Psalms 70 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 71

¹In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. Never let me be disappointed.

KJVIn thee, O LORD^H3068, do I put my trust^H2620^(H8804): let me never^H408^H5769 be put to confusion^H954^(H8799).

² Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me. Turn your ear to me, and save me.

KJVDeliver^H5337^(H8686) me in thy righteousness^H6666, and cause me to escape^H6403^(H8762): incline^H5186^(H8685) thine ear^H241 unto me, and save^H3467^(H8685) me.

³ Be to me a rock of refuge to which I may always go. Give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.

KJVBe thou my strong^H6697 habitation^H4583, whereunto I may continually^H8548 resort^H935^(H8800): thou hast given commandment^H6680^(H8765) to save^H3467^(H8687) me; for thou art my rock^H5553 and my fortress^H4686.

⁴ Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

KJVDeliver^H6403^(H8761) me, O my God^H430, out of the hand^H3027 of the wicked^H7563, out of the hand^H3709 of the unrighteous^H5765^(H8764) and cruel man^H2556^(H8802).

⁵ For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh, my confidence from my youth.

KJVFor thou art my hope^H8615, O Lord^H136 GOD^H3069: thou art my trust^H4009 from my youth^H5271.

⁶ I have relied on you from the womb. You are he who took me out of my mother’s womb. I will always praise you.

KJVBy thee have I been holden up^H5564^(H8738) from the womb^H990: thou art he that took^H1491^(H8802) me out of my mother's^H517 bowels^H4578: my praise^H8416 shall be continually^H8548 of thee.

⁷ I am a marvel to many, but you are my strong refuge.

KJVI am as a wonder^H4159 unto many^H7227; but thou art my strong^H5797 refuge^H4268.

⁸ My mouth shall be filled with your praise, with your honor all day long.

KJVLet my mouth^H6310 be filled^H4390^(H8735) with thy praise^H8416 and with thy honour^H8597 all the day^H3117.

⁹ Don’t reject me in my old age. Don’t forsake me when my strength fails.

KJVCast me not off^H7993^(H8686) in the time^H6256 of old age^H2209; forsake^H5800^(H8799) me not when my strength^H3581 faileth^H3615^(H8800).

¹⁰ For my enemies talk about me. Those who watch for my soul conspire together,

KJVFor mine enemies^H341^(H8802) speak^H559^(H8804) against me; and they that lay wait^H8104^(H8802) for my soul^H5315 take counsel^H3289^(H8738) together^H3162,

¹¹ saying, “God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him, for no one will rescue him.”

KJVSaying^H559^(H8800), God^H430 hath forsaken^H5800^(H8804) him: persecute^H7291^(H8798) and take^H8610^(H8798) him; for there is none to deliver^H5337^(H8688) him.

¹² God, don’t be far from me. My God, hurry to help me.

KJVO God^H430, be not far^H7368^(H8799) from me: O my God^H430, make haste^H2363^(H8798)^(H8675)^H2439 for my help^H5833.

¹³ Let my accusers be disappointed and consumed. Let them be covered with disgrace and scorn who want to harm me.

KJVLet them be confounded^H954^(H8799) and consumed^H3615^(H8799) that are adversaries^H7853^(H8802) to my soul^H5315; let them be covered^H5844^(H8799) with reproach^H2781 and dishonour^H3639 that seek^H1245^(H8764) my hurt^H7451.

¹⁴ But I will always hope, and will add to all of your praise.

KJVBut I will hope^H3176^(H8762) continually^H8548, and will yet praise^H8416 thee more^H3254^(H8689) and more^H3254^(H8689).

¹⁵ My mouth will tell about your righteousness, and of your salvation all day, though I don’t know its full measure.

KJVMy mouth^H6310 shall shew forth^H5608^(H8762) thy righteousness^H6666 and thy salvation^H8668 all the day^H3117; for I know^H3045^(H8804) not the numbers^H5615 thereof.

¹⁶ I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Yahweh. I will make mention of your righteousness, even of yours alone.

KJVI will go in^H935^(H8799) the strength^H1369 of the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069: I will make mention^H2142^(H8686) of thy righteousness^H6666, even of thine only.

