Psalms 71
1 In Thee, O Jehovah, I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed to the age.
In thee, O Yahweh, have I sought refuge, May I not be ashamed unto times age-abiding:
2 In Thy righteousness Thou dost deliver me, And dost cause me to escape, Incline unto me Thine ear, and save me.
In thy righteousness, wilt thou rescue me, and deliver me, Incline unto me thine ear, 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 unto me, a Rock to dwell in, a Place of Security, To save me, For, my mountain crag and my stronghold, thou art.
4 O my God, cause me to escape From the hand of the wicked, From the hand of the perverse and violent.
Oh my God, deliver me, From the hand of the lawless one, From the clutch of the perverse and ruthless one;
5 For Thou [art] my hope, O Lord Jehovah, My trust from my youth.
For, thou, art my hope, My Lord, Yahweh, My confidence from my youthful days:
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 stayed myself from birth, Thou art he that severed me, from the body of my mother, Of thee, shall be my praise—continually.
7 As a wonder I have been to many, And Thou [art] my strong refuge.
A very wonder, have I been unto many, Seeing that, thou, hast been my strong refuge,
8 Filled is my mouth [with] Thy praise, All the day [with] Thy beauty.
My mouth shall be filled with, thy praise, All the day, with thy splendour.
9 Cast me not off at the time of old age, According to the consumption of my power forsake me not.
Do not cast me off in the time of old age, When my vigour faileth, do not forsake me;
10 For mine enemies have spoken against me, And those watching my soul have taken counsel together,
For mine enemies have spoken of me, And, they who watch for my life, have taken counsel together;
11 Saying, 'God hath forsaken him, Pursue and catch him, for there is no deliverer.'
Saying, God, hath forsaken him, Pursue and take him, For there is none to rescue.
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, to help me, make haste!
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 be ashamed—be consumed, Who are assailing my life, —Let them be covered with reproach and confusion, Who are seeking my hurt.
14 And I continually do wait with hope, And have added unto all Thy praise.
But, I, continually will hope, And will add to all thy praise;
15 My mouth recounteth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy salvation, For I have not known the numbers.
My mouth, shall relate thy righteousness, All the day, thy deliverance, For I know not the numbers.
16 I come in the might of the Lord Jehovah, I mention Thy righteousness — Thine only.
I will enter into the mighty doings of My Lord—Yahweh, I will make mention of thy righteousness—thine alone.
17 God, Thou hast taught me from my youth, And hitherto I declare Thy wonders.
O God, thou hast taught me from my youthful days, And, hitherto, have I been wont to tell of thy wonders;
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.
Even now, therefore, that I am old and grayheaded, O God, do not forsake me, —Until I tell of thine arm unto a [new] generation, Unto every one that is to come, thy might;
19 And Thy righteousness, O God, [is] unto the heights, Because Thou hast done great things, O God, who [is] like Thee?
And, as for thy righteousness, O God, up on high, Wherein thou hast wrought great things, 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 who hast let us see many distresses and misfortunes, Wilt again bring us to life, And, out of the resounding depths of the earth, wilt again raise us up;
21 Thou dost increase my greatness, And Thou surroundest — Thou comfortest me,
Thou wilt increase my greatness, And, on every side, wilt 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,
I also, will praise thee by the aid of a harp, Thy faithfulness, O my God, —I will make music unto thee with a lyre, Thou 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 make a joyful noise, When I make music unto thee, And my soul which thou hast ransomed;
24 My tongue also all the day uttereth Thy righteousness, Because ashamed — because confounded, Have been those seeking my evil!
Even my tongue, all the day, shall softly utter thy righteousness, For they have turned pale—for they have blushed, Who were seeking my hurt.
