1.
Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
2.
And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
Justified — Upon terms of strict justice.
3.
For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.
For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.
For — This is not a reason of what he last said, but an argument to enforce his petition delivered, verse1.
Soul — My life; nothing less will satisfy him.
Dead — I am in as hopeless a condition in the eye of man, as those that have lain long in the grave.
4.
Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
5.
I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
The days — What thou hast done for thy servants in former times.
6.
I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. /*Selah*/.
As land — Thirsteth for rain.
7.
Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.
8.
Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
Morning — Seasonably and speedily.
9.
Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
10.
Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
11.
Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.
12.
And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.