Psalm 71
To you, Lord, have I come for shelter
: let me never be put to shame.
In your righteousness rescue and deliver me
: incline your ear to me and save me.
Be for me a rock of refuge, a fortress to defend me
: for you are my high rock, and my stronghold.
Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked
: from the grasp of the pitiless and unjust.
For you, Lord, are my hope
: you are my confidence, O God, from my youth upward.
On you have I leaned since my birth
: you are he that brought me out of my mother’s womb,
and my praise is of you continually.
I have become as a fearful warning to many
: but you are my strength and my refuge.
My mouth shall be filled with your praises
: I shall sing of your glory all the day long.
Cast me not away in the time of old age
: nor forsake me when my strength fails.
For my enemies speak against me
: and those that watch for my life conspire together, saying,
‘God has forsaken him
: pursue him, take him, for there is none to save him.’
Be not far from me, O God
: my God, make haste to help me.
Let my adversaries be confounded and put to shame
: let those who seek my hurt be covered with scorn and disgrace.
As for me, I will wait in hope continually
: and I will praise you more and more.