1 [A Prayer of David.] Incline thine ear, Jehovah, answer me; for I am afflicted and needy.2 Keep my soul, for I am godly; O thou my God, save thy servant who confideth in thee.3 Be gracious unto me, O Lord; for unto thee do I call all the day.4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant; for unto thee, Lord, do I lift up my soul.5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, and art of great loving-kindness unto all that call upon thee.6 Give ear, O Jehovah, unto my prayer, and attend to the voice of my supplications.7 In the day of my distress I will call upon thee, for thou wilt answer me.8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee, Lord, and there is nothing like unto thy works.9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord, and shall glorify thy name.10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God, thou alone.11 Teach me thy way, 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 loving-kindness toward me, and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.14 O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assembly of the violent seek after my soul, and they have not set thee before them.15 But thou, Lord, art a *God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in goodness and truth.16 Turn toward me, and be gracious unto me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.17 Shew me a token for good, that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed; for 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.