Hear, O Jehovah, my voice when I call, and favor me, and answer me.
I will say to God, Do not condemn me; make me know on what ground You contend with me.
Look! Answer me, O Jehovah, my God! Make my eyes be bright, lest I sleep the death;
You have turned my mourning into dancing for me; You have loosed my sackcloth and have clothed me with gladness.
For my life is ending with grief, and my years with sighing; my strength fails because of my iniquity, and my bones have wasted away.
To the chief musician, for stringed instruments, A Psalm of David. Answer me when I call, God of my righteousness. You gave room to me in distress. Have mercy on me and hear my prayer.
Attend to the voice of my cry, my King and my God; for I will pray to You.