Psalms 71
1 In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be made ashamed.
In thee, O LORD! do I put my trust! Let me never be put to shame!
2 In thy righteousness do thou deliver me and release me: incline thy ear unto me, and save me.
In thy goodness deliver and rescue me; Incline thine 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 thou the rock of my abode, where I may continually resort! Thou hast granted me deliverance; For thou art 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.
Save me, O my God! from the hand of the wicked, -From the hand of the unjust and cruel!
5 For thou art my hope, O Lord Eternal: thou art my trust from my youth.
For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah! Thou hast been 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.
Upon thee have I leaned from my birth; From my earliest breath thou hast been my support; My song hath been continually of thee!
7 As a wonderful token have I been unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.
I am a wonder to many, But thou art 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 thy praise; Yea, all the day long, with thy glory.
9 Cast me not off in the time of old age: when my strength faileth, forsake me not.
Cast me not off in mine old age; Forsake me not, When my strength faileth!
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 who lay wait for my life consult together:
11 Saying, “God hath forsaken him: pursue and seize him: for there is none to deliver.”
“God,” say they, “hath forsaken him; Pursue and seize him; for he hath 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! Come speedily to mine aid, O my God!
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 perish with shame who are my enemies; Let them be covered with contempt and dishonor who seek my hurt!
14 But I will continually hope, and will add yet more to all thy praise.
But I will hope continually; I shall yet praise thee more and more.
15 My mouth shall relate thy righteousness, all the day thy salvation; for I know not their numbers.
My mouth shall speak of thy goodness, —Of thy sure protection all the day long; For thy mercies are more than I can number.
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 celebrate thy mighty deeds, O Lord Jehovah! I will make mention of thy goodness, of thine only!
17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto I ever tell of thy wondrous deeds.
O God! thou hast taught me from my youth, And thus far have I declared thy wondrous deeds;
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 now, when I am old and gray-headed, O God! forsake me not, Until I make known thine arm to the next generation, -Thy mighty power to all that are 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!
For thy goodness, O God! reacheth to the heavens; Wonderful things doest thou! O God! who is like unto 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.
Thou hast suffered us to see great and grievous troubles; Thou wilt again give us life, And wilt bring us back from the depths of the earth!
21 Thou wilt increase my greatness, and wilt turn round and comfort me.
Thou wilt increase my greatness; Thou wilt again comfort 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.
Then will I praise thee with the psaltery; Even thy faithfulness, O my God! To thee will I sing with the harp, O 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 rejoice, when I sing to thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed from death;
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 continually speak of thy righteousness: For all who seek my hurt are brought to shame and confounded.
