Psalms 71
1 In Thee, O Jehovah, I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed to the age.
In thee, O LORD! do I put my trust! Let me never be put to shame!
2 In Thy righteousness Thou dost deliver me, And dost cause me to escape, Incline unto me Thine ear, and save me.
In thy goodness deliver and rescue me; Incline thine ear to me, and save me!
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 thou the rock of my abode, where I may continually resort! Thou hast granted me deliverance; For thou art my rock and my fortress!
4 O my God, cause me to escape From the hand of the wicked, From the hand of the perverse and violent.
Save me, O my God! from the hand of the wicked, -From the hand of the unjust and cruel!
5 For Thou [art] my hope, O Lord Jehovah, My trust from my youth.
For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah! Thou hast been my trust from my youth!
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.
Upon thee have I leaned from my birth; From my earliest breath thou hast been my support; My song hath been continually of thee!
7 As a wonder I have been to many, And Thou [art] my strong refuge.
I am a wonder to many, But thou art my strong refuge.
8 Filled is my mouth [with] Thy praise, All the day [with] Thy beauty.
Let my mouth be filled with thy praise; Yea, all the day long, with thy glory.
9 Cast me not off at the time of old age, According to the consumption of my power forsake me not.
Cast me not off in mine old age; Forsake me not, When my strength faileth!
10 For mine enemies have spoken against me, And those watching my soul have taken counsel together,
For my enemies speak against me, And they who lay wait for my life consult together:
11 Saying, 'God hath forsaken him, Pursue and catch him, for there is no deliverer.'
“God,” say they, “hath forsaken him; Pursue and seize him; for he hath none to deliver him!”
12 O God, be not far from me, O my God, for my help make haste.
O God! be not far from me! Come speedily to mine aid, O my God!
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 them perish with shame who are my enemies; Let them be covered with contempt and dishonor who seek my hurt!
14 And I continually do wait with hope, And have added unto all Thy praise.
But I will hope continually; I shall yet praise thee more and more.
15 My mouth recounteth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy salvation, For I have not known the numbers.
My mouth shall speak of thy goodness, —Of thy sure protection all the day long; For thy mercies are more than I can number.
16 I come in the might of the Lord Jehovah, I mention Thy righteousness — Thine only.
I will celebrate thy mighty deeds, O Lord Jehovah! I will make mention of thy goodness, of thine only!
17 God, Thou hast taught me from my youth, And hitherto I declare Thy wonders.
O God! thou hast taught me from my youth, And thus far have I declared thy wondrous deeds;
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.
And now, when I am old and gray-headed, O God! forsake me not, Until I make known thine arm to the next generation, -Thy mighty power to all that are to come!
19 And Thy righteousness, O God, [is] unto the heights, Because Thou hast done great things, O God, who [is] like Thee?
For thy goodness, O God! reacheth to the heavens; Wonderful things doest thou! O God! who is like unto thee?
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.
Thou hast suffered us to see great and grievous troubles; Thou wilt again give us life, And wilt bring us back from the depths of the earth!
21 Thou dost increase my greatness, And Thou surroundest — Thou comfortest me,
Thou wilt increase my greatness; Thou wilt again comfort me!
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,
Then will I praise thee with the psaltery; Even thy faithfulness, O my God! To thee will I sing with the harp, O Holy One of Israel!
23 My lips cry aloud when I sing praise to Thee, And my soul that Thou hast redeemed,
My lips shall rejoice, when I sing to thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed from death;
24 My tongue also all the day uttereth Thy righteousness, Because ashamed — because confounded, Have been those seeking my evil!
My tongue also shall continually speak of thy righteousness: For all who seek my hurt are brought to shame and confounded.
