^{1 Ref} In you, O Lord, have I put my hope; let me never be shamed.

^{2 Ref} Keep me safe in your righteousness, and come to my help; give ear to my voice, and be my saviour.

^{3 Ref} Be my strong Rock, the strong place of my salvation; for you are my Rock, and my safe place.

^{4 Ref} O my God, take me out of the hand of the sinner, out of the hand of the evil and cruel man.

^{5 Ref} For you are my hope, O Lord God; I have had faith in you from the time when I was young.

^{6 Ref} You have been my support from the day of my birth; you took me out of my mother's body; my praise will be ever of you.

^{7 Ref} I am a wonder to all; but you are my strong tower.

^{8 Ref} My mouth will be full of your praise and glory all the day.

^{9 Ref} Do not give me up when I am old; be my help even when my strength is gone.

^{10 Ref} For my haters are waiting secretly for me; and those who are watching for my soul are banded together in their evil designs,

^{11 Ref} Saying, God has given him up; go after him and take him, for he has no helper.

^{12 Ref} O God, be not far from me; O my God, come quickly to my help.

^{13 Ref} Let those who say evil against my soul be overcome and put to shame; let my haters be made low and have no honour.

^{14 Ref} But I will go on ever hoping, and increasing in all your praise.

^{15 Ref} My mouth will make clear your righteousness and your salvation all the day; for they are more than may be measured.

^{16 Ref} I will give news of the great acts of the Lord God; my words will be of your righteousness, and of yours only.

^{17 Ref} O God, you have been my teacher from the time when I was young; and I have been talking of your works of wonder even till now.

^{18 Ref} Now when I am old and grey-headed, O God, give me not up; till I have made clear your strength to this generation, and your power to all those to come.

^{19 Ref} Your righteousness, O God, is very high; you have done great things; O God, who is like you?

^{20 Ref} You, who have sent great and bitter troubles on me, will give me life again, lifting me up from the deep waters of the underworld.

^{21 Ref} You will make me greater than before, and give me comfort on every side.

^{22 Ref} I will give praise to you with instruments of music, O my God, for you are true; I will make songs to you with music, O Holy One of Israel.

^{23 Ref} Joy will be on my lips when I make melody to you; and in my soul, to which you have given salvation.

^{24 Ref} My tongue will be talking of your righteousness all the day; for those whose purpose is to do me evil have been crushed and put to shame.

^{1 Ref} In Thee, O Jehovah, I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed to the age.

^{2 Ref} In Thy righteousness Thou dost deliver me, And dost cause me to escape, Incline unto me Thine ear, and save me.

^{3 Ref} Be to me for a rock -- a habitation, To go in continually, Thou hast given command to save me, For my rock and my bulwark `art' Thou.

^{4 Ref} O my God, cause me to escape From the hand of the wicked, From the hand of the perverse and violent.

^{5 Ref} For Thou `art' my hope, O Lord Jehovah, My trust from my youth.

^{6 Ref} By Thee I have been supported from the womb, From my mother's bowels Thou dost cut me out, In Thee `is' my praise continually.

^{7 Ref} As a wonder I have been to many, And Thou `art' my strong refuge.

^{8 Ref} Filled is my mouth `with' Thy praise, All the day `with' Thy beauty.

^{9 Ref} Cast me not off at the time of old age, According to the consumption of my power forsake me not.

^{10 Ref} For mine enemies have spoken against me, And those watching my soul have taken counsel together,

^{11 Ref} Saying, `God hath forsaken him, Pursue and catch him, for there is no deliverer.'

^{12 Ref} O God, be not far from me, O my God, for my help make haste.

^{13 Ref} They are ashamed, they are consumed, Who are opposing my soul, They are covered `with' reproach and blushing, Who are seeking my evil,

^{14 Ref} And I continually do wait with hope, And have added unto all Thy praise.

^{15 Ref} My mouth recounteth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy salvation, For I have not known the numbers.

^{16 Ref} I come in the might of the Lord Jehovah, I mention Thy righteousness -- Thine only.

^{17 Ref} God, Thou hast taught me from my youth, And hitherto I declare Thy wonders.

^{18 Ref} And also unto old age and grey hairs, O God, forsake me not, Till I declare Thy strength to a generation, To every one that cometh Thy might.

^{19 Ref} And Thy righteousness, O God, `is' unto the heights, Because Thou hast done great things, O God, who `is' like Thee?

^{20 Ref} Because Thou hast showed me many and sad distresses, Thou turnest back -- Thou revivest me, And from the depths of the earth, Thou turnest back -- Thou bringest me up.

^{21 Ref} Thou dost increase my greatness, And Thou surroundest -- Thou comfortest me,

^{22 Ref} I also thank Thee with a vessel of psaltery, Thy truth, O my God, I sing to Thee with a harp, O Holy One of Israel,

^{23 Ref} My lips cry aloud when I sing praise to Thee, And my soul that Thou hast redeemed,

^{24 Ref} My tongue also all the day uttereth Thy righteousness, Because ashamed -- because confounded, Have been those seeking my evil!

^{1 Ref} In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge: Let me never be put to shame.

^{2 Ref} Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me: Bow down thine ear unto me, and save me.

^{3 Ref} Be thou to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: Thou hast given commandment to save me; For thou art my rock and my fortress.

^{4 Ref} Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

^{5 Ref} For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah: `Thou art' my trust from my youth.

^{6 Ref} By thee have I been holden up from the womb; Thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: My praise shall be continually of thee.

^{7 Ref} I am as a wonder unto many; But thou art my strong refuge.

^{8 Ref} My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, And with thy honor all the day.

^{9 Ref} Cast me not off in the time of old age; Forsake me not when my strength faileth.

^{10 Ref} For mine enemies speak concerning me; And they that watch for my soul take counsel together,

^{11 Ref} Saying, God hath forsaken him: Pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver.

^{12 Ref} O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me.

^{13 Ref} Let them be put to shame `and' consumed that are adversaries to my soul; Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my hurt.

^{14 Ref} But I will hope continually, And will praise thee yet more and more.

^{15 Ref} My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness, `And' of thy salvation all the day; For I know not the numbers `thereof'.

^{16 Ref} I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Jehovah: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.

^{17 Ref} O God, thou hast taught me from my youth; And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.

^{18 Ref} Yea, even when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not, Until I have declared thy strength unto `the next' generation, Thy might to every one that is to come.

^{19 Ref} Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high; Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto thee?

^{20 Ref} Thou, who hast showed us many and sore troubles, Wilt quicken us again, And wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth.

^{21 Ref} Increase thou my greatness, And turn again and comfort me.

^{22 Ref} I will also praise thee with the psaltery, `Even' thy truth, O my God: Unto thee will I sing praises with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.

^{23 Ref} My lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises unto thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

^{24 Ref} My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long; For they are put to shame, for they are confounded, that seek my hurt. Psalm 72 `A Psalm' of Solomon.