PSALM 71

71:1 In Thee, O the Lord, have I taken refuge; let me never be ashamed. 71:2 Deliver me in Thy righteousness, and rescue me; incline Thine ear unto me, and save me. 71:3 Be Thou to me a sheltering rock, whereunto I may continually resort, which Thou hast appointed to save me; for Thou art my rock and my fortress. 71:4 O my God, rescue me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the grasp of the unrighteous and ruthless man. 71:5 For Thou art my hope; O L-rd GOD, my trust from my youth. 71:6 Upon Thee have I stayed myself from birth; Thou art he that took me out of my mother's womb; my praise is continually of Thee. 71:7 I am as a wonder unto many; but Thou art my strong refuge. 71:8 My mouth shall be filled with Thy praise, and with Thy glory all the day. 71:9 Cast me not off in the time of old age; when my strength faileth, forsake me not. 71:10 For mine enemies speak concerning me, and they that watch for my soul take counsel together, 71:11 Saying: 'God hath forsaken him; pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver.' 71:12 O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me. 71:13 Let them be ashamed and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and confusion that seek my hurt. 71:14 But as for me, I will hope continually, and will praise Thee yet more and more. 71:15 My mouth shall tell of Thy righteousness, and of Thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof. 71:16 I will come with Thy mighty acts, O L-rd GOD; I will make mention of

Thy righteousness, even of Thine only. 71:17 O God, Thou hast taught me from my youth; and until now do I declare Thy wondrous works. 71:18 And even unto old age and hoary hairs, O God, forsake me not; until I have declared Thy strength unto the next generation, Thy might to every one that is to come. 71:19 Thy righteousness also, O God, which reacheth unto high heaven; Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto Thee? 71:20 Thou, who hast made me to see many and sore troubles, wilt quicken me again, and bring me up again from the depths of the earth. 71:21 Thou wilt increase my greatness, and turn and comfort me. 71:22 I also will give thanks unto Thee with the psaltery, even unto Thy truth, O my God; I will sing praises unto Thee with the harp, O Thou Holy One of Israel. 71:23 My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing praises unto Thee; and my soul, which Thou hast redeemed. 71:24 My tongue also shall tell of Thy righteousness all the day; for they are ashamed, for they are abashed, that seek my hurt.

Hebrew Transliteration 71:1 bekha-Adonay chsiythiy 'al-'bhoshh le`olm 71:2 betsidhqthekha tatsiylniy uthephallethniy hathh-'lay 'zenekhavehoshiy`niy 71:3 heyh liy letsur m`on lbho' tmiydh tsivviyth.lehoshiy`niy kiy-sal`iy umetsudhthiy 'tth 71:4 'elohay pallethniymiyyadh rsh` mikkaph me`avvl vechomts 71:5 kiy-'atth thiqvthiy'adhony Adonay mibhthachiy minne`ury 71:6 `leykha nismakhtiymibbethen mimme`y 'immiy 'atth ghoziy bekha

thehillthiy thmiydh 71:7 kemophth hyiythiy lerabbiym ve'atth machasiy-`oz 71:8 yimml' phiytehillthekha kol-hayyom tiph'artekha 71:9 'al-tashliykhniy le`th ziqnhkikhloth kochiy 'al-ta`azbhniy 71:10 kiy-'mru 'oyebhay liy veshomerynaphshiy no`atsu yachdv 71:11 l'mor 'elohiym `azbho ridhphu vethiphsuhukiy-'yn matsiyl 71:12 'elohiym 'al-tirchaq mimmenniy 'elohayle`ezrthiy chiyshh [chushh] 71:13 ybhoshu yikhlu sotheny naphshiy ya`athucherph ukhelimmh mebhaqshy r`thiy 71:14 va'aniy tmiydh 'ayachlvehosaphtiy `al-kl-tehillthekha 71:15 piy yesappr tsidhqthekha kol-hayyom teshu`thekha kiy lo' ydha`tiy sephoroth 71:16 'bho' bighbhuroth'adhony Adonay 'azkiyr tsidhqthkha lebhaddekha 71:17 'elohiymlimmadhtaniy minne`ury ve`adh-hnnh 'aggiydh niphle'otheykha 71:18 vegham `adh-ziqnh vesybhh 'elohiym 'al-ta`azbhniy `adh-'aggiydhzero`akha ledhor lekhol-ybho' gebhurthekha 71:19 vetsidhqthkha 'elohiym `adh-mrom 'asher-`siyth ghedholoth 'elohiym miy khmokha 71:20 'asherhir'iythanu [hir'iythaniy] tsroth rabboth ver`oth tshubh techayyynu[techayyyniy] umittehomoth h'rets tshubh ta`alniy 71:21 terebhgedhullthiy vethissobh tenachamniy 71:22 gam-'aniy 'odhekha bhikhliy-nebhel'amittekha 'elohy 'azammerh lekha bhekhinnor qedhosh yisr'l 71:23 terannnnh sephthay kiy 'azammerh-lkh venaphshiy 'asher pdhiyth 71:24 gam-leshoniy kol-hayyom tehgeh tsidhqthekha kiy-bhoshu khiychphrumebhaqshy r`thiy