Psalms 71
1 In thee, O Yahweh, have I sought refuge, May I not be ashamed unto times age-abiding:
In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge. Let me never be put to shame.
2 In thy righteousness, wilt thou rescue me, and deliver me, Incline unto me thine ear, and save me:
Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me. Bow down thine ear to me, and save me.
3 Be thou unto me, a Rock to dwell in, a Place of Security, To save me, For, my mountain crag and my stronghold, thou art.
Be thou to me a rock of habitation to which I may continually resort. Thou have given commandment to save me, for thou are my rock and my fortress.
4 Oh my God, deliver me, From the hand of the lawless one, From the clutch of the perverse and ruthless one;
Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of a wicked man, out of the hand of an unrighteous and cruel man.
5 For, thou, art my hope, My Lord, Yahweh, My confidence from my youthful days:
For thou are my hope, O lord Jehovah, my trust from my youth.
6 Upon thee, have I stayed myself from birth, Thou art he that severed me, from the body of my mother, Of thee, shall be my praise—continually.
By thee I have been held up from the womb. Thou are he who took me out of my mother's bowels. My praise shall be continually of thee.
7 A very wonder, have I been unto many, Seeing that, thou, hast been my strong refuge,
I am as a wonder to many, but thou are my strong refuge.
8 My mouth shall be filled with, thy praise, All the day, with thy splendour.
My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, and with thy honor all the day.
9 Do not cast me off in the time of old age, When my vigour faileth, do not forsake me;
Cast me not off in the time of old age. Forsake me not when my strength fails.
10 For mine enemies have spoken of me, And, they who watch for my life, have taken counsel together;
For my enemies speak concerning me, and those who watch for my soul take counsel together,
11 Saying, God, hath forsaken him, Pursue and take him, For there is none to rescue.
saying, God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver.
12 O God, be not far from me, O my God, to help me, make haste!
O God, be not far from me. O my God, make haste to help me.
13 Let them be ashamed—be consumed, Who are assailing my life, —Let them be covered with reproach and confusion, Who are seeking my hurt.
Let them be put to shame and consumed who are adversaries to my soul. Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor who seek my hurt.
14 But, I, continually will hope, And will add to all thy praise;
But I will hope continually, and will praise thee yet more and more.
15 My mouth, shall relate thy righteousness, All the day, thy deliverance, For I know not the numbers.
My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness, of thy salvation all the day, for I know not the numbers.
16 I will enter into the mighty doings of My Lord—Yahweh, I will make mention of thy righteousness—thine alone.
I will come with the mighty acts of the lord Jehovah. I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.
17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youthful days, And, hitherto, have I been wont to tell of thy wonders;
O God, thou have taught me from my youth, and I have declared thy wondrous works until now.
18 Even now, therefore, that I am old and grayheaded, O God, do not forsake me, —Until I tell of thine arm unto a [new] generation, Unto every one that is to come, thy might;
Yea, even when I am old and gray headed, O God, forsake me not, until I have declared thy strength to a generation, thy might to everyone who is to come.
19 And, as for thy righteousness, O God, up on high, Wherein thou hast wrought great things, O God! who is like unto thee?
Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, thou who have done great things. O God, who is like thee?
20 Thou who hast let us see many distresses and misfortunes, Wilt again bring us to life, And, out of the resounding depths of the earth, wilt again raise us up;
Thou, who have shown us many and great troubles, will revive us again, and will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
21 Thou wilt increase my greatness, And, on every side, wilt comfort me.
Increase thou my greatness, and turn again and comfort me.
22 I also, will praise thee by the aid of a harp, Thy faithfulness, O my God, —I will make music unto thee with a lyre, Thou holy one of Israel;
I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God. To thee I will sing praises with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
23 My lips shall make a joyful noise, When I make music unto thee, And my soul which thou hast ransomed;
My lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises to thee, and my soul, which thou have redeemed.
24 Even my tongue, all the day, shall softly utter thy righteousness, For they have turned pale—for they have blushed, Who were seeking my hurt.
My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long. For they are put to shame, for they are confounded, who seek my hurt.
