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O my God, rescue me from the hands of the impious,
    from the grasp of cruel and ruthless foes.
You, O Lord, are my hope,
    my confidence, O God, from my youth.
I have relied upon you since birth,
    and you have been my strength from my mother’s womb;
    my praise rises unceasingly to you.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 71:6 My praise . . . to you: an alternative translation is: “my hope has always been in you.”

Deliver(A) me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,(B)
    from the grasp of those who are evil and cruel.(C)

For you have been my hope,(D) Sovereign Lord,
    my confidence(E) since my youth.
From birth(F) I have relied on you;
    you brought me forth from my mother’s womb.(G)
    I will ever praise(H) you.

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