Psalms 71
1 In you, Yahweh, I take refuge; let me never be put to shame.
In thee, O LORD! do I put my trust! 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 thy goodness deliver and rescue me; Incline thine 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 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 Rescue me, my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel.
Save me, O my God! from the hand of the wicked, -From the hand of the unjust and cruel!
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 Jehovah! Thou hast been 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.
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 I am an example to many people; you are my strong refuge.
I am a wonder to 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; Yea, all the day long, with thy glory.
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 mine 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 my enemies speak against me, And they who lay wait for my life consult together:
11 They say, “God has forsaken him; pursue and take him, for there is no one to save him.”
“God,” say they, “hath forsaken him; Pursue and seize him; for he hath 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! Come speedily to mine aid, O my God!
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 perish with shame who are my enemies; Let them be covered with contempt and dishonor who seek my hurt!
14 But I will always hope in you and will praise you more and more.
But I will hope continually; I shall 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 speak of thy goodness, —Of thy sure protection all the day long; For thy mercies are more than I can number.
16 I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Yahweh; I will make mention of your righteousness, yours alone.
I will celebrate thy mighty deeds, O Lord Jehovah! I will make mention of thy goodness, 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 thus far have I declared thy wondrous deeds;
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.
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 Your righteousness also, God, is very high; you who have done great things, God, who is like you?
For thy goodness, O God! reacheth to the heavens; Wonderful things doest thou! 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 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 May you increase my honor; turn again and comfort me.
Thou wilt increase my greatness; Thou wilt again comfort me!
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.
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 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 thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed from death;
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 continually speak of thy righteousness: For all who seek my hurt are brought to shame and confounded.
