¹ Lord, hear my prayer.
Give ear to my cry for mercy.
In your faithfulness, answer me in your righteousness.
² Do not bring charges against your servant,
because no one living can be righteous before you.

³ For the enemy pursues my soul.
He crushes my life to the ground.
He makes me dwell in dark places like those long dead,
⁴ so my spirit grows faint inside me.
Within me my heart is devastated.

⁵ I remember the days of long ago.
I meditate on all your works,
and I consider what your hands have done.
⁶ I spread out my hands to you. Interlude
My soul thirsts for you like a weary land.

⁷ Hurry! Answer me, Lord.
My spirit fails.
Do not hide your face from me,
or I will be like those who go down to the pit.
⁸ Let me hear about your mercy in the morning,
    for I trust in you.
Teach me the way that I should go,
    for I lift up my soul to you.
⁹ Rescue me from my enemies, O Lord,
    for I hide myself in you.
¹⁰ Teach me to do your will,
    for you are my God.
May your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
¹¹ For the sake of your name, O Lord, preserve my life.
In your righteousness, bring me out of trouble.
¹² In your mercy, wipe out my enemies,
and destroy all who threaten my life,
for I am your servant.