1 ¶ Hear my prayer, O LORD; give ear to my supplications for the sake of thy truth; answer me for the sake of thy righteousness.

Jehovah, hear my prayer; give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, in thy righteousness.

2 A nd enter not into judgment with thy slave; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

And enter not into judgment with thy servant; for in thy sight no man living shall be justified.

3 F or the enemy has persecuted my soul; he has smitten my life down to the ground; he has made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.

For the enemy persecuteth my soul: he hath crushed my life down to the earth; he hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.

4 T herefore my spirit has become overwhelmed within me; my heart within me has become desolate.

And my spirit is overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.

5 I remembered the days of old; I meditated on all thy works; I mused on the work of thy hands.

I remember the days of old: I meditate on all thy doing; I muse on the work of thy hands.

6 I stretched forth my hands unto thee; my soul thirsted after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul, as a parched land, after thee. Selah.

7 ¶ Hear me speedily, O LORD; my spirit fails; hide not thy face from me lest I be like those that go down into the grave.

Answer me speedily, O Jehovah; my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, or I shall be like unto them that go down into the pit.

8 C ause me to hear thy mercy in the morning, for in thee do I trust; cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul unto thee.

Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness in the morning, for in thee do I confide; make me to know the way wherein I should walk, for unto thee do I lift up my soul.

9 D eliver me, O LORD, from my enemies; I flee unto thee.

Deliver me, O Jehovah, from mine enemies: unto thee do I flee for refuge.

10 T each me to do thy will, for thou art my God. Let thy good Spirit lead me into the land of uprightness.

Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: let thy good Spirit lead me in a plain country.

11 B y thy name, O LORD, thou shalt give me life; by thy righteousness thou shalt bring my soul out of trouble.

Revive me, O Jehovah, for thy name's sake; in thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble;

12 A nd by thy mercy thou shalt scatter my enemies and destroy all the adversaries of my soul; for I am thy slave.

And in thy loving-kindness cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that oppress my soul: for I am thy servant.