Psalms 70

¹A Psalm of David. Of the sons of Jonadab and the former captives. In you, O Lord, I have hoped; do not let me be brought to ruin forever.

²Free me by your justice, and rescue me. Incline your ear to me, and save me.

³Be a God of protection and a place of strength for me, so that you may accomplish my salvation. For you are my firmament and my refuge.

⁴Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the sinner, and from the hand of the unjust and those who act against the law.

⁵For you, O Lord, are my patience: my hope from my youth, O Lord.

⁶In you, I have been confirmed from conception. From my mother’s womb, you are my protector. In you, I will sing forever.

⁷I have become to many as if I were a portent, but you are a strong helper.

⁸Let my mouth be filled with praise, so that I may sing your glory, your greatness all day long.

⁹Do not cast me off in the time of old age. Do not abandon me when my strength will fail.

¹⁰For my enemies have spoken against me. And those who watched for my soul have taken counsel as one,

¹¹saying: “God has abandoned him. Pursue and overtake him. For there is no one to rescue him.”

¹²O God, do not be far from me. O my God, provide for my assistance.

¹³May they be confounded, and may they fail, who drag down my soul. Let them be covered with confusion and shame, who seek evils for me.

¹⁴But I will always have hope. And I will add more to all your praise.

¹⁵My mouth will announce your justice, your salvation all day long. For I have not known letters.

¹⁶I will enter into the powers of the Lord. I will be mindful of your justice alone, O Lord.

¹⁷You have taught me from my youth, O God. And so I will declare your wonders continuously,

¹⁸even in old age and with grey hairs. Do not abandon me, O God, while I announce your arm to every future generation: your power

¹⁹and your justice, O God, even to the highest great things that you have done. O God, who is like you?

²⁰How great is the tribulation that you have revealed to me: very great and evil. And so, turning back, you have brought me to life, and you have led me back again from the abyss of the earth.

²¹You have multiplied your magnificence. And so, turning back to me, you have consoled me.

²²Therefore, I will confess your truth to you, with the instruments of the Psalter. O God, I will sing psalms to you with stringed instruments, O Holy One of Israel.

²³My lips will exult, when I sing to you, and also my soul, which you have redeemed.

²⁴And even my tongue will meditate on your justice all day long, when those who seek evils for me have been confounded and set in awe.

Psalms 70

¹A psalm for David. Of the sons of Jonadab, and the former captives. In thee, O Lord, I have hoped, let me never be put to confusion:

²Deliver me in thy justice, and rescue me. Incline thy ear unto me, and save me.

³Be thou unto me a God, a protector, and a place of strength: that thou mayst make me safe. For thou art my firmament and my refuge.

⁴Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the sinner, and out of the hand of the transgressor of the law and of the unjust.

⁵For thou art my patience, O Lord: my hope, O Lord, from my youth.

⁶By thee have I been confirmed from the womb: from my mother's womb thou art my protector. Of thee I shall continually sing:

⁷I am become unto many as a wonder, but thou art a strong helper.

⁸Let my mouth be filled with praise, that I may sing thy glory; thy greatness all the day long.

⁹Cast me not off in the time of old age: when my strength shall fail, do not thou forsake me.

¹⁰For my enemies have spoken against me; and they that watched my soul have consulted together,

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

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

¹³Let them be confounded and come to nothing that detract my soul; let them be covered with confusion and blame that seek my hurt.

¹⁴But I will always hope; and will add to all thy praise.

¹⁵My mouth shall shew forth thy justice; thy salvation all the day long. Because I have not known learning,

¹⁶I will enter into the powers of the Lord: O Lord, I will be mindful of thy justice alone.

¹⁷Thou hast taught me, O God, from my youth: and till now I will declare thy wonderful works.

¹⁸And unto old age and grey hairs: O God, forsake me not, Until I shew forth thy arm to all the generation that is to come: Thy power,

¹⁹And thy justice, O God, even to the highest great things thou hast done: O God, who is like to thee?

²⁰How great troubles hast thou shewn me, many and grievous: and turning thou hast brought me to life, and hast brought me back again from the depths of the earth:

²¹Thou hast multiplied thy magnificence; and turning to me thou hast comforted me.

²²For I will also confess to thee thy truth with the instruments of psaltery: O God, I will sing to thee with the harp, thou holy one of Israel.

²³My lips shall greatly rejoice, when I shall sing to thee; and my soul which thou hast redeemed.

²⁴Yea and my tongue shall meditate on thy justice all the day; when they shall be confounded and put to shame that seek evils to me.