| English Standard Version | New International Version |
| 1Hear my prayer, O LORD; give ear to my pleas for mercy! In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness! | 1A psalm of David. LORD, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief. |
| 2Enter not into judgment with your servant, for no one living is righteous before you. | 2Do not bring your servant into judgment, for no one living is righteous before you. |
| 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. | 3The enemy pursues me, he crushes me to the ground; he makes me dwell in the darkness like those long dead. |
| 4Therefore my spirit faints within me; my heart within me is appalled. | 4So my spirit grows faint within me; my heart within me is dismayed. |
| 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 long ago; I meditate on all your works and consider what your hands have done. |
| 6I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah | 6I spread out my hands to you; I thirst for you like a parched land. |
| 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, LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me or I will be 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 the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life. |
| 9Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD! I have fled to you for refuge. | 9Rescue me from my enemies, LORD, for I hide myself 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; may 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 your name's sake, LORD, preserve my life; in your righteousness, bring me 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. | 12In your unfailing love, silence my enemies; destroy all my foes, for I am your servant. |
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