Incline your ear, O Lord, and answer me,

     for I am poor and needy.

Preserve my life, for I am devoted to you;

     save your servant who trusts in you.

You are my God; be gracious to me, O Lord,

     for to you do I cry all day long.

Gladden the soul of your servant,

     for to you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving,

     abounding in steadfast love to all who call on you.

Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer;

     listen to my cry of supplication.

In the day of my trouble I call on you,

     for you will answer me.

 

There is none like you among the gods, O Lord,

     nor are there any works like yours.

All the nations you have made shall come

     and bow down before you, O Lord, and shall glorify your name.

For you are great and do wondrous things;

     you alone are God.

Teach me your way, O Lord,

     that I may walk in your truth;

     give me an undivided heart to revere your name.

I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart,

     and I will glorify your name forever.

For great is your steadfast love toward me;

     you have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

 

O God, the insolent rise up against me;

     a band of ruffians seeks my life, and they do not set you before

     them.

But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious,

     slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.

Turn to me and be gracious to me;

     give your strength to your servant; save the child of your serving

     girl.

Show me a sign of your favor,

     so that those who hate me may see it and be put to shame,

     because you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.