1 A
Prayer of
David.Bow
down thine
ear, O
LORD,
hear me: for I am
poor and
needy.
2 Preserve my
soul; for I am
holy: O thou my
God,
save thy
servant that
trusteth in thee.
3 Be
merciful unto me, O
Lord: for I
cry unto thee
daily.
4 Rejoice the
soul of thy
servant: for unto thee, O
Lord, do I lift
up my
soul.
5 For thou,
Lord, art
good, and ready to
forgive; and
plenteous in
mercy unto all them that
call upon thee.
6 Give
ear, O
LORD, unto my
prayer; and
attend to the
voice of my
supplications.
7 In the
day of my
trouble I will
call upon thee: for thou wilt
answer me.
8 Among the
gods there is none like unto thee, O
Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy
works.
9 All
nations whom thou hast
made shall
come and
worship before thee, O
Lord; and shall
glorify thy
name.
10 For thou art
great, and
doest wondrous
things: thou art
God alone.
11 Teach me thy
way, O
LORD; I will
walk in thy
truth:
unite my
heart to
fear thy
name.
12 I will
praise thee, O
Lord my
God, with all my
heart: and I will
glorify thy
name for
evermore.
13 For
great is thy
mercy toward me: and thou hast
delivered my
soul from the
lowest hell.
14 O
God, the
proud are
risen against me, and the
assemblies of
violent men have
sought after my
soul; and have not
set thee before them.
15 But thou, O
Lord, art a
God full of
compassion, and
gracious,
longsuffering #H639, and
plenteous in
mercy and
truth.
16 O
turn unto me, and have
mercy upon me;
give thy
strength unto thy
servant, and
save the
son of thine
handmaid.
17 Shew me a
token for
good; that they which
hate me may
see it, and be
ashamed: because thou,
LORD, hast
holpen me, and
comforted me.