[1] Please listen, LORD, and answer my prayer! I am poor and helpless. [2] Protect me and save me because you are my God. I am your faithful servant, and I trust you. [3] Be kind to me! I pray to you all day. [4] Make my heart glad! I serve you, and my prayer is sincere. [5] You willingly forgive, and your love is always there for those who pray to you. [6] Please listen, LORD! Answer my prayer for help. [7] When I am in trouble, I pray, knowing you will listen. [8] No other gods are like you; only you work miracles. [9] You created each nation, and they will all bow down to worship and honor you. [10] You perform great wonders because you alone are God. [11] Teach me to follow you, and I will obey your truth. Always keep me faithful. [12] With all my heart I thank you. I praise you, LORD God. [13] Your love for me is so great that you protected me from death and the grave. [14] Proud and violent enemies, who don't care about you, have ganged up to attack and kill me. [15] But you, the Lord God, are kind and merciful. You don't easily get angry, and your love can always be trusted. [16] I serve you, LORD, and I am the child of one of your servants. Look on me with kindness. Make me strong and save me. [17] Show that you approve of me! Then my hateful enemies will feel like fools, because you have helped and comforted me.
