¹ <To the chief music-maker. Of David. A Psalm.> God of my praise, let my prayer be answered;

²¹ He is your God, the God of your praise, your God who has done for you all these works of power which your eyes have seen.

¹ <Of David.> My cry goes up to you, O Lord, my Rock; do not keep back your answer from me, so that I may not become like those who go down into the underworld.

¹ <A Song. A Psalm. Of Asaph.> O God, do not keep quiet: let your lips be open and take no rest, O God.

¹⁴ Make me well, O Lord, and I will be well; be my saviour, and I will be safe: for you are my hope.

² The Lord is my strength and my strong helper, he has become my salvation: he is my God and I will give him praise; my father's God and I will give him glory.

²⁸ You are my God, and I will give you praise; my God, and I will give honour to your name.

¹⁴ I have long been quiet, I have kept myself in and done nothing: now I will make sounds of pain like a woman in childbirth, breathing hard and quickly.

²² You have seen this, O Lord; be not unmoved: O Lord, be not far from me.

²³ Be awake, O Lord, be moved to take up my cause, my God and my Lord.