Psalm 71:5-16

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

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

¹² O God, do not be far from me;
    O my God, make haste to help me!^(H)
13 Let my accusers be put to shame and consumed;
    let those who seek to hurt me
    be covered with scorn and disgrace.^(I)
14 But I will hope continually
    and will praise you yet more and more.
¹⁵ My mouth will tell of your righteous acts,
    of your deeds of salvation all day long,
    though their number is past my knowledge.^(J)
16 I will come praising the mighty deeds of the Lord God;
    I will praise your righteousness, yours alone.^(K)