Psalm 71

¹ In you, LORD, I have taken refuge;
   let me never be put to shame.
² In your righteousness, rescue me and deliver me;
   turn your ear to me and save me.
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. 
⁴ Deliver me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, 
   from the grasp of those who are evil and cruel.

 ⁵ For you have been my hope, Sovereign LORD, 
   my confidence since my youth. 
⁶ From birth I have relied on you; 
   you brought me forth from my mother's womb. 
   I will ever praise you. 
⁷ I have become a sign to many; 
   you are my strong refuge. 
⁸ My mouth is filled with your praise, 
   declaring your splendor all day long.

 ⁹ Do not cast me away when I am old;
   do not forsake me when my strength is gone.
¹⁰ For my enemies speak against me;
   those who wait to kill me conspire together.
¹¹ They say, "God has forsaken him;
   pursue him and seize him,
   for no one will rescue him."
¹² Do not be far from me, my God;
   come quickly, God, to help me.
¹³ May my accusers perish in shame;
   may those who want to harm me
   be covered with scorn and disgrace.

 ¹⁴ As for me, I will always have hope; 
   I will praise you more and more.

 ¹⁵ My mouth will tell of your righteous deeds,
   of your saving acts all day long—
   though I know not how to relate them all.
¹⁶ I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, Sovereign LORD; 
   I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone. 
¹⁷ Since my youth, God, you have taught me, 
   and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds. 
¹⁸ Even when I am old and gray, 
   do not forsake me, my God, 
till I declare your power to the next generation, 
   your mighty acts to all who are to come.

 ¹⁹ Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens, 
   you who have done great things. 
   Who is like you, God? 
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. 
²¹ You will increase my honor 
   and comfort me once more.

 ²² I will praise you with the harp 
   for your faithfulness, my God; 
I will sing praise to you with the lyre, 
   Holy One of Israel. 
²³ My lips will shout for joy 
   when I sing praise to you— 
   I whom you have delivered. 
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.