me up.
21 Thou wilt increase mine honour, and returne and comfort me.
You increase my greatness, And You surround—You 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 also thank You with a vessel of stringed instrument, Your truth, O my God, I sing to You with a 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 cry aloud when I sing praise to You, And my soul that You 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 utters Your righteousness all the day, Because ashamed—because confounded, Have been those seeking my evil!
