Psalms 71
1 In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be made ashamed.
A psalm for David. Of the sons of Jonadab, and the former captives. In thee, O Lord, I have hoped, let me never be put to confusion:
2 In thy righteousness do thou deliver me and release me: incline thy ear unto me, and save me.
Deliver me in thy justice, and rescue me. Incline thy ear unto me, and save me.
3 Be thou unto me a rocky habitation, whereunto I may continually resort, which thou hast ordained to save me; for my rock and my strong-hold art thou.
Be thou unto me a God, a protector, and a place of strength: that thou mayst make me safe. For thou art my firmament and my refuge.
4 O my God, release me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the grasp of the unrighteous and violent man.
Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the sinner, and out of the hand of the transgressor of the law and of the unjust.
5 For thou art my hope, O Lord Eternal: thou art my trust from my youth.
For thou art my patience, O Lord: my hope, O Lord, from my youth;
6 By thee have I been supported from my birth: thou art he that took me out of my mother's womb: of thee is my praise continually.
By thee have I been confirmed from the womb: from my mother’s womb thou art my protector. Of thee shall I continually sing:
7 As a wonderful token have I been unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.
I run become unto many as a wonder, but thou art a strong helper.
8 My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, and with thy glory all the day.
Let my mouth be filled with praise, that I may sing thy glory; thy greatness all the day long.
9 Cast me not off in the time of old age: when my strength faileth, forsake me not.
Cast me not off in the time of old age: when my strength shall fail, do not thou forsake me.
10 For my enemies speak of me; and they that watch for my soul take counsel together,
For my enemies have spoken against me; and they that watched my soul have consulted together,
11 Saying, “God hath forsaken him: pursue and seize him: for there is none to deliver.”
Saying: God hath forsaken him: pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him.
12 O God, be not far from me: O my God, hasten to my help.
O God, be not thou far from me: O my God, make haste to my help.
13 Let those be made ashamed, let them perish, that are adversaries to my soul: let those be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my unhappiness.
Let them be confounded and come to nothing that detract my soul; let them be covered with confusion and shame that seek my hurt.
14 But I will continually hope, and will add yet more to all thy praise.
But I will always hope; and will add to all thy praise.
15 My mouth shall relate thy righteousness, all the day thy salvation; for I know not their numbers.
My mouth shall shew forth thy justice; thy salvation all the day long. Because I have not known learning,
16 I will come to praise the mighty deeds of the Lord Eternal: I will make mention of thy righteousness, yea, thine only.
I will enter into the powers of the Lord: O Lord, I will be mindful of thy justice alone.
17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto I ever tell of thy wondrous deeds.
Thou hast taught me, O God, from my youth: and till now I will declare thy wonderful works.
18 Therefore also even in old age, and when I am grayheaded, O God, forsake me not: until I have told of thy strength unto [this] generation, to every one that may come of thy might.
And unto old age and grey hairs: O God, forsake me not, Until I shew forth thy arm to all the generation that is to come: Thy power,
19 And thy righteousness, O God, reacheth even to the height, thou, who hast done great things: O God, who is like thee!
And thy justice, O God, even to the highest great things thou hast done: O God, who is like to thee?
20 Thou, who hast shown me great distresses and misfortunes, wilt again revive me; and from the depths of the earth wilt thou bring me up again.
How great troubles hast thou shewn me, many and grievous: and turning thou hast brought me to life, and hast brought me back again from the depths of the earth:
21 Thou wilt increase my greatness, and wilt turn round and comfort me.
Thou hast multiplied thy magnificence; and turning to me thou hast comforted me.
22 Also I, I will thank thee with the psaltery, [for] thy truth, O my God: I will sing unto thee with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
For I will also confess to thee thy truth with the instruments of psaltery: O God, I will sing to thee with the harp, thou holy one of Israel.
23 My lips shall shout joyfully when I sing unto thee; and my soul [too], which thou hast redeemed.
My lips shall greatly rejoice, when I shall sing to thee; and my soul which thou hast redeemed.
24 Also my tongue shall speak all the day of thy righteousness; for ashamed, for put to the blush are those that seek my unhappiness.
Yea and my tongue shall meditate on thy justice all the day; when they shall be confounded and put to shame that seek evils to me.
