Psalms 71
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Berean Standard Bible
1In Thee, O LORD, have I taken refuge; let me never be ashamed.
1In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
2Deliver me in Thy righteousness, and rescue me; incline Thine ear unto me, and save me.
2In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; incline Your ear and save me.
3Be Thou to me a sheltering rock, whereunto I may continually resort, which Thou hast appointed to save me; for Thou art my rock and my fortress.
3Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress.
4O my God, rescue me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the grasp of the unrighteous and ruthless man.
4Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and ruthless.
5For Thou art my hope; O Lord GOD, my trust from my youth.
5For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.
6Upon Thee have I stayed myself from birth; Thou art He that took me out of my mother's womb; my praise is continually of Thee.
6I have leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always for You.
7I am as a wonder unto many; but Thou art my strong refuge.
7I have become a portent to many, but You are my strong refuge.
8My mouth shall be filled with Thy praise, and with Thy glory all the day.
8My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your splendor all day long.
9Cast me not off in the time of old age; when my strength faileth, forsake me not.
9Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.
10For mine enemies speak concerning me, and they that watch for my soul take counsel together,
10For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,
11Saying: 'God hath forsaken him; pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver.'
11saying, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”
12O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me.
12Be not far from me, O God. Hurry, O my God, to help me.
13Let them be ashamed and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and confusion that seek my hurt.
13May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.
14But as for me, I will hope continually, and will praise Thee yet more and more.
14But I will always hope and will praise You more and more.
15My mouth shall tell of Thy righteousness, and of Thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.
15My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.
16I will come with Thy mighty acts, O Lord GOD; I will make mention of Thy righteousness, even of Thine only.
16I will enter in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will proclaim Your righteousness—Yours alone.
17O God, Thou hast taught me from my youth; and until now do I declare Thy wondrous works.
17O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.
18And even unto old age and hoary hairs, O God, forsake me not; until I have declared Thy strength unto the next generation, Thy might to every one that is to come.
18Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.
19Thy righteousness also, O God, which reacheth unto high heaven; Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto Thee?
19Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God, You who have done great things. Who, O God, is like You?
20Thou, who hast made me to see many and sore troubles, wilt quicken me again, and bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
20Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.
21Thou wilt increase my greatness, and turn and comfort me.
21You will increase my honor and comfort me once again.
22I also will give thanks unto Thee with the psaltery, even unto Thy truth, O my God; I will sing praises unto Thee with the harp, O Thou Holy One of Israel.
22So 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.
23My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing praises unto Thee; and my soul, which Thou hast redeemed.
23When I sing praise to You my lips will shout for joy, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.
24My tongue also shall tell of Thy righteousness all the day; for they are ashamed, for they are abashed, that seek my hurt.
24My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.
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