[1] Eternal One, I come to You in prayer. Hear me out; I plead with You. Lend an ear to my requests. In Your faithfulness and justice, respond to my pleas. [2] Be kind and slow to judge Your faithful servant, for compared to You, no one is truly just. [3] My adversary has pressed in, drawn closer, threatened my life; he's crushed me, driven me underground. He's forced me to live in the dark; it's as if I joined those who died a long time ago. [4] That's why my spirit is growing faint inside me; I have nothing left; my heart is completely empty and desolate. [5] And yet I can't forget the days of old, the days I've heard so much about; I fix my mind on all You have done; I ponder the work of Your hands; [6] I reach out my hands to You. All that I am aches and yearns for You, like a dry land thirsting for rain. [pause] [7] Hurry and answer me, O Eternal One, for my spirit is weak, my courage is gone. Do not turn away; let me see Your face; otherwise, I'll die and be like all those who have gone to the grave. [8] Make me hear of Your faithful love in the morning, for I trust in You. Teach me how I should walk, for I offer my soul up to You. [9] Rescue me from my enemies, Eternal One, for You are my shelter from them. [10] Teach me how to do Your will, for You are my God. Allow Your good Spirit to guide me on level ground, to guide me along Your path. [11] For the sake of Your name and the good of Your reputation, preserve me, O Eternal One. In Your righteousness, save my life from burden and misery. [12] In Your loyal love, silence my enemies for good; destroy all those who take pleasure in my suffering, for I am Your faithful servant!
