| NET Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1A psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my plea for help! Because of your faithfulness and justice, answer me! | 1A Davidic psalm. LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness listen to my plea, and in Your righteousness answer me. |
| 2Do not sit in judgment on your servant, for no one alive is innocent before you. | 2Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous in Your sight. |
| 3Certainly my enemies chase me. They smash me into the ground. They force me to live in dark regions, like those who have been dead for ages. | 3For the enemy has pursued me, crushing me to the ground, making me live in darkness like those long dead. |
| 4My strength leaves me; I am absolutely shocked. | 4My spirit is weak within me; my heart is overcome with dismay. |
| 5I recall the old days; I meditate on all you have done; I reflect on your accomplishments. | 5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all You have done; I reflect on the work of Your hands. |
| 6I spread my hands out to you in prayer; my soul thirsts for you in a parched land. | 6I spread out my hands to You; I am like parched land before You. Selah |
| 7Answer me quickly, LORD! My strength is fading. Do not reject me, or I will join those descending into the grave. | 7Answer me quickly, LORD; my spirit fails. Don't hide Your face from me, or I will be like those going down to the Pit. |
| 8May I hear about your loyal love in the morning, for I trust in you. Show me the way I should go, because I long for you. | 8Let me experience Your faithful love in the morning, for I trust in You. Reveal to me the way I should go because I long for You. |
| 9Rescue me from my enemies, O LORD! I run to you for protection. | 9Rescue me from my enemies, LORD; I come to You for protection. |
| 10Teach me to do what pleases you, for you are my God. May your kind presence lead me into a level land. | 10Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your gracious Spirit lead me on level ground. |
| 11O LORD, for the sake of your reputation, revive me! Because of your justice, rescue me from trouble! | 11Because of Your name, Yahweh, let me live. In Your righteousness deliver me from trouble, |
| 12As a demonstration of your loyal love, destroy my enemies! Annihilate all who threaten my life, for I am your servant. | 12and in Your faithful love destroy my enemies. Wipe out all those who attack me, for I am Your servant. |
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