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Psalms 71

Compare Translations — WEB vs KJV

Bible Compare Psalms 71
Verse 1
WEB

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

KJV

In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.

Verse 2
WEB

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

KJV

Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.

Verse 3
WEB

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.

KJV

Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.

Verse 4
WEB

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

KJV

Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

Verse 5
WEB

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

KJV

For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.

Verse 6
WEB

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.

KJV

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.

Verse 7
WEB

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

KJV

I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.

Verse 8
WEB

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

KJV

Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.

Verse 9
WEB

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

KJV

Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.

Verse 10
WEB

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

KJV

For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,

Verse 11
WEB

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

KJV

Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him .

Verse 12
WEB

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

KJV

O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.

Verse 13
WEB

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

KJV

Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.

Verse 14
WEB

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

KJV

But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.

Verse 15
WEB

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

KJV

My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof .

Verse 16
WEB

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

KJV

I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.

Verse 17
WEB

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

KJV

O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.

Verse 18
WEB

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.

KJV

Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.

Verse 19
WEB

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

KJV

Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!

Verse 20
WEB

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.

KJV

Thou , which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

Verse 21
WEB

Increase my honor and comfort me again.

KJV

Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.

Verse 22
WEB

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.

KJV

I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.

Verse 23
WEB

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

KJV

My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

Verse 24
WEB

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

KJV

My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.