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 confusion.

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

Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thy 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 my strong habitation, to which I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; 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.

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

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

For thou [art] my hope, O LORD God: [thou art] 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.

By thee have I been sustained from my birth: thou art he that brought me into life: my praise [shall be] continually of thee.

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

I am as 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 [and with] thy honor all the day.

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

Cast me not off in the time of 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 that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,

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

Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for [there is] 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: O my God, make haste for 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 them be confounded [and] consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered [with] reproach and dishonor that seek my hurt.

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

But I will hope continually, and will 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 show forth thy righteousness [and] thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers [thereof].

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

I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, [even] 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 hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.

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 also when I am old and gray-headed, O God, forsake me not; until I have shown thy strength to [this] generation, [and] thy power to every one [that] is to come.

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

Thy righteousness also, O God, [is] very high, who hast done great things: O God, who [is] like to 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], who hast shown me great and severe troubles, wilt revive me again, and wilt bring me again from the depths of the earth.

21 Increase my honor, and comfort me again.

Thou wilt increase my greatness, and comfort me 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 also praise thee with the psaltery, [even] thy truth, O my God: to thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.

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

My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing to thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

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 talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought to shame, that seek my hurt.