1. Incline Your ear, O Lord, and answer me,

1. for I am oppressed and needy.

2. Preserve my soul, for I am godly;

2. You are my God; save Your servant

2. who trusts in You.

3. Have mercy on me, O Lord,

3. for to You I cry all day long.

4. Gladden the soul of Your servant,

4. for to You, O Lord,

4. I lift my soul.

5. For You, Lord, are good, and forgiving,

5. abounding in kindness to all who call on You.

6. Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer,

6. and attend to my plea for mercy.

7. In the day of my trouble I will call upon You,

7. for You will answer me.

8. Among the gods there is none like You, OLord;

8. neither are there any works like Your works.

9. All nations whom You have made

9. shall come and worship before You, O Lord,

9. and shall glorify Your name.

10. For You are great and do wondrous deeds;

10. You are God alone.

11. Teach me Your way, O Lord,

11. that I will walk in Your truth;

11. bind my heart

11. to fear Your name.

12. I will give You thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart,

12. and I will glorify Your name forever.

13. For great is Your mercy toward me,

13. and You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

14. O God, insolent men have risen against me,

14. and bands of violent men have sought my life;

14. they have not set You before them.

15. But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion and gracious,

15. slow to anger, and abundant in mercy and truth.

16. Turn to me and have mercy on me;

16. give Your strength to Your servant,

16. and save the humble son of Your female servant.

17. Show me a sign of Your favor,

17. that those who hate me may see it and be ashamed

17. because You, Lord, have helped and comforted me.