Psalm 71:4-11

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

⁴ Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked,
    from the grasp of the unjust and cruel.^(A)
5 For you, O Lord, are my hope,
    my trust, O Lord, from my youth.^(B)
6 From my birth I have leaned upon you,
    my protector since my mother’s womb.^[a]
My praise is continually of you.^(C)

⁷ I have been like a portent to many,
    but you are my strong refuge.^(D)
8 My mouth is filled with your praise
    and with your glory all day long.^(E)
9 Do not cast me off in the time of old age;
    do not forsake me when my strength is spent.^(F)
10 For my enemies speak concerning me,
    and those who watch for my life consult together.^(G)
11 They say, “Pursue and seize that person
    whom God has forsaken,
    for there is no one to deliver.”^(H)