1 O Lord, hear my prayer!Pay attention to my plea for help!Because of your faithfulness and justice, answer me!
2 Do not sit in judgment on your servant,for no one alive is innocent before you.
3 Certainly my enemies chase me.They smash me into the ground.They force me to live in dark regions,like those who have been dead for ages.
4 My strength leaves me;I am absolutely shocked.
5 I recall the old days;I meditate on all you have done;I reflect on your accomplishments.
6 I spread my hands out to you in prayer;my soul thirsts for you in a parched land.
7 Answer me quickly, Lord!My strength is fading.Do not reject me,or I will join those descending into the grave.