¹ Lord, hear me and answer me.
I am poor and needy.

² Keep my life safe, because I am faithful to you.
Save me, because I trust in you.
You are my God.

³ Lord, have mercy on me.
I call out to you all day long.

⁴ Bring joy to me.
Lord, I put my trust in you.

⁵ Lord, you are forgiving and good.
You are full of love for all who call out to you.

⁶ Lord, hear my prayer.
Listen to my cry for mercy.

⁷ When I’m in trouble, I will call out to you.
And you will answer me.

⁸ Lord, there’s no one like you among the gods.
No one can do what you do.

⁹ Lord, all the nations you have made
will come and worship you.
They will bring glory to you.

¹⁰ You are great. You do wonderful things.
You alone are God.

¹¹ Lord, teach me how you want me to live.
Do this so that I will depend on you, my faithful God.
Give me a heart that doesn’t want anything
more than to worship you.

¹² Lord my God, I will praise you with all my heart.
I will bring glory to you forever.

¹³ Great is your love for me.
You have kept me from going down into the place of the dead.

¹⁴ God, proud people are attacking me.
A gang of mean people is trying to kill me.
They don’t care about you.

¹⁵ But Lord, you are a God who is tender and kind.
You are gracious.
You are slow to get angry.
You are faithful and full of love.

¹⁶ Come to my aid and have mercy on me.
Show your strength by helping me.
Save me because I serve you just as my mother did.

¹⁷ Prove your goodness to me.
Then my enemies will see it and be put to shame.
Lord, you have helped me and given me comfort.