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 shame!
2 In thy righteousness, wilt thou rescue me, and deliver me, Incline unto me thine ear, and save me:
In thy goodness deliver and rescue me; Incline thine 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 thou the rock of my abode, where I may continually resort! Thou hast granted me deliverance; 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;
Save me, O my God! from the hand of the wicked, -From the hand of the unjust and cruel!
5 For, thou, art my hope, My Lord, Yahweh, My confidence from my youthful days:
For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah! Thou hast been 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 leaned from my birth; From my earliest breath thou hast been my support; My song hath been continually of thee!
7 A very wonder, have I been unto many, Seeing that, thou, hast been my strong refuge,
I am a wonder to 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; Yea, all the day long, with thy glory.
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 mine 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 my enemies speak against me, And they who lay wait for my life consult together:
11 Saying, God, hath forsaken him, Pursue and take him, For there is none to rescue.
“God,” say they, “hath forsaken him; Pursue and seize him; for he hath 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! Come speedily to mine aid, O my God!
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 perish with shame who are my enemies; Let them be covered with contempt and dishonor who seek my hurt!
14 But, I, continually will hope, And will add to all thy praise;
But I will hope continually; I shall 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 speak of thy goodness, —Of thy sure protection all the day long; For thy mercies are more than I can number.
16 I will enter into the mighty doings of My Lord—Yahweh, I will make mention of thy righteousness—thine alone.
I will celebrate thy mighty deeds, O Lord Jehovah! I will make mention of thy goodness, 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 thus far have I declared 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;
And now, when I am old and gray-headed, O God! forsake me not, Until I make known thine arm to the next generation, -Thy mighty power to all that are 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?
For thy goodness, O God! reacheth to the heavens; Wonderful things doest thou! 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 hast suffered us to see great and grievous troubles; Thou wilt again give us life, And wilt bring us back from the depths of the earth!
21 Thou wilt increase my greatness, And, on every side, wilt comfort me.
Thou wilt increase my greatness; Thou wilt again 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;
Then will I praise thee with the psaltery; Even thy faithfulness, O my God! To thee will I sing with the 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 shall rejoice, when I sing to thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed from death;
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 continually speak of thy righteousness: For all who seek my hurt are brought to shame and confounded.
