4 My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked,from the hand of the cruel oppressor!
5 For you give me confidence, O Lord;O Lord, I have trusted in you since I was young.
6 I have leaned on you since birth;you pulled me from my mother’s womb.I praise you continually.
7 Many are appalled when they see me,but you are my secure shelter.
8 I praise you constantlyand speak of your splendor all day long.
9 Do not reject me in my old age!When my strength fails, do not abandon me!
10 For my enemies talk about me;those waiting for a chance to kill me plot my demise.