Holman Christian Standard Bible | New Living Translation |
1A Davidic psalm. LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness listen to my plea, and in Your righteousness answer me. | 1Hear my prayer, O LORD; listen to my plea! Answer me because you are faithful and righteous. |
2Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous in Your sight. | 2Don’t put your servant on trial, for no one is innocent before you. |
3For the enemy has pursued me, crushing me to the ground, making me live in darkness like those long dead. | 3My enemy has chased me. He has knocked me to the ground and forces me to live in darkness like those in the grave. |
4My spirit is weak within me; my heart is overcome with dismay. | 4I am losing all hope; I am paralyzed with fear. |
5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all You have done; I reflect on the work of Your hands. | 5I remember the days of old. I ponder all your great works and think about what you have done. |
6I spread out my hands to You; I am like parched land before You. Selah | 6I lift my hands to you in prayer. I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain. Interlude |
7Answer me quickly, LORD; my spirit fails. Don't hide Your face from me, or I will be like those going down to the Pit. | 7Come quickly, LORD, and answer me, for my depression deepens. Don’t turn away from me, or I will die. |
8Let me experience Your faithful love in the morning, for I trust in You. Reveal to me the way I should go because I long for You. | 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. |
9Rescue me from my enemies, LORD; I come to You for protection. | 9Rescue me from my enemies, LORD; I run to you to hide me. |
10Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your gracious Spirit lead me on level ground. | 10Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing. |
11Because of Your name, Yahweh, let me live. In Your righteousness deliver me from trouble, | 11For the glory of your name, O LORD, preserve my life. Because of your faithfulness, bring me out of this distress. |
12and in Your faithful love destroy my enemies. Wipe out all those who attack me, for I am Your servant. | 12In your unfailing love, silence all my enemies and destroy all my foes, for I am your servant. |
Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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