| New Living Translation | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Hear my prayer, O LORD; listen to my plea! Answer me because you are faithful and righteous. | 1A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me. |
| 2Don’t put your servant on trial, for no one is innocent before you. | 2Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You. |
| 3My enemy has chased me. He has knocked me to the ground and forces me to live in darkness like those in the grave. | 3For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead. |
| 4I am losing all hope; I am paralyzed with fear. | 4My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me. |
| 5I remember the days of old. I ponder all your great works and think about what you have done. | 5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands. |
| 6I lift my hands to you in prayer. I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain. Interlude | 6I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah |
| 7Come quickly, LORD, and answer me, for my depression deepens. Don’t turn away from me, or I will die. | 7Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit. |
| 8Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for I give myself to you. | 8Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul. |
| 9Rescue me from my enemies, LORD; I run to you to hide me. | 9Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD; I flee to You for refuge. |
| 10Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing. | 10Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground. |
| 11For the glory of your name, O LORD, preserve my life. Because of your faithfulness, bring me out of this distress. | 11For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble. |
| 12In your unfailing love, silence all my enemies and destroy all my foes, for I am your servant. | 12And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant. |
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