Psalms 71

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

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

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

In thy righteousness deliver me and rescue me: incline thine ear to me, and save me.

3 Be thou my strong habitation, to which I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou [art] my rock and my fortress.

Be to me a protecting God, and a strong hold to save me: for thou art my fortress and my refuge.

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

Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the sinner, from the hand of the transgressor and unjust man.

5 For thou [art] my hope, O LORD God: [thou art] my trust from my youth.

For thou art my support, O Lord; O Lord, [thou art] my hope from my youth.

6 By thee have I been sustained from my birth: thou art he that brought me into life: my praise [shall be] continually of thee.

On thee have I been stayed from the womb: from the belly of my mother thou art my protector: of thee is my praise continually.

7 I am as a wonder to many; but thou [art] my strong refuge.

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

8 Let my mouth be filled [with] thy praise [and with] thy honor all the day.

Let my mouth be filled with praise, that I may hymn thy glory, [and] thy majesty all the day.

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

Cast me not off at the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength fails.

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

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

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

saying, God has forsaken him: persecute ye and take him; for there is none to deliver [him].

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

O God, go not far from me, O my God, draw nigh to my help.

13 Let them be confounded [and] consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered [with] reproach and dishonor that 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 dishonour.

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

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

15 My mouth shall show forth thy righteousness [and] thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers [thereof].

My mouth shall declare thy righteousness openly, [and] thy salvation all the day; for I am not acquainted with the affairs [of men].

16 I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, [even] of thine only.

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

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

O God, thou hast taught me from my youth, and until now will I declare thy wonders;

18 Now also when I am old and gray-headed, O God, forsake me not; until I have shown thy strength to [this] generation, [and] thy power to every one [that] is to come.

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

19 Thy righteousness also, O God, [is] very high, who hast done great things: O God, who [is] like to thee!

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

20 [Thou], who hast shown me great and severe troubles, wilt revive me again, and wilt bring me again from the depths of the earth.

What afflictions many and sore hast thou shewed me! yet thou didst turn and quicken me, and broughtest me again from the depths of the earth.

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

Thou didst multiply thy righteousness, and didst turn and comfort me, and broughtest me again out of the depths of the earth.

22 I will also praise thee with the psaltery, [even] thy truth, O my God: to thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.

I will also therefore give thanks to thee, O God, [because of] thy truth, on an instrument of psalmody: I will sing psalms to thee on the harp, O Holy One of Israel.

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

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

24 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought to shame, that seek my hurt.

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