Psalms 71

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

In you, O Lord, have I put my hope; let me never be shamed.

2 In Thy righteousness Thou dost deliver me, And dost cause me to escape, Incline unto me Thine ear, and save me.

Keep me safe in your righteousness, and come to my help; give ear to my voice, and be my saviour.

3 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.

Be my strong Rock, the strong place of my salvation; for you are my Rock, and my safe place.

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

O my God, take me out of the hand of the sinner, out of the hand of the evil and cruel man.

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

For you are my hope, O Lord God; I have had faith in you from the time when I was young.

6 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.

You have been my support from the day of my birth; you took me out of my mother's body; my praise will be ever of you.

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

I am a wonder to all; but you are my strong tower.

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

My mouth will be full of your praise and glory all the day.

9 Cast me not off at the time of old age, According to the consumption of my power forsake me not.

Do not give me up when I am old; be my help even when my strength is gone.

10 For mine enemies have spoken against me, And those watching my soul have taken counsel together,

For my haters are waiting secretly for me; and those who are watching for my soul are banded together in their evil designs,

11 Saying, 'God hath forsaken him, Pursue and catch him, for there is no deliverer.'

Saying, God has given him up; go after him and take him, for he has no helper.

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

O God, be not far from me; O my God, come quickly to my help.

13 They are ashamed, they are consumed, Who are opposing my soul, They are covered [with] reproach and blushing, Who are seeking my evil,

Let those who say evil against my soul be overcome and put to shame; let my haters be made low and have no honour.

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

But I will go on ever hoping, and increasing in all your praise.

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

My mouth will make clear your righteousness and your salvation all the day; for they are more than may be measured.

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

I will give news of the great acts of the Lord God; my words will be of your righteousness, and of yours only.

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

O God, you have been my teacher from the time when I was young; and I have been talking of your works of wonder even till now.

18 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.

Now when I am old and grey-headed, O God, give me not up; till I have made clear your strength to this generation, and your power to all those to come.

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

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

20 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.

You, who have sent great and bitter troubles on me, will give me life again, lifting me up from the deep waters of the underworld.

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

You will make me greater than before, and give me comfort on every side.

22 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,

I will give praise to you with instruments of music, O my God, for you are true; I will make songs to you with music, O Holy One of Israel.

23 My lips cry aloud when I sing praise to Thee, And my soul that Thou hast redeemed,

Joy will be on my lips when I make melody to you; and in my soul, to which you have given salvation.

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

My tongue will be talking of your righteousness all the day; for those whose purpose is to do me evil have been crushed and put to shame.