71:1 In you, O Lord, I have taken shelter! Never let me be humiliated!

71:2 Vindicate me by rescuing me! Listen to me! Deliver me!

71:3 Be my protector and refuge, a stronghold where I can be safe! For you are my high ridge and my stronghold.

71:4 My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked, from the hand of the cruel oppressor!

71:5 For you give me confidence, O sovereign Master; O Lord, I have trusted in you since I was young.

71:6 I have leaned on you since birth; you pulled me from my mother’s womb. I praise you continually.

71:7 Many are appalled when they see me, but you are my secure shelter.

71:8 I praise you constantly and speak of your splendor all day long.

71:9 Do not reject me in my old age! When my strength fails, do not abandon me!

71:10 For my enemies talk about me; those waiting for a chance to kill me plot my demise.

71:11 They say, “God has abandoned him. Run and seize him, for there is no one who will rescue him!”

71:12 O God, do not remain far away from me! My God, hurry and help me!

71:13 May my accusers be humiliated and defeated! May those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace!

71:14 As for me, I will wait continually, and will continue to praise you.

71:15 I will tell about your justice, and all day long proclaim your salvation, though I cannot fathom its full extent.

71:16 I will come and tell about the mighty acts of the sovereign Lord. I will proclaim your justice — yours alone.

71:17 O God, you have taught me since I was young, and I am still declaring your amazing deeds.

71:18 Even when I am old and gray, O God, do not abandon me, until I tell the next generation about your strength, and those coming after me about your power.

71:19 Your justice, O God, extends to the skies above; you have done great things. O God, who can compare to you?

71:20 Though you have allowed me to experience much trouble and distress, revive me once again! Bring me up once again from the depths of the earth!