Psalms 71

1 In thee, O Yahweh, have I sought refuge, May I not be ashamed unto times age-abiding:

In Thee, O LORD, have I taken refuge; let me never be ashamed.

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; incline 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 sheltering rock, whereunto I may continually resort, which Thou hast appointed 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;

O my God, rescue me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the grasp of the unrighteous and ruthless man.

5 For, thou, art my hope, My Lord, Yahweh, My confidence from my youthful days:

For Thou art my hope; O Lord GOD, 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.

Upon Thee have I stayed myself from birth; Thou art He that took me out of my mother's womb; my praise is 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 glory 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; when my strength faileth, forsake me not.

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 ashamed and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and confusion that seek my hurt.

14 But, I, continually will hope, And will add to all thy praise;

But as for me, 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 Thy mighty acts, O Lord GOD; 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 until now do I declare 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;

And even unto old age and hoary hairs, 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, which reacheth unto high heaven; 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 made me to see many and sore troubles, wilt quicken me again, and bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

21 Thou wilt increase my greatness, And, on every side, wilt comfort me.

Thou wilt increase my greatness, and turn 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 also will give thanks unto Thee with the psaltery, even unto Thy truth, O my God; I will sing praises unto Thee 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 greatly rejoice 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 tell of Thy righteousness all the day; for they are ashamed, for they are abashed, that seek my hurt.