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 made ashamed.
2 In thy righteousness, wilt thou rescue me, and deliver me, Incline unto me thine ear, and save me:
In thy righteousness do thou deliver me and release me: incline thy 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 unto me a rocky habitation, whereunto I may continually resort, which thou hast ordained to save me; for my rock and my strong-hold art thou.
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, release me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the grasp of the unrighteous and violent man.
5 For, thou, art my hope, My Lord, Yahweh, My confidence from my youthful days:
For thou art my hope, O Lord Eternal: 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 supported from my birth: thou art he that took me out of my mother's womb: of thee is my praise continually.
7 A very wonder, have I been unto many, Seeing that, thou, hast been my strong refuge,
As a wonderful token have I been 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 my enemies speak of 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 seize 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, hasten 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 be made ashamed, let them perish, that are adversaries to my soul: let those be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my unhappiness.
14 But, I, continually will hope, And will add to all thy praise;
But I will continually hope, and will add yet more to all thy praise.
15 My mouth, shall relate thy righteousness, All the day, thy deliverance, For I know not the numbers.
My mouth shall relate thy righteousness, all the day thy salvation; for I know not their numbers.
16 I will enter into the mighty doings of My Lord—Yahweh, I will make mention of thy righteousness—thine alone.
I will come to praise the mighty deeds of the Lord Eternal: I will make mention of thy righteousness, yea, 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 I ever tell of thy wondrous deeds.
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;
Therefore also even in old age, and when I am grayheaded, O God, forsake me not: until I have told of thy strength unto [this] generation, to every one that may come of thy might.
19 And, as for thy righteousness, O God, up on high, Wherein thou hast wrought great things, O God! who is like unto thee?
And thy righteousness, O God, reacheth even to the height, thou, who hast done great things: O God, who is like 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 shown me great distresses and misfortunes, wilt again revive me; and from the depths of the earth wilt thou bring me up again.
21 Thou wilt increase my greatness, And, on every side, wilt comfort me.
Thou wilt increase my greatness, and wilt turn round 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;
Also I, I will thank thee with the psaltery, [for] thy truth, O my God: I will sing 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 shout joyfully when I sing unto thee; and my soul [too], 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.
Also my tongue shall speak all the day of thy righteousness; for ashamed, for put to the blush are those that seek my unhappiness.
