Psalms 71

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

In Thee, O Jehovah, I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed to the age.

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

In Thy righteousness Thou dost deliver me, And dost cause me to escape, Incline unto me Thine ear, 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 for a rock — a habitation, To go in continually, Thou hast given command to save me, For my rock and my bulwark [art] Thou.

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, cause me to escape From the hand of the wicked, From the hand of the perverse and violent.

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

For Thou [art] my hope, O Lord Jehovah, 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.

By Thee I have been supported from the womb, From my mother's bowels Thou dost cut me out, In Thee [is] my praise continually.

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

As a wonder I have been to many, And Thou [art] my strong refuge.

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

Filled is my mouth [with] Thy praise, All the day [with] Thy beauty.

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 at the time of old age, According to the consumption of my power forsake me not.

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

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

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

Saying, 'God hath forsaken him, Pursue and catch him, for there is no deliverer.'

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, for my help make haste.

13 They are ashamed, they are consumed, Who are opposing my soul, They are covered [with] reproach and blushing, Who are seeking my evil,

They are ashamed, they are consumed, Who are opposing my soul, They are covered [with] reproach and blushing, Who are seeking my evil,

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

And I continually do wait with hope, And have added unto all Thy praise.

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

My mouth recounteth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy salvation, For I have not known the numbers.

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

I come in the might of the Lord Jehovah, I mention Thy righteousness — Thine only.

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

God, Thou hast taught me from my youth, And hitherto I declare Thy wonders.

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 also unto old age and grey hairs, O God, forsake me not, Till I declare Thy strength to a generation, To every one that cometh Thy might.

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

And Thy righteousness, O God, [is] unto the heights, Because Thou hast done great things, O God, who [is] like 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.

Because Thou hast showed me many and sad distresses, Thou turnest back — Thou revivest me, And from the depths of the earth, Thou turnest back — Thou bringest me up.

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

Thou dost increase my greatness, And Thou surroundest — Thou comfortest 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 thank Thee with a vessel of psaltery, Thy truth, O my God, I sing to Thee with a 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 cry aloud when I sing praise to Thee, And my soul that 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 all the day uttereth Thy righteousness, Because ashamed — because confounded, Have been those seeking my evil!