Psalms 71

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

By David, [a Psalm sung by] the sons of Jonadab, and the first that were taken captive. O Lord, I have hoped in you: let me never be put to shame.

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

In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me: incline your ear to 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 to me a protecting God, and a strong hold to save me: for you are my fortress and my refuge.

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, from the hand of the sinner, from the hand of the transgressor and unjust man.

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

For you are my support, O Lord; O Lord, [you are] my hope 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.

On you have I been stayed from the womb: from the belly of my mother you are my protector: of you is my praise continually.

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

I am become as it were a wonder to many: but you are [my] strong helper.

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

Let my mouth be filled with praise, that I may hymn your glory, [and] your majesty 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 at the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength fails.

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

For mine enemies have spoken against me; and they that lay wait for my soul have taken counsel together,

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

saying, God has forsaken him: persecute you 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, go not far from me, O my God, draw near to 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 those that plot against my soul be ashamed and utterly fail: let those that seek my hurt be clothed with shame and dishonor.

14 But I will always hope in you and will praise you more and more.

But I will hope continually, and will praise you 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 declare your righteousness openly, [and] your salvation all the day; for I am not acquainted with the affairs [of men].

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

I will go on in the might of the Lord: O Lord, I will make mention of your righteousness only.

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

O God, you have taught me from my youth, and until now will I declare your wonders;

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.

even until I am old and advanced in years. O God, forsake me not; until I shall have declared your arm to all the generation that is to come:

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

even your power and your righteousness, O God, up to the highest [heavens, even] the mighty works which you has done: O God, who is like to you?

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

What afflictions many and sore have you showed me! yet you did turn and quicken me, and brought me again from the depths of the earth.

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

You did multiply your righteousness, and did turn and comfort me, and brought me again out of the depths of the earth.

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 therefore give thanks to you, O God, [because of] your truth, on an instrument of psalmody: I will sing psalms to you on the harp, O 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 rejoice when I sing to you; and my soul, which you have 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.

Moreover also my tongue shall dwell all the day upon your righteousness; when they shall be ashamed and confounded that seek my hurt.