| English Standard Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Hear my prayer, O LORD; give ear to my pleas for mercy! In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness! | 1A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O LORD, Give ear to my supplications! Answer me in Your faithfulness, in Your righteousness! |
| 2Enter not into judgment with your servant, for no one living is righteous before you. | 2And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For in Your sight no man living is righteous. |
| 3For the enemy has pursued my soul; he has crushed my life to the ground; he has made me sit in darkness like those long dead. | 3For the enemy has persecuted my soul; He has crushed my life to the ground; He has made me dwell in dark places, like those who have long been dead. |
| 4Therefore my spirit faints within me; my heart within me is appalled. | 4Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; My heart is appalled within me. |
| 5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all that you have done; I ponder the work of your hands. | 5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your doings; I muse on the work of Your hands. |
| 6I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah | 6I stretch out my hands to You; My soul longs for You, as a parched land. Selah. |
| 7Answer me quickly, O LORD! My spirit fails! Hide not your face from me, lest I be like those who go down to the pit. | 7Answer me quickly, O LORD, my spirit fails; Do not hide Your face from me, Or I will become like those who go down to the pit. |
| 8Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. | 8Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning; For I trust in You; Teach me the way in which I should walk; For to You I lift up my soul. |
| 9Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD! I have fled to you for refuge. | 9Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies; I take refuge in You. |
| 10Teach me to do your will, for you are my God! Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground! | 10Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground. |
| 11For your name’s sake, O LORD, preserve my life! In your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble! | 11For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble. |
| 12And in your steadfast love you will cut off my enemies, and you will destroy all the adversaries of my soul, for I am your servant. | 12And in Your lovingkindness, cut off my enemies And destroy all those who afflict my soul, For I am Your servant. |
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