Psalms 71:4-13

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

⁵For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh. I have trusted in you ever since I was a child.

⁶By you I have been supported from the womb; you are he who took me out of my mother's belly; my praise will be always about you.

⁷I am an example to many people; you are my strong refuge.

⁸My mouth will be filled with your praise, all the day with your honor.

⁹Do not throw me away in my time of old age; do not abandon me when my strength fails.

¹⁰For my enemies are talking about me; those who watch for my life are plotting together.

¹¹They say, “God has forsaken him; pursue and take him, for there is no one to save him.”

¹²God, do not be far from me; my God, hurry to help me.

¹³Let them be put to shame and destroyed, those who are hostile to my life; let them be covered with rebuke and dishonor, those who seek my hurt.