A psalm of David.
1 Listen, O Lord , to my prayer;
give ear to my plea.
In your faithfulness give me answer,
and in your righteousness.
With your servant O enter you not into judgment,
for in your sight can no one alive be justified.
3 For the enemy persecutes me,
crushing my life to the ground,
making me live in the darkness,
as those who have long been dead.
4 My spirit is faint within me,
my heart is bewildered within me.
5 I remember the days of old,
and brood over all you have done,
musing on all that your hands have wrought.
6 I spread out my hands to you:
I thirst for you,
like parched earth. (Selah)
7 Answer me soon, Lord ,
because my spirit is spent.
Hide not your face from me,
else become I like those who go down to the pit.
8 Let me learn of your love in the morning,
for my trust is in you.
Teach me the way I should go:
for my heart longs for you.
9 Save me, O Lord , from my foes:
for to you I have fled for refuge.
10 Teach me to do your will,
for you yourself are my God.
Guide me by your good spirit,
O Lord , on a way that is smooth.
11 Be true to your name Lord , spare me,
bring me out of distress in your faithfulness.
12 In your kindness extinguish my enemies,
and all those who vex me destroy;
for I am your servant.