1 B ow down Your ear, O Lord, hear me; For I am poor and needy.

Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me: for I am poor and needy.

2 P reserve my life, for I am holy; You are my God; Save Your servant who trusts in You!

Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.

3 B e merciful to me, O Lord, For I cry to You all day long.

Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.

4 R ejoice the soul of Your servant, For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

5 F or You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

6 G ive ear, O Lord, to my prayer; And attend to the voice of my supplications.

Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.

7 I n the day of my trouble I will call upon You, For You will answer me.

In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.

8 A mong the gods there is none like You, O Lord; Nor are there any works like Your works.

Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.

9 A ll nations whom You have made Shall come and worship before You, O Lord, And shall glorify Your name.

All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.

10 F or You are great, and do wondrous things; You alone are God.

For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.

11 T each me Your way, O Lord; I will walk in Your truth; Unite my heart to fear Your name.

Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.

12 I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And I will glorify Your name forevermore.

I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.

13 F or great is Your mercy toward me, And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

14 O God, the proud have risen against me, And a mob of violent men have sought my life, And have not set You before them.

O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.

15 B ut You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, Longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth.

But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

16 O h, turn to me, and have mercy on me! Give Your strength to Your servant, And save the son of Your maidservant.

O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.

17 S how me a sign for good, That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed, Because You, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.

Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me.