Psalm 71:9-18

Good News Translation

⁹Do not reject me now that I am old;
    do not abandon me now that I am feeble.
¹⁰My enemies want to kill me;
    they talk and plot against me.
¹¹They say, “God has abandoned him;
    let's go after him and catch him;
    there is no one to rescue him.”

¹²Don't stay so far away, O God;
    my God, hurry to my aid!
¹³May those who attack me
    be defeated and destroyed.
May those who try to hurt me
    be shamed and disgraced.
¹⁴I will always put my hope in you;
    I will praise you more and more.
¹⁵I will tell of your goodness;
    all day long I will speak of your salvation,
    though it is more than I can understand.
¹⁶I will go in the strength of the Lord God;
    I will proclaim your goodness, yours alone.

¹⁷You have taught me ever since I was young,
    and I still tell of your wonderful acts.
¹⁸Now that I am old and my hair is gray,
    do not abandon me, O God!
Be with me while I proclaim your power and might
    to all generations to come.

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