1 {\b A Prayer of David.}\par\par\tab Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah, and answer me;\par\tab For I am poor and needy. 2 Preserve my soul; for I am godly:\par\tab O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee. 3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord;\par\tab For unto thee do I cry all the day long. 4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant;\par\tab For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. 5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive,\par\tab And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee. 6 Give ear, O Jehovah, unto my prayer;\par\tab And hearken unto the voice of my supplications. 7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee;\par\tab For thou wilt answer me. 8 There is none like unto thee among the gods, O Lord;\par\tab Neither {\i are there any works} like unto thy works. 9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord;\par\tab And they shall glorify thy name. 10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things:\par\tab Thou art God alone. 11 Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; I will walk in thy truth:\par\tab Unite my heart to fear thy name. 12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart;\par\tab And I will glorify thy name for evermore. 13 For great is thy lovingkindness toward me;\par\tab And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol. 14 O God, the proud are risen up against me,\par\tab And a company of violent men have sought after my soul,\par\tab And have not set thee before them. 15 But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious,\par\tab Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth. 16 Oh turn unto me, and have mercy upon me;\par\tab Give thy strength unto thy servant,\par\tab And save the son of thy handmaid. 17 Show me a token for good,\par\tab That they who hate me may see it, and be put to shame,\par\tab Because thou, Jehovah, hast helped me, and comforted me.\par |
Edited by Jeff D. Huddleston. Based on the 1901 American Standard Version (ASV-1901).