Psalms 71

¹In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge:

²Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me:

³Be thou to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort:

⁴Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked,

⁵For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah:

⁶By thee have I been holden up from the womb;

⁷I am as a wonder unto many;

⁸My mouth shall be filled with thy praise,

⁹Cast me not off in the time of old age;

¹⁰For mine enemies speak concerning me;

¹¹Saying, God hath forsaken him:

¹²O God, be not far from me;

¹³Let them be put to shame and consumed that are adversaries to my soul;

¹⁴But I will hope continually,

¹⁵My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness,

¹⁶I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Jehovah:

¹⁷O God, thou hast taught me from my youth;

¹⁸Yea, even when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not,

¹⁹Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high;

²⁰Thou, who hast showed us many and sore troubles,

²¹Increase thou my greatness,

²²I will also praise thee with the psaltery,

²³My lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises unto thee;

²⁴My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long;