Psalms 71

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 In thee, O LORD, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame!	1 A Psalm according to Solomon.
2 In thy righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline thy ear to 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 to me a rock of refuge, a strong fortress, to save me, for thou art my rock and my fortress.	3 Let the mountains take up peace for the people, and the hills, justice.
4 Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel man.	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, O Lord, art my hope, my trust, O LORD, from my youth.	5 And he will remain, with the sun and before the moon, from generation to generation.
6 Upon thee I have leaned from my birth; thou art he who took me from my mother's womb. My praise is continually of thee.	6 He will descend like rain upon fleece, and like showers showering upon the earth.
7 I have been as a portent to many; but thou art my strong refuge.	7 In his days, justice will rise like the sun, with abundance of peace, until the moon is taken away.
8 My mouth is filled with thy praise, and with thy glory all the day.	8 And he will rule from sea to sea and from the river to the limits of the whole world.
9 Do not cast me off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength is spent.	9 In his sight, the Ethiopians will fall prostrate, and his enemies will lick the ground.
10 For my enemies speak concerning me, those who watch for my life consult together,	10 The kings of Tarshish and the islands will offer gifts. The kings of Arabia and of Seba will bring gifts.
11 and say, "God has forsaken him; pursue and seize 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 far from me; O my God, make haste to help me!	12 For he will free the poor from the powerful, and the poor one who has no helper.
13 May my accusers be put to shame and consumed; with scorn and disgrace may they be covered who 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 hope continually, and will praise thee yet more and more.	14 He will redeem their souls from usuries and from iniquity, and their names shall be honorable in his sight.
15 My mouth will tell of thy righteous acts, of thy deeds of salvation all the day, for their number is past my knowledge.	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 With the mighty deeds of the Lord GOD I will come, I will praise thy righteousness, thine 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 O God, from my youth thou hast taught me, and I still proclaim thy wondrous deeds.	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 So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, till I proclaim thy might to all the generations to come. Thy power	18 Blessed is the Lord, God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.
19 and thy righteousness, O God, reach the high heavens. Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like 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 Thou who hast made me see many sore troubles wilt revive me again; from the depths of the earth thou wilt bring me up again.	20 The praises of David, the son of Jesse, have reached an end.
21 Thou wilt increase my honor, and comfort me again.
22 I will also praise thee with the harp for thy faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praises to thee with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.
23 My lips will shout for joy, when I sing praises to thee; my soul also, which thou hast rescued.
24 And my tongue will talk of thy righteous help all the day long, for they have been put to shame and disgraced who sought to do me hurt.