[1] ALWAYS I will lift up my soul to You, Eternal One, [2] BECAUSE You are my God and I put my trust in You. Do not let me be humiliated. Do not let my enemies celebrate at my expense. [3] CERTAINLY none of the people who rely on You will be shamed, but those who are unfaithful, who intentionally deceive, they are the ones who will be disgraced. [4] DEMONSTRATE Your ways, O Eternal One. Teach me to understand so I can follow. [5] EASE me down the path of Your truth. FEED me Your word because You are the True God who has saved me. I wait all day long, hoping, trusting in You. [6] GRACIOUS Eternal One, remember Your compassion; rekindle Your concern and love, which have always been part of Your actions toward those who are Yours. [7] Do not HOLD against me the sins I committed when I was young; instead, deal with me according to Your mercy and love. Then Your goodness may be demonstrated in all the world, Eternal One. [8] IMMENSELY good and honorable is the Eternal; that's why He teaches sinners the way. [9] With JUSTICE, He directs the humble in all that is right, and He shows them His way. [10] KIND and true are all the ways of the Eternal to the people who keep His covenant and His words. [11] O LORD, the Eternal, bring glory to Your name, and forgive my sins because they are beyond number. [12] MAY anyone who fears the Eternal be shown the path he should choose. [13] His soul will NOT only live in goodness, but his children will inherit the land. [14] ONLY those who stand in awe of the Eternal will have intimacy with Him, and He will reveal His covenant to them. [15] PERPETUALLY my focus takes me to the Eternal because He will set me free from the traps laid for me. [16] QUIETLY turn Your eyes to me and be compassionate toward me because I am lonely and persecuted. [17] RAPIDLY my heart beats as troubles build on the horizon. Come relieve me from these threats. [18] SEE my troubles and my misery, and forgive all my sins. [19] TAKE notice of my enemies. See how there are so many of them who hate me and would seek my violent destruction. [20] Watch over my soul, and let me face shame and defeat UNASHAMED because You are my refuge. [21] May honor and strong character keep me safe. VIGILANTLY I wait for You, hoping, trusting. [22] Save Israel from all its troubles, O True God.
