Psalm 71

¹In thee, O Lord, I trust: let me neuer be ashamed.

²Rescue mee and deliuer me in thy righteousnes: incline thine eare vnto me and saue me.

³Be thou my strong rocke, whereunto I may alway resort: thou hast giuen commandement to saue me: for thou art my rocke, and my fortresse.

⁴Deliuer mee, O my God, out of the hande of the wicked: out of the hande of the euill and cruell man.

⁵For thou art mine hope, O Lord God, euen my trust from my youth.

⁶Vpon thee haue I beene stayed from the wombe: thou art he that tooke me out of my mothers bowels: my praise shalbe alwaies of thee.

⁷I am become as it were a monster vnto many: but thou art my sure trust.

⁸Let my mouth be filled with thy praise, and with thy glory euery day.

⁹Cast mee not off in the time of age: forsake me not when my strength faileth.

¹⁰For mine enemies speake of mee, and they that lay waite for my soule, take their counsell together,

¹¹Saying, God hath forsaken him: pursue and take him, for there is none to deliuer him.

¹²Goe not farre from me, O God: my God, haste thee to helpe me.

¹³Let them be confounded and consumed that are against my soule: let them be couered with reproofe and confusion, that seeke mine hurt.

¹⁴But I will waite continually, and will praise thee more and more.