Hear, O Jehovah, my voice when I call, and favor me, and answer me.
Look! Answer me, O Jehovah, my God! Make my eyes be bright, lest I sleep the death;
Attend to the voice of my cry, my King and my God; for I will pray to You.
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.
I will say to God, Do not condemn me; make me know on what ground You contend with me.
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.