Psalms 71:5-18

5For you give me confidence, O Lord; O Lord, I have trusted in you since I was young.

6I have leaned on you since birth; you pulled me from my mother’s womb. I praise you continually.

7Many are appalled when they see me, but you are my secure shelter.

8I praise you constantly and speak of your splendor all day long.

9Do not reject me in my old age! When my strength fails, do not abandon me!

10For my enemies talk about me; those waiting for a chance to kill me plot my demise.

11They say, “God has abandoned him. Run and seize him, for there is no one who will rescue him!”

12O God, do not remain far away from me! My God, hurry and help me!

13May my accusers be humiliated and defeated! May those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace!

14As for me, I will wait continually, and will continue to praise you.

15I will tell about your justice, and all day long proclaim your salvation, though I cannot fathom its full extent.

16I will come and tell about the mighty acts of the sovereign Lord. I will proclaim your justice – yours alone.

17O God, you have taught me since I was young, and I am still declaring your amazing deeds.

18Even when I am old and gray, O God, do not abandon me, until I tell the next generation about your strength, and those coming after me about your power.