Psalm 71

¹In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.

²In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; incline Your ear and save me.

³Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress.

⁴Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and ruthless.

⁵For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.

⁶I have leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always for You.

⁷I have become a portent to many, but You are my strong refuge.

⁸My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your splendor all day long.

⁹Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.

¹⁰For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,

¹¹saying, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”

¹²Be not far from me, O God. Hurry, O my God, to help me.

¹³May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.

¹⁴But I will always hope and will praise You more and more.

¹⁵My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.