Psalms 71
1 In thee, O Yahweh, have I sought refuge, May I not be ashamed unto times age-abiding:
In Thee, O Jehovah, I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed to the age.
2 In thy righteousness, wilt thou rescue me, and deliver me, Incline unto me thine ear, and save me:
In Thy righteousness Thou dost deliver me, And dost cause me to escape, Incline unto me Thine ear, 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 to me for a rock — a habitation, To go in continually, Thou hast given command to save me, For my rock and my bulwark [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, 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 Thou [art] my hope, O Lord Jehovah, 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 I have been supported from the womb, From my mother's bowels Thou dost cut me out, In Thee [is] my praise continually.
7 A very wonder, have I been unto many, Seeing that, thou, hast been my strong refuge,
As a wonder I have been to many, And Thou [art] my strong refuge.
8 My mouth shall be filled with, thy praise, All the day, with thy splendour.
Filled is my mouth [with] Thy praise, All the day [with] Thy beauty.
9 Do not cast me off in the time of old age, When my vigour faileth, do not forsake me;
Cast me not off at the time of old age, According to the consumption of my power 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 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 hath 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, be not far from me, O my God, for my help make haste.
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 do wait with hope, And have added unto all Thy praise.
15 My mouth, shall relate thy righteousness, All the day, thy deliverance, For I know not the numbers.
My mouth recounteth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy 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 the Lord Jehovah, I mention Thy righteousness — Thine only.
17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youthful days, And, hitherto, have I been wont to tell of thy wonders;
God, Thou hast taught me from my youth, And hitherto I declare Thy 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 unto old age and grey hairs, O God, forsake me not, Till I declare Thy strength to a generation, To every one that cometh 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, [is] unto the heights, Because Thou 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;
Because Thou hast showed me many and sad distresses, Thou turnest back — Thou revivest me, And from the depths of the earth, Thou turnest back — Thou bringest me up.
21 Thou wilt increase my greatness, And, on every side, wilt comfort me.
Thou dost increase my greatness, And Thou surroundest — Thou comfortest 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 Thee with a vessel of psaltery, Thy truth, O my God, I sing to Thee 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 Thee, And my soul that 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 all the day uttereth Thy righteousness, Because ashamed — because confounded, Have been those seeking my evil!
