| NET Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1A psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my plea for help! Because of your faithfulness and justice, answer me! | 1A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O LORD, Give ear to my supplications! Answer me in Your faithfulness, in Your righteousness! |
| 2Do not sit in judgment on your servant, for no one alive is innocent before you. | 2And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For in Your sight no man living is righteous. |
| 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. | 3For the enemy has persecuted my soul; He has crushed my life to the ground; He has made me dwell in dark places, like those who have long been dead. |
| 4My strength leaves me; I am absolutely shocked. | 4Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; My heart is appalled within me. |
| 5I recall the old days; I meditate on all you have done; I reflect on your accomplishments. | 5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your doings; I muse on the work of Your hands. |
| 6I spread my hands out to you in prayer; my soul thirsts for you in a parched land. | 6I stretch out my hands to You; My soul longs for You, as a parched land. Selah. |
| 7Answer me quickly, LORD! My strength is fading. Do not reject me, or I will join those descending into the grave. | 7Answer me quickly, O LORD, my spirit fails; Do not hide Your face from me, Or I will become like those who go down to the pit. |
| 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. | 8Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning; For I trust in You; Teach me the way in which I should walk; For to You I lift up my soul. |
| 9Rescue me from my enemies, O LORD! I run to you for protection. | 9Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies; I take refuge in You. |
| 10Teach me to do what pleases you, for you are my God. May your kind presence lead me into a level land. | 10Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground. |
| 11O LORD, for the sake of your reputation, revive me! Because of your justice, rescue me from trouble! | 11For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble. |
| 12As a demonstration of your loyal love, destroy my enemies! Annihilate all who threaten my life, for I am your servant. | 12And in Your lovingkindness, cut off my enemies And destroy all those who afflict my soul, For I am Your servant. |
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