תהילים 71

1 בְּךָֽ־יְהוָה חָסִיתִי אַל־אֵבוֹשָׁה לְעוֹלָֽם׃

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

2 בְּצִדְקָתְךָ תַּצִּילֵנִי וּֽתְפַלְּטֵנִי הַטֵּֽה־אֵלַי אָזְנְךָ וְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃

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

3 הֱיֵה לִי ׀ לְצוּר מָעוֹן לָבוֹא תָּמִיד צִוִּיתָ לְהוֹשִׁיעֵנִי כִּֽי־סַלְעִי וּמְצוּדָתִי אָֽתָּה׃

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

4 אֱ‍ֽלֹהַי פַּלְּטֵנִי מִיַּד רָשָׁע מִכַּף מְעַוֵּל וְחוֹמֵץ׃

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

5 כִּֽי־אַתָּה תִקְוָתִי אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה מִבְטַחִי מִנְּעוּרָֽי׃

For you are my hope, Lord Adonai; my confidence from my youth.

6 עָלֶיךָ ׀ נִסְמַכְתִּי מִבֶּטֶן מִמְּעֵי אִמִּי אַתָּה גוֹזִי בְּךָ תְהִלָּתִי תָמִֽיד׃

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

7 כְּמוֹפֵת הָיִיתִי לְרַבִּים וְאַתָּה מַֽחֲסִי־עֹֽז׃

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

8 יִמָּלֵא פִי תְּהִלָּתֶךָ כָּל־הַיּוֹם תִּפְאַרְתֶּֽךָ׃

My mouth shall be filled with your tehilah ·praise song·, with your honor all the day.

9 אַֽל־תַּשְׁלִיכֵנִי לְעֵת זִקְנָה כִּכְלוֹת כֹּחִי אֽ͏ַל־תַּעַזְבֵֽנִי׃

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

10 כִּֽי־אָמְרוּ אוֹיְבַי לִי וְשֹׁמְרֵי נַפְשִׁי נוֹעֲצוּ יַחְדָּֽו׃

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

11 לֵאמֹר אֱלֹהִים עֲזָבוֹ רִֽדְפוּ וְתִפְשׂוּהוּ כִּי־אֵין מַצִּֽיל׃

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

12 אֱלֹהִים אַל־תִּרְחַק מִמֶּנִּי אֱלֹהַי לְעֶזְרָתִי חישה חֽוּשָׁה׃

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

13 יֵבֹשׁוּ יִכְלוּ שֹׂטְנֵי נַפְשִׁי יַֽעֲטוּ חֶרְפָּה וּכְלִמָּה מְבַקְשֵׁי רָעָתִֽי׃

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

14 וַאֲנִי תָּמִיד אֲיַחֵל וְהוֹסַפְתִּי עַל־כָּל־תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃

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

15 פִּי ׀ יְסַפֵּר צִדְקָתֶךָ כָּל־הַיּוֹם תְּשׁוּעָתֶךָ כִּי לֹא יָדַעְתִּי סְפֹרֽוֹת׃

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

16 אָבוֹא בִּגְבֻרוֹת אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה אַזְכִּיר צִדְקָתְךָ לְבַדֶּֽךָ׃

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

17 אֱ‍ֽלֹהִים לִמַּדְתַּנִי מִנְּעוּרָי וְעַד־הֵנָּה אַגִּיד נִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃

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

18 וְגַם עַד־זִקְנָה ׀ וְשֵׂיבָה אֱלֹהִים אַֽל־תַּעַזְבֵנִי עַד־אַגִּיד זְרוֹעֲךָ לְדוֹר לְכָל־יָבוֹא גְּבוּרָתֶֽךָ׃

Yes, even when I am old and gray-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 וְצִדְקָתְךָ אֱלֹהִים עַד־מָרוֹם אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂיתָ גְדֹלוֹת אֱלֹהִים מִי כָמֽוֹךָ׃

Your righteousness also, God, reaches to the heavens; you have done great things. God, who is like you?

20 אֲשֶׁר הראיתנו הִרְאִיתַנִי ׀ צָרוֹת רַבּוֹת וְרָעוֹת תָּשׁוּב תחיינו תְּחַיֵּינִי וּֽמִתְּהֹמוֹת הָאָרֶץ תָּשׁוּב תַּעֲלֵֽנִי׃

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 תֶּרֶב ׀ גְּֽדֻלָּתִי וְתִסֹּב תְּֽנַחֲמֵֽנִי׃

Increase my honor, and comfort me again.

22 גַּם־אֲנִי ׀ אוֹדְךָ בִכְלִי־נֶבֶל אֲמִתְּךָ אֱלֹהָי אֲזַמְּרָה לְךָ בְכִנּוֹר קְדוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

I will also yadah ·extend hands in thankful praise· to you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God. I sing zahmar ·musical praise· to you with the lyre, haKadosh Isra'el [the Holy One of God prevails].

23 תְּרַנֵּנָּה שְׂפָתַי כִּי אֲזַמְּרָה־לָּךְ וְנַפְשִׁי אֲשֶׁר פָּדִֽיתָ׃

My lips shall shout for joy! My soul, which you have redeemed, sings zahmar ·musical praise· to you!

24 גַּם־לְשׁוֹנִי כָּל־הַיּוֹם תֶּהְגֶּה צִדְקָתֶךָ כִּי־בֹשׁוּ כִֽי־חָפְרוּ מְבַקְשֵׁי רָעָתִֽי׃

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