⁹ Do not hide your face from me;^(A)
do not turn your servant away in anger.^(B)
You have been my helper;^(C)
do not leave me or abandon me,
God of my salvation.

¹⁸ Even while I am old and grey,
God, do not abandon me,^(A)
while I proclaim your power
to another generation,
your strength to all who are to come.^(B)