Catholic Public Domain Version
"Do not cast me off in the time of old age. Do not abandon me when my strength will fail. "
— Psalms 70:9, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Cast me not off in the time of old age: when my strength shall fail, do not thou forsake me.”
In you, I have been confirmed from conception. From my mother’s womb, you are my protector. In you, I will sing forever.
I have become to many as if I were a portent, but you are a strong helper.
Let my mouth be filled with praise, so that I may sing your glory, your greatness all day long.
Do not cast me off in the time of old age. Do not abandon me when my strength will fail.
For my enemies have spoken against me. And those who watched for my soul have taken counsel as one,
saying: “God has abandoned him. Pursue and overtake him. For there is no one to rescue him.”
O God, do not be far from me. O my God, provide for my assistance.