Psalms 71

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

In you, O Lord, have I put my hope; let me never be shamed.

2 Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me. Turn your ear to me, and save me.

Keep me safe in your righteousness, and come to my help; give ear to my voice, and be my saviour.

3 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.

Be my strong Rock, the strong place of my salvation; for you are my Rock, and my safe place.

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

O my God, take me out of the hand of the sinner, out of the hand of the evil and cruel man.

5 For you are my hope, LORD; my confidence from my youth.

For you are my hope, O Lord God; I have had faith in you from the time when I was young.

6 I have relied on you from the womb. From my mother's womb you are my strength. I will always praise you.

You have been my support from the day of my birth; you took me out of my mother's body; my praise will be ever of you.

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

I am a wonder to all; but you are my strong tower.

8 My mouth shall be filled with your praise, with your honor all the day.

My mouth will be full of your praise and glory all the day.

9 Do not reject me in my old age. Do not forsake me when my strength fails.

Do not give me up when I am old; be my help even when my strength is gone.

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

For my haters are waiting secretly for me; and those who are watching for my soul are banded together in their evil designs,

11 saying, "God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him, for no one will rescue him."

Saying, God has given him up; go after him and take him, for he has no helper.

12 God, do not be far from me. My God, hurry to help me.

O God, be not far from me; O my God, come quickly to my help.

13 Let my accusers be put to shame and consumed. Let them be covered with disgrace and scorn who want to harm me.

Let those who say evil against my soul be overcome and put to shame; let my haters be made low and have no honour.

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

But I will go on ever hoping, and increasing in all your praise.

15 My mouth will tell about your righteousness, and of your salvation all day, though I do not know its full measure.

My mouth will make clear your righteousness and your salvation all the day; for they are more than may be measured.

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

I will give news of the great acts of the Lord God; my words will be of your righteousness, and of yours only.

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

O God, you have been my teacher from the time when I was young; and I have been talking of your works of wonder even till now.

18 Yes, even when I am old and gray-haired, God, do not forsake me, until I have declared your strength to the next generation, your might to everyone who is to come.

Now when I am old and grey-headed, O God, give me not up; till I have made clear your strength to this generation, and your power to all those to come.

19 Your righteousness also, God, reaches to the heavens; you have done great things. God, who is like you?

Your righteousness, O God, is very high; you have done great things; O God, who is like you?

20 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.

You, who have sent great and bitter troubles on me, will give me life again, lifting me up from the deep waters of the underworld.

21 Increase my honor, and comfort me again.

You will make me greater than before, and give me comfort on every side.

22 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.

I will give praise to you with instruments of music, O my God, for you are true; I will make songs to you with music, O Holy One of Israel.

23 My lips shall shout for joy. My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you.

Joy will be on my lips when I make melody to you; and in my soul, to which you have given salvation.

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

My tongue will be talking of your righteousness all the day; for those whose purpose is to do me evil have been crushed and put to shame.