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 unto 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, whereunto I may continually resort: Thou hast given commandment to save me; For thou art 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 the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
5 For, thou, art my hope, My Lord, Yahweh, My confidence from my youthful days:
For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah: [Thou art] 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 have I been holden up from the womb; Thou art he that 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 unto many; But thou art 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 faileth.
10 For mine enemies have spoken of me, And, they who watch for my life, have taken counsel together;
For mine enemies speak concerning me; And they that 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 hath 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 that are adversaries to my soul; Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor that 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, [And] of thy salvation all the day; For I know not the numbers [thereof].
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 hast taught me from my youth; And hitherto have I declared thy 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;
Yea, even when I am old and grayheaded, 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 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 hast done great things, O God, who is like unto 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 hast showed us many and sore troubles, Wilt quicken us again, And wilt 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: Unto thee will I 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 unto thee; And my soul, which thou hast 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, that seek my hurt.
