1 A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, hear my prayer, Give ear unto my supplications, In Thy faithfulness answer me -- in Thy righteousness.

Hear my prayer, O Lord, Give ear to my supplications! Answer me in Your faithfulness, in Your righteousness!

2 A nd enter not into judgment with Thy servant, For no one living is justified before Thee.

And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For in Your sight no man living is righteous.

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.

For the enemy has persecuted my soul; He has crushed my life to the ground; He has made me dwell in dark places, like those who have long been dead.

4 A nd my spirit in me is become feeble, Within me is my heart become desolate.

Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; My heart is appalled within me.

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

I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your doings; I muse on the work of Your hands.

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

I stretch out my hands to You; My soul longs for You, as a parched land. 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.

Answer me quickly, O Lord, my spirit fails; Do not hide Your face from me, Or I will become like those who go down to 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.

Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning; For I trust in You; Teach me the way in which I should walk; For to You I lift up my soul.

9 D eliver me from mine enemies, O Jehovah, Near Thee I am covered.

Deliver me, O Lord, from my enemies; I take refuge in You.

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

Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.

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

For the sake of Your name, O Lord, revive me. In Your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.

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

And in Your lovingkindness, cut off my enemies And destroy all those who afflict my soul, For I am Your servant.