Psalms 71

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

In you, LORD, I take refuge. Never let me be disappointed.

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

Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me. Turn your 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 to me a rock of refuge to which I may always go. Give the command to save me, for you are 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.

Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

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

For you are my hope, Lord GOD, my confidence 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.

I have relied on you from the womb. You are he who took me out of my mother’s womb. I will always praise you.

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

I am a marvel to many, but you are my strong refuge.

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

My mouth shall be filled with your praise, with your honour all day long.

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

Don’t reject me in my old age. Don’t forsake me when my strength fails.

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

For my enemies talk about me. Those who watch for my soul conspire together,

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

saying, “God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him, for no one will rescue him.”

12 O God, do not be far from me, O my God, make haste for my help.

God, don’t be far from me. My God, hurry 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 my accusers be disappointed and consumed. Let them be covered with disgrace and scorn who want to harm me.

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

But I will always hope, and will add to all of your praise.

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

My mouth will tell about your righteousness, and of your salvation all day, though I don’t know its full measure.

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

I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord GOD. I will make mention of your righteousness, even of yours alone.

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

God, you have taught me from my youth. Until now, I have declared your 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.

Yes, even when I am old and grey-haired, God, don’t forsake me, until I have declared your strength to the next generation, your might to everyone who 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?

God, your righteousness also reaches to the heavens. You have done great things. God, who is like you?

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.

You, who have shown us many and bitter troubles, you will let me live. You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.

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

Increase my honour and comfort me again.

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 will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God. I sing praises to you with the lyre, 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 shout for joy! My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!

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

My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long, for they are disappointed, and they are confounded, who want to harm me.