Psalms 71

1In you, O Lord, have I put my hope; let me never be shamed.

1In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.

2Keep me safe in your righteousness, and come to my help; give ear to my voice, and be my saviour.

2Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.

3Be my strong Rock, the strong place of my salvation; for you are my Rock, and my safe place.

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

4O my God, take me out of the hand of the sinner, out of the hand of the evil and cruel man.

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

5For you are my hope, O Lord God; I have had faith in you from the time when I was young.

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

6You have been my support from the day of my birth; you took me out of my mother's body; my praise will be ever of you.

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 a wonder to all; but you are my strong tower.

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

8My mouth will be full of your praise and glory all the day.

8Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.

9Do not give me up when I am old; be my help even when my strength is gone.

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

10For my haters are waiting secretly for me; and those who are watching for my soul are banded together in their evil designs,

10For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,

11Saying, God has given him up; go after him and take him, for he has no helper.

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

12O God, be not far from me; O my God, come quickly to my help.

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

13Let those who say evil against my soul be overcome and put to shame; let my haters be made low and have no honour.

13Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.

14But I will go on ever hoping, and increasing in all your praise.

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

15My mouth will make clear your righteousness and your salvation all the day; for they are more than may be measured.

15My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.

16I will give news of the great acts of the Lord God; my words will be of your righteousness, and of yours only.

16I will go in the strength of the Lord God: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.

17O God, you have been my teacher from the time when I was young; and I have been talking of your works of wonder even till now.

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

18Now when I am old and grey-headed, O God, give me not up; till I have made clear your strength to this generation, and your power to all those to come.

18Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.

19Your righteousness, O God, is very high; you have done great things; O God, who is like you?

19Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!

20You, who have sent great and bitter troubles on me, will give me life again, lifting me up from the deep waters of the underworld.

20Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

21You will make me greater than before, and give me comfort on every side.

21Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.

22I will give praise to you with instruments of music, O my God, for you are true; I will make songs to you with music, O Holy One of Israel.

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

23Joy will be on my lips when I make melody to you; and in my soul, to which you have given salvation.

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

24My tongue will be talking of your righteousness all the day; for those whose purpose is to do me evil have been crushed and put to shame.

24My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.