1 Lord, hear my prayer. Listen to my call for help and answer my prayer. Show me how good and loyal you are.
2 Don’t judge me, your servant. No one alive could be judged innocent by your standards.
3 My enemies are chasing me. They have crushed me into the dirt. They are pushing me into the dark grave, like people who died long ago.
4 I am ready to give up. I am losing my courage.
5 But I remember what happened long ago. I am thinking about all you have done. I am talking about what you made with your hands!
6 I lift my hands in prayer to you. I am waiting for your help, like a dry land waiting for rain. Selah
7 Hurry and answer me, Lord! I have lost my courage. Don’t turn away from me. Don’t let me die and become like the people lying in the grave.