Come to my aid and have mercy on me. Show your strength by helping me. Save me because I serve you just as my mother did.
Lord, I serve you. I serve you just as my mother did. You have set me free from the chains of my suffering.
Turn to me and have mercy on me. That’s what you’ve always done for those who love you.
Save me, because I belong to you. I’ve tried to obey your rules.
When I called out to you, you answered me. You made me strong and brave.
Turn to me and help me. I am lonely and hurting.
My enemies are saying bad things about me. They say, “When will he die and his name be forgotten?”
Lord, answer me because your love is so good. Turn to me because you are so kind.
Blessed are those whose strength comes from you. They have firmly decided to travel to your temple.
Lord, please stop punishing us! How long will you keep it up? Be kind to us.
They will say, ‘The Lord is the only one who can save us. Only he can make us strong.’ ” All those who have been angry with the Lord will come to him. And they will be put to shame.
I will make my people strong. They will live in safety because of me,” announces the Lord.
“I serve the Lord,” Mary answered. “May it happen to me just as you said it would.” Then the angel left her.
I pray that he will use his glorious riches to make you strong. May his Holy Spirit give you his power deep down inside you.
Finally, let the Lord make you strong. Depend on his mighty power.
I can do all this by the power of Christ. He gives me strength.
We want you to be very strong, in keeping with his glorious power. We want you to be patient. We pray that you will never give up.