I Stretch Out My Hands to You 1 RV A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O LORD; give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. BSB BSB: A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me.
2 RV And enter not into judgment with thy servant; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. BSB BSB: Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.
3 RV For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground: he hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead. BSB BSB: For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.
4 RV Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate. BSB BSB: My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me.
5 RV I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy doings: I muse on the work of thy hands. BSB BSB: I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands.
6 RV I spread forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a weary land. Selah BSB BSB: I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah
7 RV Make haste to answer me, O LORD; my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me; lest I become like them that go down into the pit. BSB BSB: Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.
8 RV 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. BSB BSB: Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.
9 RV Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me. BSB BSB: Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD; I flee to You for refuge.
10 RV Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me in the land of uprightness. BSB BSB: Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
11 RV Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name’s sake: in thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble. BSB BSB: For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
12 RV And in thy lovingkindness cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul; for I am thy servant. BSB BSB: And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.
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