Psalms 71

1 In you, LORD, I take refuge. Never let me be disappointed.

In Thee, O LORD, have I taken refuge; let me never be ashamed.

2 Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me. Turn your ear to me, and save me.

Deliver me in Thy righteousness, and rescue me; incline Thine ear unto me, and save me.

3 Be to me a rock of refuge to which I may always go. Give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.

Be Thou to me a sheltering rock, whereunto I may continually resort, which Thou hast appointed to save me; for Thou art my rock and my fortress.

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

O my God, rescue me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the grasp of the unrighteous and ruthless man.

5 For you are my hope, Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.

For Thou art my hope; O Lord GOD, my trust from my youth.

6 I have relied on you from the womb. You are he who took me out of my mother’s womb. I will always praise you.

Upon Thee have I stayed myself from birth; Thou art He that took me out of my mother's womb; my praise is continually of Thee.

7 I am a marvel to many, but you are my strong refuge.

I am as a wonder unto many; but Thou art my strong refuge.

8 My mouth shall be filled with your praise, with your honour all day long.

My mouth shall be filled with Thy praise, and with Thy glory all the day.

9 Don’t reject me in my old age. Don’t forsake me when my strength fails.

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

10 For my enemies talk about me. Those who watch for my soul conspire together,

For mine enemies speak concerning me, and they that watch for my soul take counsel together,

11 saying, “God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him, for no one will rescue him.”

Saying: 'God hath forsaken him; pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver.'

12 God, don’t be far from me. My God, hurry to help me.

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

13 Let my accusers be disappointed and consumed. Let them be covered with disgrace and scorn who want to harm me.

Let them be ashamed and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and confusion that seek my hurt.

14 But I will always hope, and will add to all of your praise.

But as for me, I will hope continually, and will praise Thee yet more and more.

15 My mouth will tell about your righteousness, and of your salvation all day, though I don’t know its full measure.

My mouth shall tell of Thy righteousness, and of Thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.

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

I will come with Thy mighty acts, O Lord GOD; I will make mention of Thy righteousness, even of Thine only.

17 God, you have taught me from my youth. Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.

O God, Thou hast taught me from my youth; and until now do I declare Thy wondrous works.

18 Yes, even when I am old and grey-haired, God, don’t forsake me, until I have declared your strength to the next generation, your might to everyone who is to come.

And even unto old age and hoary hairs, O God, forsake me not; until I have declared Thy strength unto the next generation, Thy might to every one that is to come.

19 God, your righteousness also reaches to the heavens. You have done great things. God, who is like you?

Thy righteousness also, O God, which reacheth unto high heaven; Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto Thee?

20 You, who have shown us many and bitter troubles, you will let me live. You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.

Thou, who hast made me to see many and sore troubles, wilt quicken me again, and bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

21 Increase my honour and comfort me again.

Thou wilt increase my greatness, and turn and comfort me.

22 I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God. I sing praises to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel.

I also will give thanks unto Thee with the psaltery, even unto Thy truth, O my God; I will sing praises unto Thee with the harp, O Thou Holy One of Israel.

23 My lips shall shout for joy! My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!

My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing praises unto Thee; and my soul, which Thou hast redeemed.

24 My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long, for they are disappointed, and they are confounded, who want to harm me.

My tongue also shall tell of Thy righteousness all the day; for they are ashamed, for they are abashed, that seek my hurt.