5. For you have been my hope, Sovereign Lord,my confidence since my youth.
6. From my birth I have relied on you;you brought me forth from my mother’s womb.I will ever praise you.
7. I have become a sign to many;you are my strong refuge.
8. My mouth is filled with your praise,declaring your splendour all day long.
9. Do not cast me away when I am old;do not forsake me when my strength is gone.
10. For my enemies speak against me;those who wait to kill me conspire together.
11. They say, ‘God has forsaken him;pursue him and seize him,for no one will rescue him.’