Tried but Trusting 1 CPDV A Prayer of David himself. Incline your ear, O Lord, and hear me. For I am needy and poor. BSB BSB: A prayer of David. Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.
2 CPDV Preserve my soul, for I am holy. My God, bring salvation to your servant who hopes in you. BSB BSB: Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You.
3 CPDV O Lord, be merciful to me, for I have cried out to you all day long. BSB BSB: Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long.
4 CPDV Give joy to the soul of your servant, for I have lifted up my soul to you, Lord. BSB BSB: Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
5 CPDV For you are sweet and mild, Lord, and plentiful in mercy to all who call upon you. BSB BSB: For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.
6 CPDV Pay attention, Lord, to my prayer, and attend to the voice of my supplication. BSB BSB: Hear my prayer, O LORD, and attend to my plea for mercy.
7 CPDV In the day of my tribulation, I cried out to you, because you heeded me. BSB BSB: In the day of my distress I call on You, because You answer me.
8 CPDV There is no one like you among the gods, O Lord, and there is no one like you in your works. BSB BSB: O Lord, there is none like You among the gods, nor any works like Yours.
9 CPDV All the nations, which you have made, will draw near and adore in your presence, O Lord. And they will glorify your name. BSB BSB: All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.
10 CPDV For you are great, and you perform wonders. You alone are God. BSB BSB: For You are great and perform wonders; You alone are God.
11 CPDV Lead me, O Lord, in your way, and I will walk in your truth. May my heart rejoice, so that it will fear your name. BSB BSB: Teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name.
12 CPDV I will confess to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart. And I will glorify your name in eternity. BSB BSB: I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify Your name forever.
13 CPDV For your mercy toward me is great, and you have rescued my soul from the lower part of Hell. BSB BSB: For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.
14 CPDV O God, the iniquitous have risen up against me, and the synagogue of the powerful have sought my soul, and they have not placed you in their sight. BSB BSB: The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life; they have no regard for You.
15 CPDV And you, Lord God, are compassionate and merciful, being patient and full of mercy and truthful. BSB BSB: But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
16 CPDV Look down upon me and have mercy on me. Grant your authority to your servant, and bring salvation to the son of your handmaid. BSB BSB: Turn to me and have mercy; grant Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your maidservant.
17 CPDV Make me a sign of what is good, so that those who hate me, may look and be confounded. For you, O Lord, have helped me and consoled me. BSB BSB: Show me a sign of Your goodness, that my enemies may see and be ashamed; for You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.
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