Psalms 71

DOUAI-RHEIMS	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 A psalm for David. Of the sons of Jonadab, and the former captives. In thee, O Lord, I have hoped, let me never be put to confusion:	1 A Psalm according to Solomon.
2 deliver me in thy justice, and rescue me. Incline thy ear unto me, and save me.	2 Give your judgment, O God, to the king, and your justice to the king’s son, to judge your people with justice and your poor with judgment.
3 Be thou unto me a God, a protector, and a place of strength: that thou mayst make me safe. For thou art my firmament and my refuge.	3 Let the mountains take up peace for the people, and the hills, justice.
4 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the sinner, and out of the hand of the transgressor of the law and of the unjust.	4 He will judge the poor of the people, and he will bring salvation to the sons of the poor. And he will humble the false accuser.
5 For thou art my patience, O Lord: my hope, O Lord, from my youth;	5 And he will remain, with the sun and before the moon, from generation to generation.
6 By thee have I been confirmed from the womb: from my mother's womb thou art my protector. Of thee shall I continually sing:	6 He will descend like rain upon fleece, and like showers showering upon the earth.
7 I run become unto many as a wonder, but thou art a strong helper.	7 In his days, justice will rise like the sun, with abundance of peace, until the moon is taken away.
8 Let my mouth be filled with praise, that I may sing thy glory; thy greatness all the day long.	8 And he will rule from sea to sea and from the river to the limits of the whole world.
9 Cast me not off in the time of old age: when my strength shall fail, do not thou forsake me.	9 In his sight, the Ethiopians will fall prostrate, and his enemies will lick the ground.
10 For my enemies have spoken against me; and they that watched my soul have consulted together,	10 The kings of Tarshish and the islands will offer gifts. The kings of Arabia and of Seba will bring gifts.
11 Saying: God hath forsaken him: pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him.	11 And all the kings of the earth shall adore him. All nations will serve him.
12 O God, be not thou far from me: O my God, make haste to my help.	12 For he will free the poor from the powerful, and the poor one who has no helper.
13 Let them be confounded and come to nothing that detract my soul; let them be covered with confusion and shame that seek my hurt.	13 He will spare the poor and the indigent, and he will bring salvation to the souls of the poor.
14 But I will always hope; and will add to all thy praise.	14 He will redeem their souls from usuries and from iniquity, and their names shall be honorable in his sight.
15 My mouth shall shew forth thy justice; thy salvation all the day long. Because I have not knows learning,	15 And he will live, and to him will be given from the gold of Arabia, and by him they will always adore. They will bless him all day long.
16 I will enter into the powers of the Lord: O Lord, I will be mindful of thy justice alone.	16 And there will be a firmament on earth, at the summits of mountains: its fruits will be extolled above Lebanon, and those of the city will flourish like the grass of the earth.
17 Thou hast taught me, O God, from my youth: and till now I will declare thy wonderful works.	17 May his name be blessed forever; may his name remain before the sun. And all the tribes of the earth will be blessed in him. All nations will magnify him.
18 And unto old age and grey hairs: O God, forsake me not, Until I shew forth thy arm to all the generation that is to come: Thy power,	18 Blessed is the Lord, God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.
19 and thy justice, O God, even to the highest great things thou hast done: O God, who is like to thee?	19 And blessed is the name of his majesty in eternity. And all the earth will be filled with his majesty. Amen. Amen.
20 How great troubles hast thou shewn me, many and grievous: and turning thou hast brought me to life, and hast brought me back again from the depths of the earth :	20 The praises of David, the son of Jesse, have reached an end.
21 Thou hast multiplied thy magnificence; and turning to me thou hast comforted me.
22 For I will also confess to thee thy truth with the instruments of psaltery: O God, I will sing to thee with the harp, thou holy one of Israel.
23 My lips shall greatly rejoice, when I shall sing to thee; and my soul which thou hast redeemed.
24 Yea and my tongue shall meditate on thy justice all the day; when they shall be confounded and put to shame that seek evils to me.