O Lord, remember David and all his afflictions;
“Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth—” let Israel now say —
In my distress I cried unto the Lord, and He heard me.
Remember, O Lord, what has come upon us; look, and see our reproach!
Remember my affliction and my wandering, the wormwood and the gall.
Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor my eyes lofty. Neither do I involve myself in great matters, nor in things too profound for me.
Out of the depths have I cried unto You, O Lord.
Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in His ways.
Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless the Lord guards the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.
When the Lord brought back the captives of Zion, we were like those who dream.
Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
If it had not been the Lord who was on our side— let Israel now say—
Unto You do I lift up my eyes, O You who are enthroned in the heavens.
I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go into the house of the Lord.”
I will lift up my eyes to the hills; from whence comes my help?
God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
God remembered Noah and every living thing and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. So God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the water receded.
Look on my affliction and my pain, and forgive all my sins.
