A Prayer of David

Verse 1

O LORD, bow down thine ear, and hearken to my cry; For poor and wholly destitute of other help am I.

Verse 2

Preserve my soul, for I devoted am to Thee; My God, thy servant save, who makes his trust in Thee his plea.

Verse 3

O Lord be merciful to me, I earnest pray; Because I cry to Thee alone, importunate all day.

Verse 4

Rejoyce thy servant's soul, for I to Thee, O Lord, Lift up my troubled soul, in hope that Thou wilt help afford.

Verse 5

For Thou, O Lord, art good; to pardon fully free; Yea in thy mercy rich art Thou, to all who call on Thee.

Verse 6

JEHOVAH to my cry O give a gracious ear; and to my supplications voice attend, and kindly hear.

Verse 7

In days of my distress I will to Thee complain; Because I surely know that Thou, wilt answer me again.

Verse 8

Among the GODS, O Lord, not one is like to Thee; Nor any works that to thy works, may once compared be.

Verse 9

The nations, all, O Lord, whom thy great pow'r did frame, Shall come before and bow to Thee, and glorify thy name.

Verse 10

For Thou art high and great; the things that Thou hast done, Are truly marvellous, and show, that Thou art GOD alone.

Verse 11

Teach me thy way of truth, and I will walk the same; And LORD, to Thee unite my heart, that I may fear thy name.

Verse 12

O Lord my God, Thee praise, with all my heart will I; Yea constantly and evermore, thy name will glorify.

Verse 13

Because thy mercy is exceeding great to me; And from the grave and lowest hell, Thou hast my soul set free.

Verse 14

O GOD, the violent and proud in troops arise Against me, and they seek my soul, nor have Thee in their eyes.

Verse 15

But Lord, Thou art a God compassionate and kind; Long-suff'ring Thou, and in thy truth, and mercy unconfin'd.

Verse 16

O turn to me thy face, to me be mercy shown, They strength, O, to thy servant give, and save thine handmaid's son.

Verse 17

Shew me a sign for good, and let my haters see And be asham'd, because Thou LORD, dost help and comfort me.