1 Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah, and answer me;

For I am poor and needy.

2 Preserve my soul; for I am godly:

O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.

3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord;

For unto thee do I cry all the day long.

4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant;

For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive,

And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee.

6 Give ear, O Jehovah, unto my prayer;

And hearken unto the voice of my supplications.

7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee;

For thou wilt answer me.

8 There is none like unto thee among the gods, O Lord;

Neither are there any works like unto thy works.

9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord;

And they shall glorify thy name.

10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things:

Thou art God alone.

11 Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; I will walk in thy truth:

Unite my heart to fear thy name.

12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart;

And I will glorify thy name for evermore.

13 For great is thy lovingkindness toward me;

And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.

14 O God, the proud are risen up against me,

And a company of violent men have sought after my soul,

And have not set thee before them.

15 But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious,

Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.

16 Oh turn unto me, and have mercy upon me;

Give thy strength unto thy servant,

And save the son of thy handmaid.

17 Show me a token for good,

That they who hate me may see it, and be put to shame,

Because thou, Jehovah, hast helped me, and comforted me.

1 'n Gebed van Dawid. HERE, neig u oor, verhoor my, want ek is ellendig en behoeftig.2 Bewaar my siel, want 'n gunsgenoot is ek; U, my God, verlos u kneg wat op U vertrou.3 Wees my genadig, o Here, want ek roep U aan die hele dag deur.4 Verbly die siel van u kneg, want tot U, o Here, hef ek my siel op.5 Want U, o Here, is goed en vergewensgesind en groot van goedertierenheid vir almal wat U aanroep.6 HERE, luister na my gebed en let op die stem van my smekinge.7 In die dag van my benoudheid roep ek U aan, want U verhoor my.8 Daar is niemand soos U onder die gode, Here, en daar is niks soos u werke nie.9 Al die nasies wat U gemaak het, sal kom en hulle voor u aangesig neerbuig, Here, en hulle sal u Naam eer;10 want U is groot en doen wonders, U alleen is God.11 Leer my, HERE, u weg: ek sal in u waarheid wandel; verenig my hart tot die vrees van u Naam.12 Here, my God, ek wil U loof met my hele hart en u Naam vir ewig eer;13 want u goedertierenheid is groot oor my, en U het my siel uit die doderyk diep daaronder gered.14 o God, vermeteles het teen my opgestaan, en 'n bende tiranne soek my lewe; en hulle stel U nie voor hul oë nie.15 Maar U, Here, is 'n barmhartige en genadige God, lankmoedig en groot van goedertierenheid en trou.16 Wend U tot my en wees my genadig; gee u sterkte aan u kneg en verlos die seun van u diensmaagd.17 Doen aan my 'n teken ten goede, sodat my haters dit sien en beskaamd kan staan, omdat U, o HERE, my gehelp en getroos het.