1. O Lord, I come before you in prayer.
2. My God, I trust in you.Please do not let me be humiliated;do not let my enemies triumphantly rejoice over me!
3. Certainly none who rely on you will be humiliated.Those who deal in treachery will be thwarted and humiliated.
4. Make me understand your ways, O Lord!Teach me your paths!
5. Guide me into your truth and teach me.For you are the God who delivers me;on you I rely all day long.
6. Remember your compassionate and faithful deeds, O Lord,for you have always acted in this manner.
7. Do not hold against me the sins of my youth or my rebellious acts!Because you are faithful to me, extend to me your favor, O Lord!
8. The Lord is both kind and fair;that is why he teaches sinners the right way to live.
9. May he show the humble what is right!May he teach the humble his way!