Psalm 71:1-13

The Prayer of an Old Man

71¹ In Thee, O Jehovah, I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed to the age. ² In Thy righteousness Thou dost deliver me, And dost cause me to escape, Incline unto me Thine ear, and save me. ³ Be to me for a rock—a habitation, To go in continually, Thou hast given command to save me, For my rock and my bulwark 'art' Thou. ⁴ O my God, cause me to escape From the hand of the wicked, From the hand of the perverse and violent. ⁵ For Thou 'art' my hope, O Lord Jehovah, My trust from my youth. ⁶ By Thee I have been supported from the womb, From my mother's bowels Thou dost cut me out, In Thee 'is' my praise continually. ⁷ As a wonder I have been to many, And Thou 'art' my strong refuge. ⁸ Filled is my mouth 'with' Thy praise, All the day 'with' Thy beauty. ⁹ Cast me not off at the time of old age, According to the consumption of my power forsake me not. ¹⁰ For mine enemies have spoken against me, And those watching my soul have taken counsel together, ¹¹ Saying, 'God hath forsaken him, Pursue and catch him, for there is no deliverer.' ¹² O God, be not far from me, O my God, for my help make haste. ¹³ They are ashamed, they are consumed, Who are opposing my soul, They are covered 'with' reproach and blushing, Who are seeking my evil,