Psalms 71

1 In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be made ashamed.

In you, O LORD, do I put my trust: 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 your righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline your ear to 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 you my strong habitation, where I may continually resort: you have given commandment to save me; for you are my rock and my fortress.

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 wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

5 For thou art my hope, O Lord Eternal: thou art my trust from my youth.

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

7 As a wonderful token have I been unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.

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

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

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

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; forsake me not when my strength fails.

10 For my enemies speak of me; and they that watch for my soul take counsel together,

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

11 Saying, “God hath forsaken him: pursue and seize him: for there is none to deliver.”

Saying, God has forsaken him: persecute 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 far from me: O my God, make haste for 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 consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my hurt.

14 But I will continually hope, and will add yet more to all thy praise.

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

15 My mouth shall relate thy righteousness, all the day thy salvation; for I know not their numbers.

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

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

17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto I ever tell of thy wondrous deeds.

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

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.

19 And thy righteousness, O God, reacheth even to the height, thou, who hast done great things: O God, who is like thee!

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

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.

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.

21 Thou wilt increase my greatness, and wilt turn round and comfort me.

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

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.

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.

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 sing to you; and my soul, which you have 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.

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.