Psalms 71

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

In thee, O LORD! do I put my trust! Let me never be put to shame!

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

In thy goodness deliver and rescue me; Incline thine ear to me, and save me!

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

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, LORD; my confidence from my youth.

For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah! Thou hast been my trust from my youth!

6 I have relied on you from the womb. From my mother's womb you are my strength. I will always praise 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 am a marvel to many, but you are my strong refuge.

I am a wonder to many, But thou art my strong refuge.

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

Let my mouth be filled with thy praise; Yea, all the day long, with thy glory.

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

Cast me not off in mine old age; Forsake me not, When my strength faileth!

10 For my enemies talk about me. Those who watch for my soul conspire 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 take him, for no one will rescue him."

“God,” say they, “hath forsaken him; Pursue and seize him; for he hath none to deliver him!”

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

O God! be not far from me! Come speedily to mine aid, O my God!

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

Let them perish with shame who are my enemies; Let them be covered with contempt and dishonor who seek my hurt!

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

But I will hope continually; I shall yet praise thee more and more.

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

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 will come with the mighty acts of the Lord GOD. I will make mention of your righteousness, even of 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. Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.

O God! thou hast taught me from my youth, And thus far have I declared thy wondrous deeds;

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.

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 Your righteousness also, God, reaches to the heavens; you have done great things. 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 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.

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 Increase my honor, and comfort me again.

Thou wilt increase my greatness; Thou wilt again comfort me!

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.

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

My lips shall rejoice, when I sing to thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed from death;

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 also shall continually speak of thy righteousness: For all who seek my hurt are brought to shame and confounded.