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

^{2 Ref} And enter not into judgment with Thy servant, For no one living is justified before Thee.

^{3 Ref} For 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.

^{4 Ref} And my spirit in me is become feeble, Within me is my heart become desolate.

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

^{6 Ref} I have spread forth my hands unto Thee, My soul `is' as a weary land for Thee. Selah.

^{7 Ref} Haste, 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 `to' the pit.

^{8 Ref} Cause 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.

^{9 Ref} Deliver me from mine enemies, O Jehovah, Near Thee I am covered.

^{10 Ref} Teach me to do Thy good pleasure, For Thou `art' my God -- Thy Spirit `is' good, Lead me into a land of uprightness.

^{11 Ref} For Thy name's sake O Jehovah, Thou dost quicken me, In Thy righteousness, Thou bringest out from distress my soul,

^{12 Ref} And in Thy kindness cuttest off mine enemies, And hast destroyed all the adversaries of my soul, For I `am' Thy servant!