Psalms 71

¹In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge: Let me never be put to shame.

²Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me: Bow down thine ear unto me, and save me.

³Be thou to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: Thou hast given commandment to save me; For thou art my rock and my fortress.

⁴Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

⁵For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah: Thou artmy trust from my youth.

⁶By thee have I been holden up from the womb; Thou art he that took me out of my mother’s bowels: My praise shall be continually of thee.

⁷I am as a wonder unto many; But thou art my strong refuge.

⁸My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, And with thy honor all the day.

⁹Cast me not off in the time of old age; Forsake me not when my strength faileth.

¹⁰For mine enemies speak concerning me; And they that watch for my soul take counsel together,

¹¹Saying, God hath forsaken him: Pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver.

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

¹³Let them be put to shameandconsumed that are adversaries to my soul; Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my hurt.

¹⁴But I will hope continually, And will praise thee yet more and more.

¹⁵My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness, Andof thy salvation all the day; For I know not the numbers thereof.

¹⁶I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Jehovah: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.

¹⁷O God, thou hast taught me from my youth; And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.

¹⁸Yea, even when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not, Until I have declared thy strength unto the next generation, Thy might to every one that is to come.

¹⁹Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high; Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto thee?

²⁰Thou, who hast showed us many and sore troubles, Wilt quicken us again, And wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth.

²¹Increase thou my greatness, And turn again and comfort me.

²²I will also praise thee with the psaltery, Even thy truth, O my God: Unto thee will I sing praises with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.

²³My lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises unto thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

²⁴My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long; For they are put to shame, for they are confounded, that seek my hurt.

Psalms 71

¹In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.

²In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; incline Your ear and save me.

³Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress.

⁴Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and ruthless.

⁵For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.

⁶I have leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always for You.

⁷I have become a portent to many, but You are my strong refuge.

⁸My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your splendor all day long.

⁹Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.

¹⁰For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,

¹¹saying, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”

¹²Be not far from me, O God. Hurry, O my God, to help me.

¹³May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.

¹⁴But I will always hope and will praise You more and more.

¹⁵My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.

¹⁶I will enter in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will proclaim Your righteousness—Yours alone.

¹⁷O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.

¹⁸Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.

¹⁹Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God, You who have done great things. Who, O God, is like You?

²⁰Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.

²¹You will increase my honor and comfort me once again.

²²So I will praise You with the harp for Your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praise to You with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.

²³When I sing praise to You my lips will shout for joy, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.

²⁴My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.