O Lord, hear my prayer, give ear to my supplications;

In Thy faithfulness answer me, and in Thy righteousness.

2And enter not into judgment with Thy servant;

For in Thy sight shall no man living be justified.

3For the enemy hath persecuted my soul;

He hath crushed my life down to the ground;

He hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.

4And my spirit fainteth within me;

My heart within me is appalled.

5I remember the days of old;

I meditate on all Thy doing;

I muse on the work of Thy hands.

6I spread forth my hands unto Thee;

My soul [thirsteth] after Thee, as a weary land.

7Answer me speedily, O Lord,

My spirit faileth;

Hide not Thy face from me;

Lest I become like them that go down into the pit.

8Cause me to hear Thy lovingkindness in the morning,

For in Thee do I trust;

Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk,

For unto Thee have I lifted up my soul.

9Deliver me from mine enemies, O Lord;

With Thee have I hidden myself.

10Teach me to do Thy will,

For Thou art my God;

Let Thy good spirit

Lead me in an even land.

11For Thy name’s sake, O Lord, quicken me;

In Thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.

12And in Thy mercy cut off mine enemies,

And destroy all them that harass my soul;

For I am Thy servant.