Psalms 71

1 In you, Yahweh, I take refuge; let me never be put to shame.

In thee, O Yhwh, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.

2 Rescue me and make me safe in your righteousness; turn your ear to me and save me.

Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.

3 Be to me a rock for refuge where I may always go; you have given a command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.

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 Rescue me, my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel.

Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

5 For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh. I have trusted in you ever since I was a child.

For thou art my hope, O Lord Yhwh: thou art my trust from my youth.

6 By you I have been supported from the womb; you are he who took me out of my mother's belly; my praise will be always about you.

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 I am an example to many people; you are my strong refuge.

I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.

8 My mouth will be filled with your praise, all the day with your honor.

Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.

9 Do not throw me away in my time of old age; do not abandon me when my strength fails.

Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.

10 For my enemies are talking about me; those who watch for my life are plotting together.

For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,

11 They say, “God has forsaken him; pursue and take him, for there is no one to save him.”

Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.

12 God, do not be far from me; my God, hurry to help me.

O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.

13 Let them be put to shame and destroyed, those who are hostile to my life; let them be covered with rebuke and dishonor, those who seek 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 will always hope in you and will praise you more and more.

But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.

15 My mouth will tell about your righteousness and your salvation all the day, although I cannot understand it.

My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.

16 I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Yahweh; I will make mention of your righteousness, yours alone.

I will go in the strength of the Lord Yhwh: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.

17 God, you have taught me from my youth; even now I declare your wonderful deeds.

O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.

18 Indeed, even when I am old and gray-headed, God, do not forsake me, as I have been declaring your strength to the next generation, your power to everyone who is to come.

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 Your righteousness also, God, is very high; you who have done great things, God, who is like you?

Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!

20 You who made me see many troubles will revive us again and will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.

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 May you increase my honor; turn again and comfort me.

Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.

22 I will also give thanks to you with the harp for your trustworthiness, my God; to you I will sing praises with the harp, 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 will shout for joy when I sing praises to you— even my soul, which you have redeemed.

My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

24 My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long; for they have been put to shame and are confused, those who sought 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.