Psalms 71

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

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

2 Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thy 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 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 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 Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

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

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

For Thou [art] my hope, O Lord Jehovah, My trust 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

My lips cry aloud when I sing praise to Thee, And my soul that 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.

My tongue also all the day uttereth Thy righteousness, Because ashamed — because confounded, Have been those seeking my evil!