Psalms 71
1 In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be made ashamed.
In thee, O Yahweh, have I sought refuge, May I not be ashamed unto times age-abiding:
2 In thy righteousness do thou deliver me and release me: incline thy 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 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 Rock to dwell in, a Place of Security, To save me, For, my mountain crag and my stronghold, thou art.
4 O my God, release me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the grasp of the unrighteous and violent 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 Eternal: 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 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 stayed myself from birth, Thou art he that severed me, from the body of my mother, Of thee, shall be my praise—continually.
7 As a wonderful token have I been 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 My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, and with thy glory 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: when my strength faileth, forsake me not.
Do not cast me off in the time of old age, When my vigour faileth, do not forsake me;
10 For my enemies speak of me; and they that watch 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: pursue and seize him: for there is none to deliver.”
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, hasten to my help.
O God, be not far from me, O my God, to help me, make haste!
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 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 continually hope, and will add yet more to all thy praise.
But, I, continually will 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 relate thy righteousness, All the day, thy deliverance, For I know not the numbers.
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 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 I ever tell of thy wondrous deeds.
O God, thou hast taught me from my youthful days, And, hitherto, have I been wont to tell of thy wonders;
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.
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 And thy righteousness, O God, reacheth even to the height, thou, who hast done great things: O God, who is like 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, 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 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 wilt increase my greatness, and wilt turn round and comfort me.
Thou wilt increase my greatness, And, on every side, wilt 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.
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 shout joyfully when I sing unto thee; and my soul [too], 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 Also my tongue shall speak all the day of thy righteousness; for ashamed, for put to the blush are those that seek my unhappiness.
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.
