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Hear my prayer, O Lord;
cPs. 140:6 give ear to my pleas for mercy!
In yourd1 John 1:9; [Ps. 31:1] faithfulness answer me, in yourd1 John 1:9; [Ps. 31:1] righteousness!
2 e[Job 14:3] Enter not into judgment with your servant,
for no one living is righteousfPs. 130:3; 1 Kgs. 8:46; Job 9:2; 15:14; 25:4; Eccles. 7:20; Rom. 3:23; 1 Cor. 4:4 before you.
3 For the enemy has pursued my soul;
gSee Ps. 88:3-6 he has crushed my life to the ground;
hLam. 3:6 he has made me sit in darkness like those long dead.
4 Therefore my spiritiSee Ps. 77:3 faints within me;
my heart within me is appalled.
5 jPs. 77:5, 11 I remember the days of old;
kPs. 77:12; 111:2 I meditate on all that you have done;
I ponder the work of your hands.
6 lSee Job 11:13 I stretch out my hands to you;
mPs. 42:2 my soul thirsts for you liken[Ps. 63:1] a parched land. [foreign]Selah[/foreign]
7 oPs. 69:17; 102:2 Answer me quickly, O Lord!
p[Ps. 84:2] My spirit fails!
qPs. 27:9 Hide not your face from me,
rPs. 28:1; 88:4 lest I be like those who go down to the pit.
8 s[Ps. 90:14] Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love,
for in you ItPs. 11:1; 25:2 trust.
uPs. 25:4 Make me know the way I should go,
vPs. 25:1 for to you I lift up my soul.
9 wPs. 59:1; 142:6 Deliver me from my enemies, O Lord!
I have fled to you for refuge!
10 x[Ps. 119:12] Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God!
yNeh. 9:20 Let your good SpiritzSee Ps. 23:3 lead me
onaIsa. 26:10; [Ps. 27:11] level ground!
11 bPs. 23:3; 25:11 For your name's sake, O Lord,cSee Ps. 71:20 preserve my life!
In your righteousnessdPs. 142:7 bring my soul out of trouble!
12 And in your steadfast love you willePs. 54:5 cut off my enemies,
and you will destroy all the adversaries of my soul,
for I am yourfSee Ps. 116:16 servant.