A Prayer of David.
1
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, 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.
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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.