Adapted from Psalm 71:1-6

Leader: In you, O Lord, we have taken refuge; let us never be ashamed. In your righteousness, deliver us and set us free; incline your ear to us and save us.

People: Be our strong rock, a fortress to keep us safe; you are our crag and our stronghold.

Leader: Deliver us, our God, from the hand of the wicked, from the clutches of the evildoer and the oppressor.

People: For you are our hope, O Lord God, our confidence since we were young. You have cared for us since we were born; from our mother's wombs you have been our strength; we shall always praise…