[1] Listen to my prayer, LORD! Because of your faithfulness, hear my requests for mercy! Because of your righteousness, answer me! [2] Please don’t bring your servant to judgment, because no living thing is righteous before you. [3] The enemy is chasing me, crushing my life in the dirt, forcing me to live in the dark like those who’ve been dead forever. [4] My spirit is weak inside me—inside, my mind is numb. [5] I remember the days long past; I meditate on all your deeds; I contemplate your handiwork. [6] I stretch out my hands to you; my whole being is like dry dirt, thirsting for you. Selah [7] Answer me, LORD—and quickly! My breath is fading. Don’t hide your face from me or I’ll be like those going down to the pit! [8] Tell me all about your faithful love come morning time, because I trust you. Show me the way I should go, because I offer my life up to you. [9] Deliver me from my enemies, LORD! I seek protection from you. [10] Teach me to do what pleases you, because you are my God. Guide me by your good spirit into good land. [11] Make me live again, LORD, for your name’s sake. Bring me out of distress because of your righteousness. [12] Wipe out my enemies because of your faithful love. Destroy everyone who attacks me, because I am your servant.
