1 A Prayer of David. O Lord, incline thine ear, and hearken to me ; for I am poor and needy.
2 Preserve my soul, for I am holy ; save thy servant, O God, who hopes in thee.
3 Pity me, O Lord : for to thee will I cry all the day.
4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant : for to thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul.
5 For thou, O Lord, art kind, and gentle ; and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon thee.
6 Give ear to my prayer, O Lord ; and attend to the voice of my supplication.
7 In the day of my trouble I cried to thee : for thou didst hear me.
8 There is none like to thee, O Lord, among the gods ; and there are no works like to thy works.
9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come, and shall worship before thee, O Lord ; and shall glorify thy name.
10 For thou art great, and doest wonders : thou art the only and the great God.
11 Guide me, O Lord, in thy way, and I will walk in thy truth : let my heart rejoice, that I may fear thy name.
12 I will give thee thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart ; and I will glorify thy name for ever.
13 For thy mercy is great toward me ; and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.
14 O God, transgressors have risen up against me, and an assembly of violent men have sought my life ; and have not set thee before them.
15 But thou, O Lord God, art compassionate and merciful, long-suffering, and abundant in mercy and true.
16 Look thou upon me, and have mercy upon me : give thy strength to thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.
17 Establish with me a token for good ; and let them that hate me see it and be ashamed ; because thou, O Lord, hast helped me, and comforted me.