1 A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O LORD; give ear to my supplications for [the sake of] thy truth; answer me for [the sake of] thy righteousness.

2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

3 For the enemy has persecuted my soul; he has smitten my life down to the ground; he has made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.

4 Therefore my spirit has become overwhelmed within me; my heart within me has become desolate.

5 I remembered the days of old; I meditated on all thy works; I mused on the work of thy hands.

6 I stretched forth my hands unto thee; my soul [thirsted] after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

7 Hear me speedily, O LORD; my spirit fails; hide not thy face from me lest I be like those that go down into the grave.

8 Cause me to hear thy mercy in the morning, for in thee do I trust; cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul unto thee.

9 Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies; I flee unto thee.

10 Teach me to do thy will, for thou [art] my God. Let thy good Spirit lead me into the land of uprightness.

11 By thy name, O LORD, thou shalt give me life; by thy righteousness thou shalt bring my soul out of trouble.

12 And by thy mercy thou shalt scatter my enemies and destroy all the adversaries of my soul; for I [am] thy servant.: