Psalms 71
1 In thee, O Yahweh, have I sought refuge, May I not be ashamed unto times age-abiding:
In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.
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 cause me to escape: 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 my strong 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;
Deliver 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 GOD: [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.
Let my mouth be filled [with] thy praise [and with] thy honour 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 against me; and they that lay wait 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: persecute 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, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for 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 them be confounded [and] consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered [with] reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.
14 But, I, continually will hope, And will add to all thy praise;
But I will hope continually, and will yet 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 shew forth thy righteousness [and] 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 go in the strength of the 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 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;
Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto [this] generation, [and] thy power 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, 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], which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
21 Thou wilt increase my greatness, And, on every side, wilt comfort me.
Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.
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 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 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 confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.
