1 A Prayer * h8605 of David * h1732. Bow down * h5186 h8685 thine ear * h241, O LORD * h3068, hear * h6030 h8798 me: for I am poor * h6041 and needy * h34. A Prayer...: or, A Prayer, being a Psalm of David
2 Preserve * h8104 h8798 my soul * h5315; for I am holy * h2623: O thou my God * h430, save * h3467 h8685 thy servant * h5650 that trusteth * h982 h8802 in thee. holy: or, one whom thou favourest
3 Be merciful * h2603 h8798 unto me, O Lord * h136: for I cry * h7121 h8799 unto thee daily * h3117. daily: or, all the day
4 Rejoice * h8055 h8761 the soul * h5315 of thy servant * h5650: for unto thee, O Lord * h136, do I lift up * h5375 h8799 my soul * h5315.
5 For thou, Lord * h136, art good * h2896, and ready to forgive * h5546; and plenteous * h7227 in mercy * h2617 unto all them that call * h7121 h8802 upon thee.
6 Give ear * h238 h8685, O LORD * h3068, unto my prayer * h8605; and attend * h7181 h8685 to the voice * h6963 of my supplications * h8469.
7 In the day * h3117 of my trouble * h6869 I will call * h7121 h8799 upon thee: for thou wilt answer * h6030 h8799 me.
8 Among the gods * h430 there is none like unto thee, O Lord * h136; neither are there any works like unto thy works * h4639.
9 All nations * h1471 whom thou hast made * h6213 h8804 shall come * h935 h8799 and worship * h7812 h8691 before * h6440 thee, O Lord * h136; and shall glorify * h3513 h8762 thy name * h8034.
10 For thou art great * h1419, and doest * h6213 h8802 wondrous things * h6381 h8737: thou art God * h430 alone.
11 Teach * h3384 h8685 me thy way * h1870, O LORD * h3068; I will walk * h1980 h8762 in thy truth * h571: unite * h3161 h8761 my heart * h3824 to fear * h3372 h8800 thy name * h8034.
12 I will praise * h3034 h8686 thee, O Lord * h136 my God * h430, with all my heart * h3824: and I will glorify * h3513 h8762 thy name * h8034 for evermore * h5769.
13 For great * h1419 is thy mercy * h2617 toward me: and thou hast delivered * h5337 h8689 my soul * h5315 from the lowest * h8482 hell * h7585. hell: or, grave
14 O God * h430, the proud * h2086 are risen * h6965 h8804 against me, and the assemblies * h5712 of violent * h6184 men have sought * h1245 h8765 after my soul * h5315; and have not set * h7760 h8804 thee before them. violent: Heb. terrible
15 But thou, O Lord * h136, art a God * h410 full of compassion * h7349, and gracious * h2587, longsuffering * h750 * h639, and plenteous * h7227 in mercy * h2617 and truth * h571.
16 O turn * h6437 h8798 unto me, and have mercy * h2603 h8798 upon me; give * h5414 h8798 thy strength * h5797 unto thy servant * h5650, and save * h3467 h8685 the son * h1121 of thine handmaid * h519.
17 Shew * h6213 h8798 me a token * h226 for good * h2896; that they which hate * h8130 h8802 me may see * h7200 h8799 it , and be ashamed * h954 h8799: because thou, LORD * h3068, hast holpen * h5826 h8804 me, and comforted * h5162 h8765 me.