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.

A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, hear my prayer, Give ear unto 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 no one living is justified before Thee.

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 an enemy hath pursued my soul, He hath bruised to the earth my life, He hath caused me to dwell in dark places, As the dead of old.

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

And my spirit in me is become feeble, Within me is my heart become desolate.

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

I have remembered days of old, I have meditated on all Thine acts, On the work of Thy hand I muse.

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

I have spread forth my hands unto Thee, My soul as a weary land for 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.

Haste, answer me, O Jehovah, My spirit hath been consumed, Hide not Thou Thy face from me, Or I have been compared with those going down 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 in the morning Thy kindness, For in Thee I have trusted, Cause me to know the way that I go, For unto Thee I have lifted up my soul.

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

Deliver me from mine enemies, O Jehovah, Near Thee I am covered.

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 good pleasure, For Thou my God -- Thy Spirit good, Lead me into a land of uprightness.

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

For Thy name's sake O Jehovah, Thou dost quicken me, In Thy righteousness, Thou bringest out from distress my soul,

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 kindness cuttest off mine enemies, And hast destroyed all the adversaries of my soul, For I Thy servant!