| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O LORD, Give ear to my supplications! In Your faithfulness answer me, And in Your righteousness. | 1Hear my prayer, O LORD; give ear to my pleas for mercy! In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness! |
| 2Do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For in Your sight no one living is righteous. | 2Enter not into judgment with your servant, for no one living is righteous before you. |
| 3For the enemy has persecuted my soul; He has crushed my life to the ground; He has made me dwell in darkness, Like those who have long been dead. | 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. |
| 4Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is distressed. | 4Therefore my spirit faints within me; my heart within me is appalled. |
| 5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I muse on the work of Your hands. | 5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all that you have done; I ponder the work of your hands. |
| 6I spread out my hands to You; My soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah | 6I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah |
| 7Answer me speedily, O LORD; My spirit fails! Do not hide Your face from me, Lest I be like those who go down into the pit. | 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. |
| 8Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You do I trust; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to You. | 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. |
| 9Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies; In You I take shelter. | 9Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD! I have fled to you for refuge. |
| 10Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness. | 10Teach me to do your will, for you are my God! Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground! |
| 11Revive me, O LORD, for Your name’s sake! For Your righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble. | 11For your name’s sake, O LORD, preserve my life! In your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble! |
| 12In Your mercy cut off my enemies, And destroy all those who afflict my soul; For I am Your servant. | 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. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | ESV Text Edition: 2016. The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. |
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