New Living Translation | NET Bible |
1Hear my prayer, O LORD; listen to my plea! Answer me because you are faithful and righteous. | 1A psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my plea for help! Because of your faithfulness and justice, answer me! |
2Don’t put your servant on trial, for no one is innocent before you. | 2Do not sit in judgment on your servant, for no one alive is innocent before you. |
3My enemy has chased me. He has knocked me to the ground and forces me to live in darkness like those in the grave. | 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. |
4I am losing all hope; I am paralyzed with fear. | 4My strength leaves me; I am absolutely shocked. |
5I remember the days of old. I ponder all your great works and think about what you have done. | 5I recall the old days; I meditate on all you have done; I reflect on your accomplishments. |
6I lift my hands to you in prayer. I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain. Interlude | 6I spread my hands out to you in prayer; my soul thirsts for you in a parched land. |
7Come quickly, LORD, and answer me, for my depression deepens. Don’t turn away from me, or I will die. | 7Answer me quickly, LORD! My strength is fading. Do not reject me, or I will join those descending into the grave. |
8Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for I give myself to you. | 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. |
9Rescue me from my enemies, LORD; I run to you to hide me. | 9Rescue me from my enemies, O LORD! I run to you for protection. |
10Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing. | 10Teach me to do what pleases you, for you are my God. May your kind presence lead me into a level land. |
11For the glory of your name, O LORD, preserve my life. Because of your faithfulness, bring me out of this distress. | 11O LORD, for the sake of your reputation, revive me! Because of your justice, rescue me from trouble! |
12In your unfailing love, silence all my enemies and destroy all my foes, for I am your servant. | 12As a demonstration of your loyal love, destroy my enemies! Annihilate all who threaten my life, for I am your servant. |
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