Psalms 71

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

In Thee, O Jehovah, I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed to the age.

2 Rescue me and make me safe in your righteousness; turn your ear to me 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 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 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 Rescue me, my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel.

O my God, cause me to escape From the hand of the wicked, From the hand of the perverse and violent.

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, 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 I have been supported from the womb, From my mother's bowels Thou dost cut me out, In Thee [is] my praise continually.

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

As a wonder I have been to many, And Thou [art] my strong refuge.

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

Filled is my mouth [with] Thy praise, All the day [with] Thy beauty.

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, According to the consumption of my power forsake me not.

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 those watching 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 hath forsaken him, Pursue and catch him, for there is no deliverer.'

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

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

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.

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 will always hope in you and will praise you more and more.

And I continually do wait with hope, And have added unto all Thy praise.

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

My mouth recounteth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy salvation, For I have not known the numbers.

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

I come in the might of the Lord Jehovah, I mention Thy righteousness — Thine only.

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

God, Thou hast taught me from my youth, And hitherto I declare Thy 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.

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

And Thy righteousness, O God, [is] unto the heights, Because Thou hast done great things, O God, who [is] like 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.

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

Thou dost increase my greatness, And Thou surroundest — Thou comfortest 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.

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 will shout for joy when I sing praises to you— even my soul, which you have redeemed.

My lips cry aloud when I sing praise to Thee, And my soul that 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 all the day uttereth Thy righteousness, Because ashamed — because confounded, Have been those seeking my evil!