71:1 In you, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
71:2 Rescue me and deliver me in your righteousness; turn your ear to me and save me.
71:3 Be my rock of refuge, to which I can always go; give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.
71:4 Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of evil and cruel men.
71:5 For you have been my hope, O Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my youth.
71:6 From birth I have relied on you; you brought me forth from my mother’s womb. I will ever praise you.
71:7 I have become like a portent to many, but you are my strong refuge.
71:8 My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long.
71:9 Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone.
71:10 For my enemies speak against me; those who wait to kill me conspire together.
71:11 They say, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for no one will rescue him.”
71:12 Be not far from me, O God; come quickly, O my God, to help me.
71:13 May my accusers perish in shame; may those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace.
71:14 But as for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more.
71:15 My mouth will tell of your righteousness, of your salvation all day long, though I know not its measure.
71:16 I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, O Sovereign LORD; I will proclaim your righteousness, yours alone.
71:17 Since my youth, O God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.
71:18 Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your might to all who are to come.
71:19 Your righteousness reaches to the skies, O God, you who have done great things. Who, O God, is like you?
71:20 Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up.
71:21 You will increase my honor and comfort me once again.
71:22 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.
71:23 My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you–I, whom you have redeemed.
71:24 My tongue will tell of your righteous acts all day long, for those who wanted to harm me have been put to shame and confusion.
71:1 In You, O Jehovah, do I take refuge; / Never let me be put to shame.
71:2 In Your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; / Incline Your ear to me and save me.
71:3 Be to me a rock of habitation for me to come to continually. / You have given command to save me, / For You are my rock and my fortress.
71:4 My God, rescue me from the hand of the wicked, / From the hand of the unjust and cruel;
71:5 For You are my hope, O Lord Jehovah, / My trust from my youth.
71:6 On You I have been sustained since birth; / It was You who took me from my mother s womb; / My praise is continually of You.
71:7 I am like a wonder to many, / But You are my strong refuge.
71:8 My mouth is filled with Your praise, / With Your glory, all day long.
71:9 Do not cast me off in the time of old age; / When my strength fails, do not forsake me.
71:10 For my enemies speak concerning me, / And those who watch for my soul take counsel together,
71:11 Saying, God has forsaken him; / Pursue and lay hold of him, for there is no one to deliver him.
71:12 O God, do not be far away from me; / My God, hasten to help me.
71:13 May those who are the adversaries to my soul / Be put to shame and consumed; / May those who seek my misfortune / Wrap themselves in reproach and humiliation.
71:14 But I will hope continually / And will add yet more to all Your praise.
71:15 My mouth will recount Your righteousness, / Your salvation, all day long; / For I do not know its full numbers.
71:16 I will come with the proof of the mighty acts of the Lord Jehovah; / I will remind men of Your righteousness, Yours alone.
71:17 O God, You have taught me from my youth; / And until now I have declared Your wondrous deeds.
71:18 So even into my old age and grayheadedness, / O God, do not forsake me, / Until I have declared Your strength / Unto the next generation, / Your might unto everyone who is to come.
71:19 And Your righteousness, O God, is so high, / You who have done great things. / O God, who is like You?
71:20 You who have shown me / Many great troubles / Will revive me again / And bring me up again / From the depths of the earth.
71:21 You will increase my greatness / And will turn and comfort me.
71:22 I will also praise You with the harp, / I will praise Your faithfulness, my God; / I will sing psalms to You with the lyre, / O Holy One of Israel.
71:23 My lips will give a ringing shout / When I sing psalms to You, / And my soul, which You have redeemed.
71:24 My tongue also will declare / Your righteousness all day long; / For they are put to shame, for they are confounded, / They who seek my misfortune.