Psalms 71

1 In You, O YHWH, I have trusted, Do not let me be disappointed for all time.

In Thee, O LORD, have I taken refuge; let me never be ashamed.

2 You deliver me in Your righteousness, And cause me to escape, Incline Your ear to me, and save me.

Deliver me in Thy righteousness, and rescue me; incline Thine ear unto me, and save me.

3 Be a rock to me—a habitation, To go in continually, You have given command to save me, For You [are] my rock and my bulwark.

Be Thou to me a sheltering rock, whereunto I may continually resort, which Thou hast appointed to save me; for Thou art my rock and my fortress.

4 O my God, cause me to escape From the hand of the wicked, From the hand of the perverse and violent.

O my God, rescue me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the grasp of the unrighteous and ruthless man.

5 For You [are] my hope, O Lord YHWH, My trust from my youth.

For Thou art my hope; O Lord GOD, my trust from my youth.

6 I have been supported from the womb by You, You cut me out from my mother’s bowels, My praise [is] continually in You.

Upon Thee have I stayed myself from birth; Thou art He that took me out of my mother's womb; my praise is continually of Thee.

7 I have been as a wonder to many, And You [are] my strong refuge.

I am as a wonder unto many; but Thou art my strong refuge.

8 My mouth is filled [with] Your praise, All the day [with] Your beauty.

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

9 Do not cast me off at the time of old age, Do not forsake me according to the consumption of my power.

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

10 For my enemies have spoken against me, And those watching my soul have taken counsel together,

For mine enemies speak concerning me, and they that watch for my soul take counsel together,

11 Saying, “God has forsaken him, Pursue and catch him, for there is no deliverer.”

Saying: 'God hath forsaken him; pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver.'

12 O God, do not be 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 They are ashamed, they are consumed, Who are opposing my soul, They are covered [with] reproach and blushing, Who are seeking my evil,

Let them be ashamed and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and confusion that seek my hurt.

14 And I continually wait with hope, And have added to all Your praise.

But as for me, I will hope continually, and will praise Thee yet more and more.

15 My mouth recounts Your righteousness, All the day Your salvation, For I have not known the numbers.

My mouth shall tell of Thy righteousness, and of Thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.

16 I come in [the] might of Lord YHWH, I mention Your righteousness—Yours alone.

I will come with Thy mighty acts, O Lord GOD; I will make mention of Thy righteousness, even of Thine only.

17 God, You have taught me from my youth, And until now I declare Your wonders.

O God, Thou hast taught me from my youth; and until now do I declare Thy wondrous works.

18 And also to old age and grey hairs, O God, do not forsake me, Until I declare Your strength to a generation, Your might to everyone that comes.

And even unto old age and hoary hairs, O God, forsake me not; until I have declared Thy strength unto the next generation, Thy might to every one that is to come.

19 And Your righteousness, O God, [is] to the heights, Because You have done great things, O God, who [is] like You?

Thy righteousness also, O God, which reacheth unto high heaven; Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto Thee?

20 Because You have showed me many and sad distresses, You turn back—You revive me, And from the depths of the earth, You turn back—You bring me up.

Thou, who hast made me to see many and sore troubles, wilt quicken me again, and bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

21 You increase my greatness, And You surround—You comfort me,

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

22 I also thank You with a vessel of stringed instrument, Your truth, O my God, I sing to You with a harp, O Holy One of Israel,

I also will give thanks unto Thee with the psaltery, even unto Thy truth, O my God; I will sing praises unto Thee with the harp, O Thou Holy One of Israel.

23 My lips cry aloud when I sing praise to You, And my soul that You have redeemed,

My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing praises unto Thee; and my soul, which Thou hast redeemed.

24 My tongue also utters Your righteousness all the day, Because ashamed—because confounded, Have been those seeking my evil!

My tongue also shall tell of Thy righteousness all the day; for they are ashamed, for they are abashed, that seek my hurt.