7. Hear me, O Lord, when I cry out!Have mercy on me and answer me!
8. My heart tells me to pray to you,and I do pray to you, O Lord.
9. Do not reject me!Do not push your servant away in anger!You are my deliverer!Do not forsake or abandon me,O God who vindicates me!
10. Even if my father and mother abandoned me,the Lord would take me in.
11. Teach me how you want me to live;lead me along a level path because of those who wait to ambush me!
12. Do not turn me over to my enemies,for false witnesses who want to destroy me testify against me.
13. Where would I be if I did not believe I would experiencethe Lord’s favor in the land of the living?
14. Rely on the Lord!Be strong and confident!Rely on the Lord!