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¹ Lord, I depend on you for protection.
    Don't let me be disappointed.
² You always do what is right, so come and save me.
    Listen to me and save me.
³ Be my Rock, my place of safety.
    Be my fortress, and protect me!
You are my Rock and my protection.
⁴ My God, save me from wicked people.
    Save me from cruel, evil people.
⁵ Lord God, you are my hope.
    I have trusted you since I was a young boy.
⁶ I depended on you even before I was born.
    I relied on you even in my mother's womb.
    I have always prayed to you.^[a]
7 You are my source of strength,
    so I have been an example to others.
⁸ I am always singing about the wonderful things you do.
⁹ Don't throw me away just because I am old.
    Don't leave me as I lose my strength.
¹⁰ My enemies make plans against me.
    They have met together and are making plans to kill me.
¹¹ They say, "Go get him!
    God has left him, so there is no one to help him."
¹² God, don't leave me!
    My God, hurry and help me!
¹³ Defeat my enemies.
    Destroy them completely!
They are trying to hurt me.
    Let them suffer shame and disgrace.
¹⁴ Then I will always trust in you
    and praise you more and more.
¹⁵ I will tell people how good you are.
    I will tell about all the times you saved me—
    too many times to count.
¹⁶ I will tell about your greatness, my Lord God.
    I will talk only about you and your goodness.
¹⁷ God, you have taught me since I was a young boy.
    And to this day I have told people about the wonderful things you do.
¹⁸ Now that I am old and my hair is gray, don't leave me, God.
    I must tell the next generation about your power and greatness.
¹⁹ God, your goodness reaches far above the skies.
    You have done wonderful things.
    God, there is no one like you.
²⁰ You have let me see troubles and hard times,
    but you will give me new life;
    you will lift me up from this pit of death!
²¹ You will help me do even greater things.
    You will comfort me again!
²² I will play the harp and praise you.
    My God, I will sing about your faithfulness.
I will play songs on my lyre
    for the Holy One of Israel.
²³ I will shout for joy,
    singing songs of praise to you for saving me.
²⁴ My tongue will sing about your goodness all the time,
    because those who wanted to kill me
    have been defeated and disgraced.