1 'n Psalm van Dawid. o HERE, hoor my gebed; luister tog na my smekinge; verhoor my in u trou, in u geregtigheid.2 En gaan nie na die gereg met u kneg nie, want niemand wat leef, is voor u aangesig regverdig nie.3 Want die vyand vervolg my siel; hy vertrap my lewe teen die grond; hy laat my woon in duisternisse soos hulle wat lankal dood is.4 En my gees versmag in my, my hart verstyf in my binneste.5 Ek dink aan die dae uit die voortyd; ek peins oor al u dade; ek dink n oor die werk van u hande.6 Ek brei my hande tot U uit; my siel dors na U soos 'n uitgedorde land. Sela.7 Verhoor my tog gou, HERE: my gees beswyk! Verberg u aangesig nie vir my nie, sodat ek nie word soos hulle wat in die kuil neerdaal nie.8 Laat my u goedertierenheid in die môre hoor, want op U vertrou ek; maak my bekend die pad wat ek moet gaan, want ek hef my siel op tot U.9 Red my van my vyande, HERE! By U skuil ek.10 Leer my om u welbehae te doen, want U is my God. Laat u goeie Gees my lei in 'n gelyk land.11 o HERE, maak my lewend om u Naam ontwil; lei my siel uit die benoudheid, in u geregtigheid.12 En vernietig my vyande in u goedertierenheid, en bring hulle almal om wat my as vyand behandel; want ek is u kneg.

1 Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in 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 hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.

4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.

5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.

6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

7 Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

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

9 Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.

10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

11 Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name’s sake: for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.

12 And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.