Psalms 71

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

In You, O YHWH, I have trusted, Do not let me be disappointed for all time.

2 In thy righteousness, wilt thou rescue me, and deliver me, Incline unto me thine ear, and save me:

You deliver me in Your righteousness, And cause me to escape, Incline Your 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 a rock to me—a habitation, To go in continually, You have given command to save me, For You [are] my rock and my bulwark.

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, cause me to escape From the hand of the wicked, From the hand of the perverse and violent.

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

For You [are] my hope, O Lord YHWH, 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.

I have been supported from the womb by You, You cut me out from my mother’s bowels, My praise [is] continually in You.

7 A very wonder, have I been unto many, Seeing that, thou, hast been my strong refuge,

I have been as a wonder to many, And You [are] my strong refuge.

8 My mouth shall be filled with, thy praise, All the day, with thy splendour.

My mouth is filled [with] Your praise, All the day [with] Your beauty.

9 Do not cast me off in the time of old age, When my vigour faileth, do not forsake me;

Do not cast me off at the time of old age, Do not forsake me according to the consumption of my power.

10 For mine enemies have spoken of me, And, they who watch for my life, have taken counsel together;

For my enemies have spoken against me, And those watching 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, Pursue and catch him, for there is no deliverer.”

12 O God, be not far from me, O my God, to help me, make haste!

O God, do not be 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.

They are ashamed, they are consumed, Who are opposing my soul, They are covered [with] reproach and blushing, Who are seeking my evil,

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

And I continually wait with hope, And have added to all Your praise.

15 My mouth, shall relate thy righteousness, All the day, thy deliverance, For I know not the numbers.

My mouth recounts Your righteousness, All the day Your salvation, For I have not known the numbers.

16 I will enter into the mighty doings of My Lord—Yahweh, I will make mention of thy righteousness—thine alone.

I come in [the] might of Lord YHWH, I mention Your righteousness—Yours alone.

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 from my youth, And until now I declare Your 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;

And also to old age and grey hairs, O God, do not forsake me, Until I declare Your strength to a generation, Your might to everyone that comes.

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 Your righteousness, O God, [is] to the heights, Because You have done great things, O 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;

Because You have showed me many and sad distresses, You turn back—You revive me, And from the depths of the earth, You turn back—You bring me up.

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

You increase my greatness, And You surround—You 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 thank You with a vessel of stringed instrument, Your truth, O my God, I sing to You with a 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 cry aloud when I sing praise to You, And my soul that You have 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 utters Your righteousness all the day, Because ashamed—because confounded, Have been those seeking my evil!