Psalms 71
1 In You, O YHWH, I have trusted, Do not let me be disappointed for all time.
In thee, O LORD! do I put my trust! Let me never be put to shame!
2 You deliver me in Your righteousness, And cause me to escape, Incline Your ear to me, and save me.
In thy goodness deliver and rescue me; Incline thine ear to 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 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, cause me to escape From the hand of the wicked, From the hand of the perverse and violent.
Save me, O my God! from the hand of the wicked, -From the hand of the unjust and cruel!
5 For You [are] my hope, O Lord YHWH, My trust from my youth.
For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah! Thou hast been 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 leaned from my birth; From my earliest breath thou hast been my support; My song hath been continually of thee!
7 I have been as a wonder to many, And You [are] my strong refuge.
I am a wonder to many, But thou art my strong refuge.
8 My mouth is filled [with] Your praise, All the day [with] Your beauty.
Let my mouth be filled with thy praise; Yea, all the day long, with thy glory.
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 mine old age; Forsake me not, When my strength faileth!
10 For my enemies have spoken against me, And those watching my soul have taken counsel together,
For my enemies speak against me, And they who lay wait for my life consult together:
11 Saying, “God has forsaken him, Pursue and catch him, for there is no deliverer.”
“God,” say they, “hath forsaken him; Pursue and seize him; for he hath none to deliver him!”
12 O God, do not be far from me, O my God, make haste for my help.
O God! be not far from me! Come speedily to mine aid, O my God!
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 perish with shame who are my enemies; Let them be covered with contempt and dishonor who seek my hurt!
14 And I continually wait with hope, And have added to all Your praise.
But I will hope continually; I shall yet praise thee more and more.
15 My mouth recounts Your righteousness, All the day Your salvation, For I have not known the 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 come in [the] might of Lord YHWH, I mention Your righteousness—Yours alone.
I will celebrate thy mighty deeds, O Lord Jehovah! I will make mention of thy goodness, 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 thus far have I declared thy wondrous deeds;
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 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 Your righteousness, O God, [is] to the heights, Because You have done great things, O God, who [is] like You?
For thy goodness, O God! reacheth to the heavens; Wonderful things doest thou! 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 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 You increase my greatness, And You surround—You comfort me,
Thou wilt increase my greatness; Thou wilt again 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,
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 cry aloud when I sing praise to You, And my soul that You have redeemed,
My lips shall rejoice, when I sing to thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed from death;
24 My tongue also utters Your righteousness all the day, Because ashamed—because confounded, Have been those seeking my evil!
My tongue also shall continually speak of thy righteousness: For all who seek my hurt are brought to shame and confounded.
