I will obey your laws; never abandon me!
I will keep my solemn promise to obey your just instructions.
With all my heart I call to you; answer me, Lord, and I will obey your commands!
I take pleasure in your laws; your commands I will not forget.
I wander about like a lost sheep; so come and look for me, your servant, because I have not neglected your laws.
Do not banish me from your presence; do not take your holy spirit away from me.
Now that I am old and my hair is gray, do not abandon me, O God! Be with me while I proclaim your power and might to all generations to come.
Do not reject me now that I am old; do not abandon me now that I am feeble.
I have the strength to face all conditions by the power that Christ gives me.
If you are not willing to serve him, decide today whom you will serve, the gods your ancestors worshiped in Mesopotamia or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are now living. As for my family and me, we will serve the Lord.”
