Psalms 71

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

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

2 Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me. Turn 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 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 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 Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

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, YHWH; my confidence from my youth.

For Thou [art] my hope, O Lord Jehovah, 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 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 am a marvel to many, but you are my strong refuge.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

O God, be not far from me, O my God, for my help make haste.

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

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

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

And I continually do wait with hope, And have added unto all Thy 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 recounteth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy salvation, For I have not known the numbers.

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

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

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

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 Increase my honor, and comfort me again.

Thou dost increase my greatness, And Thou surroundest — Thou comfortest 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.

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

My lips cry aloud when I sing praise to Thee, And my soul that 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 all the day uttereth Thy righteousness, Because ashamed — because confounded, Have been those seeking my evil!