Psalms 71
1 In thee, O Yahweh, have I sought refuge, May I not be ashamed unto times age-abiding:
In you, LORD, I take refuge. Never let me be disappointed.
2 In thy righteousness, wilt thou rescue me, and deliver me, Incline unto me thine ear, and save me:
Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me. Turn your 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 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.
4 Oh my God, deliver me, From the hand of the lawless one, From the clutch of the perverse and ruthless one;
Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
5 For, thou, art my hope, My Lord, Yahweh, My confidence from my youthful days:
For you are my hope, Lord GOD, my confidence 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.
I have relied on you from the womb. You are he who took me out of my mother’s womb. I will always praise you.
7 A very wonder, have I been unto many, Seeing that, thou, hast been my strong refuge,
I am a marvel to many, but you 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 your praise, with your honor all day long.
9 Do not cast me off in the time of old age, When my vigour faileth, do not forsake me;
Do not reject me in my old age. Do not forsake me 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 talk about me. Those who watch for my soul conspire 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 no one will rescue him.”
12 O God, be not far from me, O my God, to help me, make haste!
God, do not be far from me. My God, hurry 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 my accusers be disappointed and consumed. Let them be covered with disgrace and scorn who want to harm me.
14 But, I, continually will hope, And will add to all thy praise;
But I will always hope, and will add to all of your praise.
15 My mouth, shall relate thy righteousness, All the day, thy deliverance, For I know not the numbers.
My mouth will tell about your righteousness, and of your salvation all day, though I do not know its full measure.
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 GOD. I will make mention of your righteousness, even of yours alone.
17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youthful days, And, hitherto, have I been wont to tell of thy wonders;
God, you have taught me from my youth. Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.
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;
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.
19 And, as for thy righteousness, O God, up on high, Wherein thou hast wrought great things, O God! who is like unto thee?
God, your righteousness also reaches to the heavens. You have done great things. God, who is like you?
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;
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.
21 Thou wilt increase my greatness, And, on every side, wilt comfort me.
Increase my honor and comfort me again.
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 you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God. I sing praises to you with the lyre, 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! My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!
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 will also talk about your righteousness all day long, for they are disappointed, and they are confounded, who want to harm me.
