(A)Be to me a rock of (B)dwelling to which I may continually come;
You have given the (C)commandment to save me,
For You are (D)my rock and my fortress.
(E)Save me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,
From the [a]grasp of the wrongdoer and the ruthless,
For You are my (F)hope;
Lord [b]God, You are my (G)confidence from my youth.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 71:4 Lit palm
  2. Psalm 71:5 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord

Be my rock of refuge,
    to which I can always go;
give the command to save me,
    for you are my rock and my fortress.(A)
Deliver(B) me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,(C)
    from the grasp of those who are evil and cruel.(D)

For you have been my hope,(E) Sovereign Lord,
    my confidence(F) since my youth.

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