71:1  In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; Let me never be ashamed.

71:2  In Your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; Incline Your ear to me and save me.

71:3  Be to me a rock of habitation to which I may continually come; You have given commandment to save me, For You are my rock and my fortress.

71:4  Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the grasp of the wrongdoer and ruthless man,

71:5  For You are my hope; O Lord GOD, {You are} my confidence from my youth.

71:6  By You I have been sustained from {my} birth; You are He who took me from my mother's womb; My praise is continually of You.

71:7  I have become a marvel to many, For You are my strong refuge.

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; Do not forsake me when my strength fails.

71:10  For my enemies have spoken against me; And those who watch for my life have consulted together,

71:11  Saying, "God has forsaken him; Pursue and seize him, for there is no one to deliver."

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

71:13  Let those who are adversaries of my soul be ashamed {and} consumed; Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor, who seek to injure me.

71:14  But as for me, I will hope continually, And will praise You yet more and more.

71:15  My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness {And} of Your salvation all day long; For I do not know the sum {of them.}

71:16  I will come with the mighty deeds of the Lord GOD; I will make mention of Your righteousness, Yours alone.

71:17  O God, You have taught me from my youth, And I still declare Your wondrous deeds.

71:18  And even when {I am} old and gray, O God, do not forsake me, Until I declare Your strength to {this} generation, Your power to all who are to come.

71:19  For Your righteousness, O God, {reaches} to the heavens, You who have done great things; O God, who is like You?

71:20  You who have shown me many troubles and distresses Will revive me again, And will bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

71:21  May You increase my greatness And turn {to} comfort me.

71:22  I will also praise You with a harp, {Even} Your truth, O my God; To You I will sing praises with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.

71:23  My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to You; And my soul, which You have redeemed.

71:24  My tongue also will utter Your righteousness all day long; For they are ashamed, for they are humiliated who seek my hurt.