Psalms 71
1 In you, YHWH, I take refuge. Never let me be disappointed.
In thee, Jehovah, do I trust: let me never be ashamed.
2 Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me. Turn your ear to me, and save me.
Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me; incline thine ear unto 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 to me a rock of habitation, whereunto 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.
My God, rescue me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
5 For you are my hope, YHWH; my confidence from my youth.
For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah, my confidence 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.
On thee have I been stayed from the womb; from the bowels of my mother thou didst draw me forth: my praise shall be continually of thee.
7 I am a marvel to many, but you are my strong refuge.
I have been as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.
8 My mouth shall be filled with your praise, with your honor all the day.
My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, with thy glory, 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 mine enemies speak against me, and they that watch for my soul consult together,
11 saying, "God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him, for no one will rescue him."
Saying, God hath forsaken him; pursue and seize him, for there is none to deliver.
12 God, do not be far from me. My God, hurry to help me.
O God, be not far from me; my God, hasten 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 them be ashamed, let them be consumed, that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.
14 But I will always hope, and will add to all of your praise.
But as for me, I will hope continually, and will praise thee yet 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 declare 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 YHWH. I will make mention of your righteousness, even of yours alone.
I will go in the might of the Lord Jehovah; I will recall thy righteousness, thine alone.
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 proclaimed thy marvellous 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 greyheaded, O God, forsake me not, until I have proclaimed thine arm unto [this] generation, thy might 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?
And thy righteousness, O God, reacheth on high, thou who hast done great things: 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, who hast shewn us many and sore troubles, wilt revive us again, and wilt bring us up 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, my God; unto thee will I sing psalms with the harp, 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 exult when I sing psalms unto 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; for they shall be ashamed, for they shall be brought to confusion, that seek my hurt.
