| NET Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1A psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my plea for help! Because of your faithfulness and justice, answer me! | 1LORD, hear my prayer; pay attention to my request, because you are faithful; answer me in your righteousness. |
| 2Do not sit in judgment on your servant, for no one alive is innocent before you. | 2Do not enter into judgment with your servant, for no living person is righteous in your sight. |
| 3Certainly my enemies chase me. They smash me into the ground. They force me to live in dark regions, like those who have been dead for ages. | 3For those who oppose me are pursuing my life, crushing me to the ground, making me sit in darkness like those who died long ago. |
| 4My strength leaves me; I am absolutely shocked. | 4As a result, my spirit is desolate within me, and my mind within me is appalled. |
| 5I recall the old days; I meditate on all you have done; I reflect on your accomplishments. | 5I remember the former times, meditating on everything you have done. I think about the work of your hands. |
| 6I spread my hands out to you in prayer; my soul thirsts for you in a parched land. | 6I stretch out my hands toward you, longing for you like a parched land. Interlude |
| 7Answer me quickly, LORD! My strength is fading. Do not reject me, or I will join those descending into the grave. | 7Answer me quickly, LORD; my spirit is failing. Do not hide your face from me; otherwise, I will become like those who descend to the Pit, |
| 8May I hear about your loyal love in the morning, for I trust in you. Show me the way I should go, because I long for you. | 8In the morning let me hear of your gracious love, for in you I trust. Cause me to know the way I should take, because I have set my hope on you. |
| 9Rescue me from my enemies, O LORD! I run to you for protection. | 9Deliver me from my enemies, LORD. I have taken refuge in you. |
| 10Teach me to do what pleases you, for you are my God. May your kind presence lead me into a level land. | 10Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground. |
| 11O LORD, for the sake of your reputation, revive me! Because of your justice, rescue me from trouble! | 11For the sake of your name, LORD, preserve my life. Because you are righteous, bring me out of trouble. |
| 12As a demonstration of your loyal love, destroy my enemies! Annihilate all who threaten my life, for I am your servant. | 12Because of your gracious love, you will cut off my enemies. You will destroy all who oppose me, for I am your servant. |
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