Psalms 71 By David, A Psalm sung by the sons of Jonadab, and the first that were taken captive. O Lord, I have hoped in You; let me never be put to shame.

CAB⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ By David, A Psalm sung by the sons of Jonadab, and the first that were taken captive. O Lord, I have hoped in You; 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 to me a protecting God, and a stronghold to save me; for You are my fortress and my refuge. ⁴ Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the sinner, from the hand of the transgressor and unjust man. ⁵ For You are my support, O Lord; O Lord, You are my hope from my youth. ⁶ On You have I been stayed from the womb: from the belly of my mother You have been my protector: of You is my praise offered continually. ⁷ I have become as it were a wonder to many, but You are my strong helper. ⁸ Let my mouth be filled with praise, that I may hymn Your glory, and Your majesty all the day. ⁹ Do not cast me off at the time of old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails. ¹⁰ For my enemies have spoken against me; and they that lay wait for my soul have taken counsel together, ¹¹ saying, God has forsaken him: persecute him, and take him; for there is none to deliver him. ¹² O God, go not far from me, O my God, draw near to my help. ¹³ Let those that plot evil against my soul be ashamed and utterly fail; let those that seek my hurt be clothed with shame and dishonor. ¹⁴ But I will hope continually, and will praise You more and more. ¹⁵ My mouth shall declare Your righteousness openly, and Your salvation all the day; for I am not acquainted with the affairs of men. ¹⁶ I will go on in the might of the Lord: O Lord, I will make mention of Your righteousness only. ¹⁷ O God, You have taught me from my youth, and until now will I declare Your wonders; ¹⁸ even until I am old and advanced in years. O God, forsake me not; until I have declared Your mighty arm to all the generation that is to come; ¹⁹ even Your power and Your righteousness, O God, up to the highest heavens, even the mighty works which You have done; O God, who is like You? ²⁰ What many and great afflictions have You shown me! Yet You turned and revived me, and brought me again from the depths of the earth. ²¹ You multiplied Your righteousness, and turned and comforted me, and brought me again out of the depths of the earth. ²² I will also therefore give thanks to You, O God, because of Your truth, on an instrument of psalmody; I will sing psalms to You on the harp, O Holy One of Israel. ²³ My lips shall rejoice when I sing to You; and my soul, which You have redeemed. ²⁴ Moreover also my tongue shall dwell all the day upon Your righteousness; when they shall be ashamed and confounded that seek my hurt.