Psalms 71

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

In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge. Let me never be put to shame.

2 Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.

Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me. Bow down thine ear to me, 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 to me a rock of habitation to which I may continually resort. Thou have given commandment to save me, for thou 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, O my God, out of the hand of a wicked man, out of the hand of an unrighteous and cruel man.

5 For thou [art] my hope, O Lord GOD: [thou art] my trust from my youth.

For thou are my hope, O lord Jehovah, my trust from my youth.

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.

By thee I have been held up from the womb. Thou are he who took me out of my mother's bowels. My praise shall be continually of thee.

7 I am as a wonder unto many; but thou [art] my strong refuge.

I am as a wonder to many, but thou are 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, and with thy honor all the day.

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

Cast me not off in the time of old age. Forsake me not when my strength fails.

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

For my enemies speak concerning me, and those who watch for my soul take counsel together,

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

saying, God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver.

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, make haste to help me.

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 put to shame and consumed who are adversaries to my soul. Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor who seek my hurt.

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

But I will hope continually, and will praise thee yet more and more.

15 My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness [and] thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers [thereof].

My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness, of thy salvation all the day, 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 come with the mighty acts of the lord Jehovah. I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.

17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.

O God, thou have taught me from my youth, and I have declared thy wondrous works until now.

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.

Yea, even when I am old and gray headed, O God, forsake me not, until I have declared thy strength to a generation, thy might to everyone who is to come.

19 Thy righteousness also, O God, [is] very high, who hast done great things: O God, who [is] like unto thee!

Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, thou who have done great things. O God, who is like 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 have shown us many and great troubles, will revive us again, and will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.

21 Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.

Increase thou my greatness, and turn again and 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 will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God. To thee I will sing praises with the harp, O 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 shout for joy when I sing praises to thee, and my soul, which thou have redeemed.

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.

My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long. For they are put to shame, for they are confounded, who seek my hurt.