Psalms 71
1 In thee, O Yahweh, have I sought refuge, May I not be ashamed unto times age-abiding:
By David, [a Psalm sung by] the sons of Jonadab, and the first that were taken captive. O Lord, I have hoped in thee: 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:
In thy righteousness deliver me and rescue me: incline 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 to me a protecting God, and a strong hold to save me: for thou art my fortress and my refuge.
4 Oh my God, deliver me, From the hand of the lawless one, From the clutch of the perverse and ruthless one;
Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the sinner, from the hand of the transgressor and unjust man.
5 For, thou, art my hope, My Lord, Yahweh, My confidence from my youthful days:
For thou art my support, O Lord; O Lord, [thou art] my hope 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.
On thee have I been stayed from the womb: from the belly of my mother thou art my protector: of thee is my praise continually.
7 A very wonder, have I been unto many, Seeing that, thou, hast been my strong refuge,
I am become as it were a wonder to many: but thou art [my] strong helper.
8 My mouth shall be filled with, thy praise, All the day, with thy splendour.
Let my mouth be filled with praise, that I may hymn thy glory, [and] thy majesty 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 at 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 mine enemies have spoken against me; and they that lay wait for my soul have taken counsel together,
11 Saying, God, hath forsaken him, Pursue and take him, For there is none to rescue.
saying, God has forsaken him: persecute ye and take him; for there is none to deliver [him].
12 O God, be not far from me, O my God, to help me, make haste!
O God, go not far from me, O my God, draw nigh to my help.
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 those that plot against my soul be ashamed and utterly fail: let those that seek my hurt be clothed with shame and dishonour.
14 But, I, continually will hope, And will add to all thy praise;
But I will hope continually, and will praise thee more and more.
15 My mouth, shall relate thy righteousness, All the day, thy deliverance, For I know not the numbers.
My mouth shall declare thy righteousness openly, [and] thy salvation all the day; for I am not acquainted with the affairs [of men].
16 I will enter into the mighty doings of My Lord—Yahweh, I will make mention of thy righteousness—thine alone.
I will go on in the might of the Lord: O Lord, I will make mention of thy righteousness 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 until now will I declare thy wonders;
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;
even until I am old and advanced in years. O God, forsake me not; until I shall have declared thine arm to all the generation 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?
even thy power and thy righteousness, O God, up to the highest [heavens, even] the mighty works which thou has done: O God, who is like to 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;
What afflictions many and sore hast thou shewed me! yet thou didst turn and quicken me, and broughtest me again from the depths of the earth.
21 Thou wilt increase my greatness, And, on every side, wilt comfort me.
Thou didst multiply thy righteousness, and didst turn and comfort me, and broughtest me again out of the depths of the earth.
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 therefore give thanks to thee, O God, [because of] thy truth, on an instrument of psalmody: I will sing psalms to thee on the harp, O 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 rejoice when I sing to 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.
Moreover also my tongue shall dwell all the day upon thy righteousness; when they shall be ashamed and confounded that seek my hurt.
