Hear me, Lord, and be merciful! Help me, Lord!”
Lord, hear my prayer! In your righteousness listen to my plea; answer me in your faithfulness!
Hear me, Lord, when I call to you! Be merciful and answer me!
The Lord protects and defends me; I trust in him. He gives me help and makes me glad; I praise him with joyful songs.
But God is my helper. The Lord is my defender.
I am worn out with grief; every night my bed is damp from my weeping; my pillow is soaked with tears.
