Psalm 71:12-21

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹² O God, be not far from me;
    O my God, make haste to help me!
¹³ May my accusers be put to shame and consumed;
    with scorn and disgrace may they be covered
    who seek my hurt.
¹⁴ But I will hope continually,
    and will praise thee yet more and more.
¹⁵ My mouth will tell of thy righteous acts,
    of thy deeds of salvation all the day,
    for their number is past my knowledge.
¹⁶ With the mighty deeds of the Lord God I will come,
    I will praise thy righteousness, thine alone.

¹⁷ O God, from my youth thou hast taught me,
    and I still proclaim thy wondrous deeds.
¹⁸ So even to old age and gray hairs,
    O God, do not forsake me,
till I proclaim thy might
    to all the generations to come.^[a]
Thy power ¹⁹ and thy righteousness, O God,
    reach the high heavens.

Thou who hast done great things,
    O God, who is like thee?
²⁰ Thou who hast made me see many sore troubles
    wilt revive me again;
from the depths of the earth
    thou wilt bring me up again.
²¹ Thou wilt increase my honor,
    and comfort me again.