Psalms 71
1 IN thee, O Lord, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.
In thee, O Yahweh, have I sought refuge, May I not be ashamed unto times age-abiding:
2 Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.
In thy righteousness, wilt thou rescue me, and deliver me, Incline unto me thine ear, and save me:
3 Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.
Be thou unto me, a Rock to dwell in, a Place of Security, To save me, For, my mountain crag and my stronghold, thou art.
4 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
Oh my God, deliver me, From the hand of the lawless one, From the clutch of the perverse and ruthless one;
5 For thou art my hope, O Lord God: thou art my trust from my youth.
For, thou, art my hope, My Lord, Yahweh, My confidence from my youthful days:
6 By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother’s bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.
Upon thee, have I stayed myself from birth, Thou art he that severed me, from the body of my mother, Of thee, shall be my praise—continually.
7 I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.
A very wonder, have I been unto many, Seeing that, thou, hast been my strong refuge,
8 Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.
My mouth shall be filled with, thy praise, All the day, with thy splendour.
9 Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
Do not cast me off in the time of old age, When my vigour faileth, do not forsake me;
10 For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
For mine enemies have spoken of me, And, they who watch for my life, have taken counsel together;
11 Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.
Saying, God, hath forsaken him, Pursue and take him, For there is none to rescue.
12 O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.
O God, be not far from me, O my God, to help me, make haste!
13 Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.
Let them be ashamed—be consumed, Who are assailing my life, —Let them be covered with reproach and confusion, Who are seeking my hurt.
14 But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.
But, I, continually will hope, And will add to all thy praise;
15 My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.
My mouth, shall relate thy righteousness, All the day, thy deliverance, For I know not the numbers.
16 I will go in the strength of the Lord God: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.
I will enter into the mighty doings of My Lord—Yahweh, I will make mention of thy righteousness—thine alone.
17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
O God, thou hast taught me from my youthful days, And, hitherto, have I been wont to tell of thy wonders;
18 Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.
Even now, therefore, that I am old and grayheaded, O God, do not forsake me, —Until I tell of thine arm unto a [new] generation, Unto every one that is to come, thy might;
19 Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!
And, as for thy righteousness, O God, up on high, Wherein thou hast wrought great things, O God! who is like unto thee?
20 Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
Thou who hast let us see many distresses and misfortunes, Wilt again bring us to life, And, out of the resounding depths of the earth, wilt again raise us up;
21 Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.
Thou wilt increase my greatness, And, on every side, wilt comfort me.
22 I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
I also, will praise thee by the aid of a harp, Thy faithfulness, O my God, —I will make music unto thee with a lyre, Thou holy one of Israel;
23 My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
My lips shall make a joyful noise, When I make music unto thee, And my soul which thou hast ransomed;
24 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.
Even my tongue, all the day, shall softly utter thy righteousness, For they have turned pale—for they have blushed, Who were seeking my hurt.
