1 A Prayer. Of David. Let your ears be open to my voice, O Lord, and give me an answer; for I am poor and in need.2 Keep my soul, for I am true to you; O my God, give salvation to your servant, whose hope is in you.3 Have mercy on me, O Lord; for my cry goes up to you all the day.4 Make glad the soul of your servant; for it is lifted up to you, O Lord.5 You are good, O Lord, and full of forgiveness; your mercy is great to all who make their cry to you.6 O Lord, give ear to my prayer; and take note of the sound of my requests.7 In the day of my trouble I send up my cry to you; for you will give me an answer.8 There is no god like you, O Lord; there are no works like your works.9 Let all the nations whom you have made come and give worship to you, O Lord, giving glory to your name.10 For you are great, and do great works of wonder; you only are God.11 Make your way clear to me, O Lord; I will go on my way in your faith: let my heart be glad in the fear of your name.12 I will give you praise, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will give glory to your name for ever.13 For your mercy to me is great; you have taken my soul up from the deep places of the underworld.14 O God, men of pride have come up against me, and the army of violent men would take my life; they have not put you before them.15 But you, O Lord, are a God full of pity and forgiveness, slow to get angry, great in mercy and wisdom.16 O be turned to me and have mercy on me: give your strength to your servant, and your salvation to the son of her who is your servant.17 Give me a sign for good; so that my haters may see it and be shamed; because you, Lord, have been my help and comfort.

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.