Psalms 71
1 In thee, O Yahweh, have I sought refuge, May I not be ashamed unto times age-abiding:
Lord, you are the one who keeps me safe; please don't disappoint me.
2 In thy righteousness, wilt thou rescue me, and deliver me, Incline unto me thine ear, and save me:
Save me, rescue me, because you always do what is right.
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.
Please listen to me, and save me. Be my rock of protection where I can always go and hide. You gave the command to save me; for you are my rock and fortress.
4 Oh my God, deliver me, From the hand of the lawless one, From the clutch of the perverse and ruthless one;
My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked, from the clutches of those who are evil and brutal.
5 For, thou, art my hope, My Lord, Yahweh, My confidence from my youthful days:
For you, Lord God, are my hope. You are the one I have trusted since I was young.
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 depended on you since birth; you have taken care of me from my mother's womb. That's why I'm always praising you!
7 A very wonder, have I been unto many, Seeing that, thou, hast been my strong refuge,
My life has been like a miracle to many people, for you have been my powerful protector.
8 My mouth shall be filled with, thy praise, All the day, with thy splendour.
All day long I am full of praise for you, telling how wonderful you are!
9 Do not cast me off in the time of old age, When my vigour faileth, do not forsake me;
Don't reject me now I'm getting old. When my strength is gone, please don't abandon me.
10 For mine enemies have spoken of me, And, they who watch for my life, have taken counsel together;
For my enemies are talking about me; those who want to kill me are plotting together.
11 Saying, God, hath forsaken him, Pursue and take him, For there is none to rescue.
They say, “God has given up on him. Let's go after him because there's no one to save him.”
12 O God, be not far from me, O my God, to help me, make haste!
God, please don't stay away 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.
Defeat my accusers, get rid of them! May those who want to cause me trouble be covered with shame and disgrace!
14 But, I, continually will hope, And will add to all thy praise;
As for me, I will go on hoping in you, and I will praise you more and more.
15 My mouth, shall relate thy righteousness, All the day, thy deliverance, For I know not the numbers.
I will talk about your goodness and your salvation every day, even though it's more than I can understand.
16 I will enter into the mighty doings of My Lord—Yahweh, I will make mention of thy righteousness—thine alone.
I will come and explain what the Lord has done. I will remind people that you alone do what is right.
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 since I was young, and I still tell others about all the wonderful things you do.
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 though I'm old and gray, please don't abandon me, God. Let me tell the new generation about your power. Let me explain to all who are to come the great things you do.
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 trustworthy and true nature is higher than the highest heaven! You have done incredible 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 had me face many troubles and plenty of misery, but you will bring me back to life; you will rise me up from the depths of the earth.
21 Thou wilt increase my greatness, And, on every side, wilt comfort me.
You will give me even greater prestige, and you will make me happy 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;
Then I will praise you on the harp for your trustworthiness, my God. I will sing praises to you on 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;
I will shout for joy as I sing praises to you, for you have redeemed me.
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.
All day long I will tell about all the good things you have done, for those who tried to cause me misery have been disgraced and humiliated.
