Psalm 71  Lexham English Bible

71 In you, O Yahweh, I have taken refuge;
let me never be put to shame.
² In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me;
incline your ear to me and save me.
³ Be for me a rock of refuge to resort to always;
you have ordained^[a] to save me,
because you are my rock and my fortress.
⁴ My God, rescue me from the hand of the wicked,
from the grasp^[b] of the evildoer and the oppressor,
⁵ because you are my hope,
O Lord Yahweh, my confidence from my youth.
⁶ Upon you I have leaned from birth.^[c]
It was you who took^[d] me from the womb of my mother.
My praise is of you continually.
⁷ I have become a wonder to many,
but you are my strong refuge.
⁸ My mouth is filled with your praise,
with your glory all the day.
⁹ Do not cast me away in the time of old age;
when my strength fails do not abandon me.
¹⁰ For my enemies talk concerning me,
and those who watch for my life conspire together,
¹¹ saying, “His God has abandoned him.
Pursue and seize him, because there is no deliverer.”
¹² O God, do not be far from me.
My God, hurry to help me.
¹³ Let them be ashamed; let them perish
who are my adversaries.^[e]
Let them wrap themselves with scorn and disgrace
who seek my harm.
¹⁴ But as for me, I will hope continually
and increase your praise.
¹⁵ My mouth will tell of your righteousness,
your salvation all day long,^[f]
though I do not know the full sum of them.
¹⁶ I will come in to tell the mighty deeds of Lord Yahweh.
I will make known^[g] your righteousness, yours only.
¹⁷ O God, you have taught me from my youth,
and up to now I have proclaimed your wonderful deeds.
¹⁸ And even when I am old and gray,
O God, do not abandon me
until I proclaim your strength^[h] to this generation,
your power to every one that comes after.
¹⁹ And your righteousness, O God, is to the height of heaven.
You who have done great things,
O God, who is like you?
²⁰ You who have caused me^[i] to see many troubles and evils,
you will again revive me.^[j]
And from the depths of the earth
you will again bring me up.
²¹ You will increase my greatness,
and you will comfort me all around.^[k]
22 On my part, I will praise you with a stringed instrument,
and your faithfulness, O my God.
I will sing praises to you with a lyre,
O Holy One of Israel.
²³ My lips will sing for joy when I sing praises to you,
and my soul, which you have redeemed.
²⁴ My tongue also
will speak of your righteousness all the day,
because they have been put to shame, because they have been humiliated
who seek my harm.