1 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 servant, For no one living is justified before Thee.

3 F or 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 A nd my spirit in me is become feeble, Within me is my heart become desolate.

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

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

7 H aste, 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 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 from mine enemies, O Jehovah, Near Thee I am covered.

10 T each me to do Thy good pleasure, For Thou my God -- Thy Spirit good, Lead me into a land of uprightness.

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

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