71:1 In thee, O LORD, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame!
71:1 In you, O LORD, I take refuge; let me never be put to shame.

71:2 In thy righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline thy ear to me, and save me!
71:2 In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me and save me.

71:3 Be thou to me a rock of refuge, a strong fortress, to save me, for thou art my rock and my fortress.
71:3 Be to me a rock of refuge, a strong fortress, to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.

71:4 Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel man.
71:4 Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel.

71:5 For thou, O Lord, art my hope, my trust, O LORD, from my youth.
71:5 For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O LORD, from my youth.

71:6 Upon thee I have leaned from my birth; thou art he who took me from my mother's womb. My praise is continually of thee.
71:6 Upon you I have leaned from my birth; it was you who took me from my mother's womb. My praise is continually of you.

71:7 I have been as a portent to many; but thou art my strong refuge.
71:7 I have been like a portent to many, but you are my strong refuge.

71:8 My mouth is filled with thy praise, and with thy glory all the day.
71:8 My mouth is filled with your praise, and with your glory all day long.

71:9 Do not cast me off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength is spent.
71:9 Do not cast me off in the time of old age; do not forsake me when my strength is spent.

71:10 For my enemies speak concerning me, those who watch for my life consult together,
71:10 For my enemies speak concerning me, and those who watch for my life consult together.

71:11 and say, "God has forsaken him; pursue and seize him, for there is none to deliver him."
71:11 They say, "Pursue and seize that person whom God has forsaken, for there is no one to deliver."

71:12 O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me!
71:12 O God, do not be far from me; O my God, make haste to help me!

71:13 May my accusers be put to shame and consumed; with scorn and disgrace may they be covered who seek my hurt.
71:13 Let my accusers be put to shame and consumed; let those who seek to hurt me be covered with scorn and disgrace.

71:14 But I will hope continually, and will praise thee yet more and more.
71:14 But I will hope continually, and will praise you yet more and more.

71:15 My mouth will tell of thy righteous acts, of thy deeds of salvation all the day, for their number is past my knowledge.
71:15 My mouth will tell of your righteous acts, of your deeds of salvation all day long, though their number is past my knowledge.

71:16 With the mighty deeds of the Lord GOD I will come, I will praise thy righteousness, thine alone.
71:16 I will come praising the mighty deeds of the Lord GOD, I will praise your righteousness, yours alone.

71:17 O God, from my youth thou hast taught me, and I still proclaim thy wondrous deeds.
71:17 O God, from my youth you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.

71:18 So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, till I proclaim thy might to all the generations to come. Thy power
71:18 So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to all the generations to come. Your power

71:19 and thy righteousness, O God, reach the high heavens. Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like thee?
71:19 and your righteousness, O God, reach the high heavens. You who have done great things, O God, who is like you?

71:20 Thou who hast made me see many sore troubles wilt revive me again; from the depths of the earth thou wilt bring me up again.
71:20 You who have made me see many troubles and calamities will revive me again; from the depths of the earth you will bring me up again.

71:21 Thou wilt increase my honor, and comfort me again.
71:21 You will increase my honor, and comfort me once again.

71:22 I will also praise thee with the harp for thy faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praises to thee with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.
71:22 I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praises to you with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.

71:23 My lips will shout for joy, when I sing praises to thee; my soul also, which thou hast rescued.
71:23 My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to you; my soul also, which you have rescued.

71:24 And my tongue will talk of thy righteous help all the day long, for they have been put to shame and disgraced who sought to do me hurt.
71:24 All day long my tongue will talk of your righteous help, for those who tried to do me harm have been put to shame, and disgraced.