¹ > Hear, Yahweh, my righteous plea; Give ear to my prayer, that doesn't go out of deceitful lips.

⁶ Listen to my cry, For I am in desperate need. Deliver me from my persecutors, For they are stronger than me.

¹ > Hear my cry, God. Listen to my prayer.

¹ > Hear, Yahweh, and answer me, For I am poor and needy.

¹³ The Lord said, Because this people draw near [to me], and with their mouth and with their lips to honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which has been taught [them];

¹⁰ Yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not returned to me with her whole heart, but only in pretense, says Yahweh.

¹⁸ My God, turn your ear, and hear; open your eyes, and see our desolations, and the city which is called by your name: for we do not present our petitions before you for our righteousness, but for your great mercies' sake.

¹⁹ Lord, hear; Lord, forgive; Lord, listen and do; don't defer, for your own sake, my God, because your city and your people are called by your name.

⁸ 'These people draw near to me with their mouth, And honor me with their lips; But their heart is far from me.

⁴⁷ Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said about him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!"

²¹ Beloved, if our hearts don't condemn us, we have boldness toward God;

¹⁸ Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, To all who call on him in truth.

¹ > I cry with my voice to Yahweh. With my voice, I ask Yahweh for mercy.

¹² I know that Yahweh will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And justice for the needy.

⁶ Let your ear now be attentive, and your eyes open, that you may listen to the prayer of your servant, which I pray before you at this time, day and night, for the children of Israel your servants while I confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against you. Yes, I and my father's house have sinned:

² Listen to the voice of my cry, my King and my God; For to you do I pray.

⁸ Yahweh administers judgment to the peoples. Judge me, Yahweh, according to my righteousness, And to my integrity that is in me.

²⁰ Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness. According to the cleanness of my hands has he recompensed me.

⁴⁴ As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me. The foreigners shall submit themselves to me.

¹ Vindicate me, God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation. Oh, deliver me from deceitful and wicked men.

² Attend to me, and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and moan,

³ Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked. For they bring suffering on me. In anger they hold a grudge against me.

¹⁹ But most assuredly, God has listened. He has heard the voice of my prayer.

¹⁵ Now my eyes shall be open, and my ears attentive, to the prayer that is made in this place.