¹⁷ God, you have taught me from my youth. Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.

KJVO God^H430, thou hast taught^H3925^(H8765) me from my youth^H5271: and hitherto have I declared^H5046^(H8686) thy wondrous works^H6381^(H8737).

¹⁸ Yes, even when I am old and gray-haired, God, don’t forsake me, until I have declared your strength to the next generation, your might to everyone who is to come.

KJVNow also when^H5704 I am old^H2209 and grayheaded^H7872, O God^H430, forsake^H5800^(H8799) me not; until I have shewed^H5046^(H8686) thy strength^H2220 unto this generation^H1755, and thy power^H1369 to every one that is to come^H935^(H8799).

¹⁹ God, your righteousness also reaches to the heavens. You have done great things. God, who is like you?

KJVThy righteousness^H6666 also, O God^H430, is very high^H4791, who hast done^H6213^(H8804) great things^H1419: O God^H430, who is like unto thee!

²⁰ You, who have shown us many and bitter troubles, you will let me live. You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.

KJVThou, which hast shewed^H7200^(H8689) me great^H7227 and sore^H7451 troubles^H6869, shalt quicken^H2421^(H8762) me again^H7725^(H8799), and shalt bring me up^H5927^(H8686) again^H7725^(H8799) from the depths^H8415 of the earth^H776.

²¹ Increase my honor and comfort me again.

KJVThou shalt increase^H7235^(H8686) my greatness^H1420, and comfort^H5162^(H8762) me on every side^H5437^(H8735).

²² I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God. I sing praises to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel.

KJVI will also praise^H3034^(H8686) thee with the psaltery^H3627^(H8676)^H5035, even thy truth^H571, O my God^H430: unto thee will I sing^H2167^(H8762) with the harp^H3658, O thou Holy One^H6918 of Israel^H3478.

²³ My lips shall shout for joy! My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!

KJVMy lips^H8193 shall greatly rejoice^H7442^(H8762) when I sing^H2167^(H8762) unto thee; and my soul^H5315, which thou hast redeemed^H6299^(H8804).

²⁴ My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long, for they are disappointed, and they are confounded, who want to harm me.

KJVMy tongue^H3956 also shall talk^H1897^(H8799) of thy righteousness^H6666 all the day^H3117 long: for they are confounded^H954^(H8804), for they are brought unto shame^H2659^(H8804), that seek^H1245^(H8764) my hurt^H7451.

WEB·Psalms 70

¹For the Chief Musician. By David. A reminder. Hurry, God, to deliver me. Come quickly to help me, Yahweh.

KJVTo the chief Musician^H5329^(H8764), A Psalm of David^H1732, to bring to remembrance^H2142^(H8687). Make haste, O God^H430, to deliver^H5337^(H8687) me; make haste^H2363^(H8798) to help^H5833 me, O LORD^H3068.

² Let them be disappointed and confounded who seek my soul. Let those who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace.

KJVLet them be ashamed^H954^(H8799) and confounded^H2659^(H8799) that seek^H1245^(H8764) after my soul^H5315: let them be turned^H5472^(H8735) backward^H268, and put to confusion^H3637^(H8735), that desire^H2655 my hurt^H7451.

³ Let them be turned because of their shame who say, “Aha! Aha!”

KJVLet them be turned back^H7725^(H8799) for a reward^H6118 of their shame^H1322 that say^H559^(H8802), Aha^H1889, aha^H1889.

⁴ Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let those who love your salvation continually say, “Let God be exalted!”

KJVLet all those that seek^H1245^(H8764) thee rejoice^H7797^(H8799) and be glad^H8055^(H8799) in thee: and let such as love^H157^(H8802) thy salvation^H3444 say^H559^(H8799) continually^H8548, Let God^H430 be magnified^H1431^(H8799).

⁵ But I am poor and needy. Come to me quickly, God. You are my help and my deliverer. Yahweh, don’t delay.

KJVBut I am poor^H6041 and needy^H34: make haste^H2363^(H8798) unto me, O God^H430: thou art my help^H5828 and my deliverer^H6403^(H8764); O LORD^H3068, make no tarrying^H309^(H8762).

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