Psalms 71
1 In thee, O LORD! do I put my trust! Let me never be put to shame!
In Thee, O LORD, have I taken refuge; let me never be ashamed.
2 In thy goodness deliver and rescue me; Incline thine ear to me, and save me!
Deliver me in Thy righteousness, and rescue me; incline Thine ear unto me, and save me.
3 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!
Be Thou to me a sheltering rock, whereunto I may continually resort, which Thou hast appointed to save me; for Thou art my rock and my fortress.
4 Save me, O my God! from the hand of the wicked, -From the hand of the unjust and cruel!
O my God, rescue me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the grasp of the unrighteous and ruthless man.
5 For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah! Thou hast been my trust from my youth!
For Thou art my hope; O Lord GOD, my trust from my youth.
6 Upon thee have I leaned from my birth; From my earliest breath thou hast been my support; My song hath been continually of thee!
Upon Thee have I stayed myself from birth; Thou art He that took me out of my mother's womb; my praise is continually of Thee.
7 I am a wonder to many, But thou art my strong refuge.
I am as a wonder unto many; but Thou art my strong refuge.
8 Let my mouth be filled with thy praise; Yea, all the day long, with thy glory.
My mouth shall be filled with Thy praise, and with Thy glory all the day.
9 Cast me not off in mine old age; Forsake me not, When my strength faileth!
Cast me not off in the time of old age; when my strength faileth, forsake me not.
10 For my enemies speak against me, And they who lay wait for my life consult together:
For mine enemies speak concerning me, and they that watch for my soul take counsel together,
11 “God,” say they, “hath forsaken him; Pursue and seize him; for he hath none to deliver him!”
Saying: 'God hath forsaken him; pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver.'
12 O God! be not far from me! Come speedily to mine aid, O my God!
O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me.
13 Let them perish with shame who are my enemies; Let them be covered with contempt and dishonor who seek my hurt!
Let them be ashamed and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and confusion that seek my hurt.
14 But I will hope continually; I shall yet praise thee more and more.
But as for me, I will hope continually, and will praise Thee yet more and more.
15 My mouth shall speak of thy goodness, —Of thy sure protection all the day long; For thy mercies are more than I can number.
My mouth shall tell of Thy righteousness, and of Thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.
16 I will celebrate thy mighty deeds, O Lord Jehovah! I will make mention of thy goodness, of thine only!
I will come with Thy mighty acts, O Lord GOD; I will make mention of Thy righteousness, even of Thine only.
17 O God! thou hast taught me from my youth, And thus far have I declared thy wondrous deeds;
O God, Thou hast taught me from my youth; and until now do I declare Thy wondrous works.
18 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!
And even unto old age and hoary hairs, O God, forsake me not; until I have declared Thy strength unto the next generation, Thy might to every one that is to come.
19 For thy goodness, O God! reacheth to the heavens; Wonderful things doest thou! O God! who is like unto thee?
Thy righteousness also, O God, which reacheth unto high heaven; Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto Thee?
20 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!
Thou, who hast made me to see many and sore troubles, wilt quicken me again, and bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
21 Thou wilt increase my greatness; Thou wilt again comfort me!
Thou wilt increase my greatness, and turn and comfort me.
22 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!
I also will give thanks unto Thee with the psaltery, even unto Thy truth, O my God; I will sing praises unto Thee with the harp, O Thou Holy One of Israel.
23 My lips shall rejoice, when I sing to thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed from death;
My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing praises unto Thee; and my soul, which Thou hast redeemed.
24 My tongue also shall continually speak of thy righteousness: For all who seek my hurt are brought to shame and confounded.
My tongue also shall tell of Thy righteousness all the day; for they are ashamed, for they are abashed, that seek my hurt.
