Psalm 71:5–12

5 For you have been my hope, Sovereign Lord,

my confidence since my youth.

6 From birth I have relied on you;

you brought me forth from my mother’s womb.

I will ever praise you.

7 I have become a sign to many;

you are my strong refuge.

8 My mouth is filled with your praise,

declaring your splendor all day long.

9 Do not cast me away when I am old;

do not forsake me when my strength is gone.

10 For my enemies speak against me;

those who wait to kill me conspire together.

11 They say, “God has forsaken him;

pursue him and seize him,

for no one will rescue him.”

12 Do not be far from me, my God;

come quickly, God, to help me.

5 For thou art my hope, O Lord God:

Thou art my trust from my youth.

6 By thee have I been holden up from the womb:

Thou art he that took me out of my mother’s bowels:

My praise shall be continually of thee.

7 I am as a wonder unto many;

But thou art my strong refuge.

8 Let my mouth be filled with thy praise

And with thy honour all the day.

9 Cast me not off in the time of old age;

Forsake me not when my strength faileth.

10 For mine enemies speak against me;

And they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,

11 Saying, God hath forsaken him:

Persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.

12 O God, be not far from me:

O my God, make haste for my help.

5 O Lord, you alone are my hope.

I’ve trusted you, O Lord, from childhood.

6 Yes, you have been with me from birth;

from my mother’s womb you have cared for me.

No wonder I am always praising you!

7 My life is an example to many,

because you have been my strength and protection.

8 That is why I can never stop praising you;

I declare your glory all day long.

9 And now, in my old age, don’t set me aside.

Don’t abandon me when my strength is failing.

10 For my enemies are whispering against me.

They are plotting together to kill me.

11 They say, “God has abandoned him.

Let’s go and get him,

for no one will help him now.”

12 O God, don’t stay away.

My God, please hurry to help me.

5 For You are my hope, O Lord God;

You are my trust from my youth.

6 By You I have been upheld from birth;

You are He who took me out of my mother’s womb.

My praise shall be continually of You.

7 I have become as a wonder to many,

But You are my strong refuge.

8 Let my mouth be filled with Your praise

And with Your glory all the day.

9 Do not cast me off in the time of old age;

Do not forsake me when my strength fails.

10 For my enemies speak against me;

And those who lie in wait for my life take counsel together,

11 Saying, “God has forsaken him;

Pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him.”

12 O God, do not be far from me;

O my God, make haste to help me!

5 Lord, you are my hope.

Lord, I have trusted you since I was young.

6 I have depended on you since I was born;

you helped me even on the day of my birth.

I will always praise you.

7 I am an example to many people,

because you are my strong protection.

8 I am always praising you;

all day long I honor you.

9 Do not reject me when I am old;

do not leave me when my strength is gone.

10 My enemies make plans against me,

and they meet together to kill me.

11 They say, “God has left him.

Go after him and take him,

because no one will save him.”

12 God, don’t be far off.

My God, hurry to help me.

5 For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah:

Thou art my trust from my youth.

6 By thee have I been holden up from the womb;

Thou art he that took me out of my mother’s bowels:

My praise shall be continually of thee.

7 I am as a wonder unto many;

But thou art my strong refuge.

8 My mouth shall be filled with thy praise,

And with thy honor all the day.

9 Cast me not off in the time of old age;

Forsake me not when my strength faileth.

10 For mine enemies speak concerning me;

And they that watch for my soul take counsel together,

11 Saying, God hath forsaken him:

Pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver.

12 O God, be not far from me;

O my God, make haste to help me.

5 For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah, my confidence from my youth. 6 On thee have I been stayed from the womb; from the bowels of my mother thou didst draw me forth: my praise shall be continually of thee. 7 I have been as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge. 8 My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, with thy glory, all the day. 9 Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth. 10 For mine enemies speak against me, and they that watch for my soul consult together, 11 Saying, God hath forsaken him; pursue and seize him, for there is none to deliver. 12 O God, be not far from me; my God, hasten to my help.

5 You are my hope, O Almighty Lord. 

You have been my confidence ever since I was young. 

6 I depended on you before I was born. 

You took me from my mother’s womb. 

My songs of praise constantly speak about you. 

7 I have become an example to many people, 

but you are my strong refuge. 

8 My mouth is filled with your praise, 

with your glory all day long. 

9 Do not reject me when I am old 

or abandon me when I lose my strength. 

10 My enemies talk about me. 

They watch me as they plot to take my life. 

11 They say, “God has abandoned him. 

Pursue him and grab him because there is no one to rescue him.” 

12 O God, do not be so distant from me. 

O my God, come quickly to help me. 

5 For You are my hope, Lord God,

my confidence from my youth.

6 I have leaned on You from birth;

You took me from my mother’s womb.

My praise is always about You.

7 I have become an ominous sign to many,

but You are my strong refuge.

8 My mouth is full of praise

and honor to You all day long.

9 Don’t discard me in my old age;

as my strength fails, do not abandon me.

10 For my enemies talk about me,

and those who spy on me plot together,

11 saying, “God has abandoned him;

chase him and catch him,

for there is no one to rescue him.”

12 God, do not be far from me;

my God, hurry to help me.

5 For you, O Lord, are my hope,

my trust, O Lord, from my youth.

6 From my birth I have leaned upon you,

my protector since my mother’s womb.

My praise is continually of you.

7 I have been like a portent to many,

but you are my strong refuge.

8 My mouth is filled with your praise

and with your glory all day long.

9 Do not cast me off in the time of old age;

do not forsake me when my strength is spent.

10 For my enemies speak concerning me,

and those who watch for my life consult together.

11 They say, “Pursue and seize that person

whom God has forsaken,

for there is no one to deliver.”

12 O God, do not be far from me;

O my God, make haste to help me!

5 because you are my hope,

O Lord Yahweh, my confidence from my youth.

6 Upon you I have leaned from birth.

It was you who took me from the womb of my mother.

My praise is of you continually.

7 I have become a wonder to many,

but you are my strong refuge.

8 My mouth is filled with your praise,

with your glory all the day.

9 Do not cast me away in the time of old age;

when my strength fails do not abandon me.

10 For my enemies talk concerning me,

and those who watch for my life conspire together,

11 saying, “His God has abandoned him.

Pursue and seize him, because there is no deliverer.”

12 O God, do not be far from me.

My God, hurry to help me.

5 You are the King and the Lord. You have always been my hope.

I have trusted in you ever since I was young.

6 From the time I was born I have depended on you.

You brought me out of my mother’s body.

I will praise you forever.

7 To many people I am an example of how much you care.

You are strong. You are my place of safety.

8 My mouth is filled with praise for you.

All day long I will talk about your glory.

9 Don’t push me away when I’m old.

Don’t desert me when my strength is gone.

10 My enemies speak against me.

Those who want to kill me get together and make evil plans.

11 They say, “God has deserted him.

Go after him and grab him.

No one will save him.”

12 God, don’t stay so far away from me.

My God, come quickly and help me.

5 For You are my hope;

O Lord God, You are my confidence from my youth.

6 By You I have been sustained from my birth;

You are He who took me from my mother’s womb;

My praise is continually of You.

7 I have become a marvel to many,

For You are my strong refuge.

8 My mouth is filled with Your praise

And with Your glory all day long.

9 Do not cast me off in the time of old age;

Do not forsake me when my strength fails.

10 For my enemies have spoken against me;

And those who watch for my life have consulted together,

11 Saying, “God has forsaken him;

Pursue and seize him, for there is no one to deliver.”

12 O God, do not be far from me;

O my God, hasten to my help!