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Be thou to me a rock of refuge,
    a strong fortress,[a] to save me,
    for thou art my rock and my fortress.

Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked,
    from the grasp of the unjust and cruel man.
For thou, O Lord, art my hope,
    my trust, O Lord, from my youth.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 71:3 Gk Compare 31.3: Heb to come continually thou hast commanded

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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