In you, O God, I find my home;
Let me find my rest and safety in you.
Protect me and wrap me in your love,
Surrounding me like a warm blanket
on a cold winter’s day.
Protect me for those who would do me harm.
Help them to see the errors in their ways.
For since my first days of on this earth
you have offered me love and guidance;
Love and guidance that has seen me through
the most challenging days of my life,
And so, I sing your praises!
I will continue to sing your praises for all of my days.
Stay with me through my journey,
Because you kingdom has not yet come on earth;
We do not yet live in world where all are loved and cared for.
We still live under the threat of inequity and violence,
So I need your shelter and protection.
Stay right by my side,
So I can call out to you in times of need,
And celebrate with you in times of abundance.
In times of sorrow and in times of joy,
In times of fear and in times of strength,
In times of brokenness and in times of peace,
You are right here beside me.
For that I will sing your praises,
As long as I have breath left to sing.
For the original Psalm visit https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm+71&version=NRSV