Psalms, 71

1. In you, Yahweh, I take refuge, I shall never be put to shame.

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

2. In your saving justice rescue me, deliver me, listen to me and save me.

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

3. Be a sheltering rock for me, always accessible; you have determined to save me, for you are my rock, my fortress.

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

4. My God, rescue me from the clutches of the wicked, from the grasp of the rogue and the ruthless.

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

5. For you are my hope, Lord, my trust, Yahweh, since boyhood.

5. For thou [art] my hope, O Lord GOD: [thou art] my trust from my youth.

6. On you I have relied since my birth, since my mother's womb you have been my portion, the constant theme of my praise.

6. By 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.

7. Many were bewildered at me, but you are my sure refuge.

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

8. My mouth is full of your praises, filled with your splendour all day long.

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

9. Do not reject me in my old age, nor desert me when my strength is failing,

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

10. for my enemies are discussing me, those with designs on my life are plotting together.

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

11. 'Hound him down, for God has deserted him! Seize him, there is no one to rescue him.'

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

12. God, do not stand aloof, my God, come quickly to help me.

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

13. Shame and ruin on those who slander me, may those intent on harming me be covered with insult and infamy.

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

14. As for me, my hope will never fade, I will praise you more and more.

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

15. My lips shall proclaim your saving justice, your saving power all day long.

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

16. I will come in the power of Yahweh to tell of your justice, yours alone.

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

17. God, you have taught me from boyhood, and I am still proclaiming your marvels.

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

18. Now that I am old and grey-haired, God, do not desert me, till I have proclaimed your strength to generations still to come, your power

18. Now 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.

19. and justice to the skies. You have done great things, God, who is like you?

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

20. You have shown me much misery and hardship, but you will give me life again, You will raise me up again from the depths of the earth,

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

21. prolong my old age, and comfort me again.

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

22. For my part, I will thank you on the lyre for your constancy, my God. I will play the harp in your honour, Holy One of Israel.

22. I 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.

23. My lips sing for joy as I play to you, because you have redeemed me,

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

24. and all day long my tongue muses on your saving justice. Shame and disgrace on those intent to harm me!

24. My 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.