1 GLT A Prayer of David. Incline your ear and listen, Yahweh, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. BSB BSB: A prayer of David. Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.
2 GLT Protect me, for I am faithful; my God, save your servant who trusts in you. BSB BSB: Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You.
3 GLT Be merciful to me, Lord, for I cry out to you all day long. BSB BSB: Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long.
4 GLT Make your servant glad, for to you, Lord, I lift up my soul. BSB BSB: Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
5 GLT You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and you show great mercy to all those who cry out to you. BSB BSB: For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.
6 GLT Yahweh, listen to my prayer; hear the sound of my pleas. BSB BSB: Hear my prayer, O LORD, and attend to my plea for mercy.
7 GLT In the day of my trouble I call on you, for you will answer me. BSB BSB: In the day of my distress I call on You, because You answer me.
8 GLT There is no one who compares to you among the gods, Lord. There are no deeds like your deeds. BSB BSB: O Lord, there is none like You among the gods, nor any works like Yours.
9 GLT All the nations that you have made will come and bow before you, Lord. They will honor 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 GLT For you are great and do wonderful things; you only are God. BSB BSB: For You are great and perform wonders; You alone are God.
11 GLT Teach me your ways, Yahweh. Then I will walk in your truth. Unite my heart to reverence you. 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 GLT Lord my God, I will praise you with my whole heart; I will glorify your name forever. BSB BSB: I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify Your name forever.
13 GLT For great is your covenant faithfulness toward me; you have rescued my life from the depths of Sheol. BSB BSB: For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.
14 GLT God, the arrogant have risen up against me. A gang of violent men seek my life. They have no regard for you. BSB BSB: The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life; they have no regard for You.
15 GLT But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness. BSB BSB: But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
16 GLT Turn toward me and have mercy on me; give your strength to your servant; save the son of your servant woman. BSB BSB: Turn to me and have mercy; grant Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your maidservant.
17 GLT Show me a sign of your favor. Then those who hate me will see it and be put to shame because you, Yahweh, have helped me and comforted 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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