A Psalm of David.

1 Hear my prayer, O Lord;

*Ps. 140:6give ear to my pleas for mercy!

In your *1 John 1:9;[Ps. 31:1]faithfulness answer me, in your *1 John 1:9;[Ps. 31:1]righteousness!

2 *[Job 14:3] Enter not into judgment with your servant,

for no one living is righteous *Ps. 130:3;1 Kgs. 8:46;Job 9:2;15:14;25:4;Eccles. 7:20;Rom. 3:23;1 Cor. 4:4before you.

3 For the enemy has pursued my soul;

*See Ps. 88:3-6he has crushed my life to the ground;

*Lam. 3:6he has made me sit in darkness like those long dead.

4 Therefore my spirit *See Ps. 77:3faints within me;

my heart within me is appalled.

5 *Ps. 77:5,11I remember the days of old;

*Ps. 77:12;111:2I meditate on all that you have done;

I ponder the work of your hands.

6 *See Job 11:13I stretch out my hands to you;

*Ps. 42:2my soul thirsts for you like *[Ps. 63:1]a parched land. Selah

7 *Ps. 69:17;102:2Answer me quickly, O Lord!

*[Ps. 84:2] My spirit fails!

*Ps. 27:9Hide not your face from me,

*Ps. 28:1;88:4lest I be like those who go down to the pit.

8 *[Ps. 90:14] Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love,

for in you I *Ps. 11:1;25:2trust.

*Ps. 25:4Make me know the way I should go,

*Ps. 25:1for to you I lift up my soul.

9 *Ps. 59:1;142:6Deliver me from my enemies, O Lord!

I have fled to you for refuge.*143:9 One Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts To you I have covered

10 *[Ps. 119:12] Teach me to do your will,

for you are my God!

*Neh. 9:20Let your good Spirit *See Ps. 23:3lead me

on *Isa. 26:10;[Ps. 27:11]level ground!

11 *Ps. 23:3;25:11For your name’s sake, O Lord, *See Ps. 71:20preserve my life!

In your righteousness *Ps. 142:7bring my soul out of trouble!

12 And in your steadfast love you will *Ps. 54:5cut off my enemies,

and you will destroy all the adversaries of my soul,

for I am your *See Ps. 116:16servant.