Psalms 70
1O Lord, I have hoped in you: let me never be put to shame. 1
2In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me: incline your ear to me, and save me. 1
3Be to me a protecting God, and a strong hold to save me: for you are my fortress and my refuge. 1
4Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the sinner, from the hand of the transgressor and unjust man. 1
5For you are my support, O Lord; O Lord, you are my hope from my youth. 1
6On you have I been stayed from the womb: from the belly of my mother you are my protector: of you is my + 70:6 Gr. hymn singing. praise continually. 1
7I am become as it were a wonder to many: but you are my strong helper. 1
8Let my mouth be filled with praise, that I may hymn your glory, and your majesty all the day. 1
9Cast me not off at the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength fails. 1
10For my enemies have spoken against me; and they that lay wait for my soul have taken counsel together, 1
11saying, God has forsaken him: persecute you⌃ and take him; for there is none to deliver him. 1
12O God, go not far from me, O my God, draw near to my help. 1
13Let those that plot against my soul be ashamed and utterly fail: let those that seek my hurt be clothed with shame and dishonour. 1
14But I will hope continually, and will praise you more and more. 1
15My mouth shall declare your righteousness openly, and your salvation all the day; for I am not acquainted with the affairs of men. 1
16I will go on in the might of the Lord: O Lord, I will make mention of your righteousness only. 1
17O God, you have taught me from my youth, and until now will I declare your wonders; 1
18even until I am old and advanced in years. O God, forsake me not; until I shall have declared your arm to all the generation that is to come: 1
19even your power and your righteousness, O God, up to the highest heavens, even the mighty works which you have done: O God, who is like to you? 1
20What afflictions many and sore have you showed me! yet you did turn and quicken me, and brought me again from the depths of the earth. 1
21You did multiply your righteousness, and did turn and comfort me, and brought me again out of the depths of the earth. 1
22I will also therefore give thanks to you, O God, because of your truth, on an instrument of psalmody: I will sing psalms to you on the harp, O Holy One of Israel. 1
23My lips shall rejoice when I sing to you; and my soul, which you have redeemed. 1
24Moreover also my tongue shall + 70:24 Lit. meditate. dwell all the day upon your righteousness; when they shall be ashamed and confounded that seek my hurt.