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

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

³Be to me for a rocka habitation, To go in continually, Thou hast given command to save me, For my rock and my bulwark art Thou.

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

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

⁶By Thee I have been supported from the womb, From my mother's bowels Thou dost cut me out, In Thee is my praise continually.

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹³They are ashamed, they are consumed, Who are opposing my soul, They are covered with reproach and blushing, Who are seeking my evil,

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

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

¹⁶I come in the might of the Lord Jehovah, I mention Thy righteousnessThine only.

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

¹⁸And 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.

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

²⁰Because Thou hast showed me many and sad distresses, Thou turnest backThou revivest me, And from the depths of the earth, Thou turnest backThou bringest me up.

²¹Thou dost increase my greatness, And Thou surroundestThou comfortest me,

²²I 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,

²³My lips cry aloud when I sing praise to Thee, And my soul that Thou hast redeemed,

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