Psalms 71

1 In you, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.

In you, LORD, I take refuge. Never let me be disappointed.

2 Deliver me in your righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline your ear to me, and save me.

Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me. Turn your ear to me, and save me.

3 Be you my strong habitation, where I may continually resort: you have given commandment to save me; for you are my rock and my fortress.

Be to me a rock of refuge to which I may always go. Give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.

4 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

5 For you are my hope, O Lord GOD: you are my trust from my youth.

For you are my hope, Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.

6 By you have I been held up from the womb: you are he that took me out of my mother’s bowels: my praise shall be continually of you.

I have relied on you from the womb. You are he who took me out of my mother’s womb. I will always praise you.

7 I am as a wonder to many; but you are my strong refuge.

I am a marvel to many, but you are my strong refuge.

8 Let my mouth be filled with your praise and with your honor all the day.

My mouth shall be filled with your praise, with your honour all day long.

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

Don’t reject me in my old age. Don’t forsake me when my strength fails.

10 For my enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,

For my enemies talk about me. Those who watch for my soul conspire together,

11 Saying, God has forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.

saying, “God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him, for no one will rescue him.”

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

God, don’t be far from me. My God, hurry to help me.

13 Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my hurt.

Let my accusers be disappointed and consumed. Let them be covered with disgrace and scorn who want to harm me.

14 But I will hope continually, and will yet praise you more and more.

But I will always hope, and will add to all of your praise.

15 My mouth shall show forth your righteousness and your salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.

My mouth will tell about your righteousness, and of your salvation all day, though I don’t know its full measure.

16 I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of your righteousness, even of your only.

I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord GOD. I will make mention of your righteousness, even of yours alone.

17 O God, you have taught me from my youth: and till now have I declared your wondrous works.

God, you have taught me from my youth. Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.

18 Now also when I am old and gray headed, O God, forsake me not; until I have showed your strength to this generation, and your power to every one that is to come.

Yes, even when I am old and grey-haired, God, don’t forsake me, until I have declared your strength to the next generation, your might to everyone who is to come.

19 Your righteousness also, O God, is very high, who have done great things: O God, who is like to you!

God, your righteousness also reaches to the heavens. You have done great things. God, who is like you?

20 You, which have showed me great and sore troubles, shall quicken me again, and shall bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

You, who have shown us many and bitter troubles, you will let me live. You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.

21 You shall increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.

Increase my honour and comfort me again.

22 I will also praise you with the psaltery, even your truth, O my God: to you will I sing with the harp, O you Holy One of Israel.

I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God. I sing praises to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel.

23 My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing to you; and my soul, which you have redeemed.

My lips shall shout for joy! My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!

24 My tongue also shall talk of your righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought to shame, that seek my hurt.

My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long, for they are disappointed, and they are confounded, who want to harm me.