Psalms 71

1 In Thee, O LORD, have I taken refuge; let me never be ashamed.

In You, O YHWH, I have trusted, Do not let me be disappointed for all time.

2 Deliver me in Thy righteousness, and rescue me; incline Thine ear unto me, and save me.

You deliver me in Your righteousness, And cause me to escape, Incline Your ear to me, and save me.

3 Be Thou to me a sheltering rock, whereunto I may continually resort, which Thou hast appointed to save me; for Thou art my rock and my fortress.

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 O my God, rescue me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the grasp of the unrighteous and ruthless 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 my hope; O Lord GOD, my trust from my youth.

For You [are] my hope, O Lord YHWH, My trust from my youth.

6 Upon Thee have I stayed myself from birth; Thou art He that took me out of my mother's womb; my praise is continually 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 as a wonder unto many; but Thou art my strong refuge.

I have been as a wonder to many, And You [are] my strong refuge.

8 My mouth shall be filled with Thy praise, and with Thy glory all the day.

My mouth is filled [with] Your praise, All the day [with] Your beauty.

9 Cast me not off in the time of old age; when my strength faileth, forsake me not.

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 speak concerning me, and they that watch for my soul take counsel 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 deliver.'

Saying, “God has forsaken him, Pursue and catch him, for there is no deliverer.”

12 O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me.

O God, do not be far from me, O my God, make haste for my help.

13 Let them be ashamed and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and confusion that seek my 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 as for me, I will hope continually, and will praise Thee yet more and more.

And I continually wait with hope, And have added to all Your praise.

15 My mouth shall tell of Thy righteousness, and of Thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.

My mouth recounts Your righteousness, All the day Your salvation, For I have not known the numbers.

16 I will come with Thy mighty acts, O Lord GOD; I will make mention of Thy righteousness, even of Thine only.

I come in [the] might of Lord YHWH, I mention Your righteousness—Yours alone.

17 O God, Thou hast taught me from my youth; and until now do I declare Thy wondrous works.

God, You have taught me from my youth, And until now I declare Your wonders.

18 And even unto old age and hoary hairs, O God, forsake me not; until I have declared Thy strength unto the next generation, Thy might to every one that is to 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 Thy righteousness also, O God, which reacheth unto high heaven; Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto Thee?

And Your righteousness, O God, [is] to the heights, Because You have done great things, O God, who [is] like You?

20 Thou, who hast made me to see many and sore troubles, wilt quicken me again, and bring me up again from the depths 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 my greatness, and turn and comfort me.

You increase my greatness, And You surround—You comfort me,

22 I also will give thanks unto Thee with the psaltery, even unto Thy truth, O my God; I will sing praises unto Thee with the harp, O Thou 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 lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing praises unto Thee; and my soul, which Thou hast redeemed.

My lips cry aloud when I sing praise to You, And my soul that You have redeemed,

24 My tongue also shall tell of Thy righteousness all the day; for they are ashamed, for they are abashed, that seek my hurt.

My tongue also utters Your righteousness all the day, Because ashamed—because confounded, Have been those seeking my evil!