Psalms 71

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

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

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

Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me. Turn your 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 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.

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

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

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

For you are my hope, Lord GOD, my confidence 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

God, your righteousness also reaches to the heavens. You have done great things. 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 shown us many and bitter troubles, you will let me live. You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.

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

Increase my honour and comfort me again.

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 also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God. I sing praises to you with the lyre, 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 shout for joy! My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!

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

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