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v1

Incline, O Yahweh, your ear and answer me, because I am poor and needy.

v2

Watch over my life because I am faithful. You are my God; save your servant. I am the one who trusts you.

v3

Be gracious to me, O Lord, because I call to you all day long. ^[Literally “all the day”]

v4

Make glad the soul of your servant, because I desire you, ^[Literally “I lift up my soul to you”] O Lord.

v5

For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, and abundant in loyal love ^[Hebrew “and great with respect to loyal love”] for all who call to you.

v6

Heed, O Yahweh, my prayer, and attend to the voice of my supplications.

v7

In the day of my trouble I call to you, because you answer me.

v8

There is none like you among the gods, O Lord, and there are no works like yours.

v9

All the nations that you have made will come and bow down ^[Or “worship”] before you, O Lord, and glorify your name.

v10

For you are great and doing wondrous things; you alone are God.

v11

Teach me, O Yahweh, your way, that I may walk in your truth. Unite my heart ^[That is, give singleness of heart] to fear your name.

v12

I will give you thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and glorify your name forever,

v13

because your loyal love is great toward me, and you will have delivered my life from Sheol ^[The nether world, the place of departed spirits.] below.

v14

O God, arrogant men have risen up against me, even a gang of ruthless men seek my life, but they do not set you before them. ^[That is, they do not factor God into their actions]

v15

But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger ^[Literally “long of nostrils”] and abundant in loyal love and faithfulness.

v16

Turn to me and be gracious to me. Give your strength to your servant, and grant victory to the son ^[Or “Save the son”] of your maidservant.

v17

Do a sign that benefits me, that those who hate me may see and be put to shame, because you, O Yahweh, have helped me and comforted me.