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Psalms 71:9-13

when my strength fails, do not forsake me

Be for me a rock to dwell in · Psalms 71

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9Do not cast me off in old age; when my strength fails, do not forsake me.

10For my enemies speak against me, and those who watch for my life consult together.

11saying, “God has forsaken him; pursue and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”

12God, do not be far from me; my God, hurry to help me.

13Let those who are hostile to my life be put to shame and come to an end; let those who seek my harm be clothed with reproach and disgrace.

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