Psalms 71:5-18

5My Lord, I trust you to help me. I have trusted in you, Lord, since I was young.

6Since I was born, you have been there to help me. You have taken care of me since my mother gave birth to me. So I will always praise you!

7When people see me, they see trouble! But you are a strong place to keep me safe.

8I can never stop praising you! All the time, I speak about your glory!

9Do not chase me away when I am old. When I am no longer strong, do not turn away from me.

10For my enemies say things against me. They think of ways that they can kill me.

11They say, ‘God has turned away from him. Run after him and catch him, for nobody will rescue him.’

12God, do not stay far away from me. My God, come quickly to help me!

13Make my enemies become completely ashamed. They speak against me and they want to hurt me. So let them fall with great shame!

14But as for me, I will always wait for you to help me. I will continue to praise you more and more.

15I will tell people that you always do what is right. I will always speak about your power to save people. But you have done more than I will ever know about!

16I will tell about the great things that you have done, Almighty Lord. I will tell everyone that you are righteous. You, only you, are righteous.

17God, you have taught me since I was young. I still tell people about the great things that you have done.

18And even when I am old and my hair is grey, do not turn away from me, God. I need to tell the people still to be born about your great strength. My descendants need to know about your power.