1. Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
2. And enter not into judgment with thy servant; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
3. For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground: he hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.
4. Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
5. I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy doings: I muse on the work of thy hands.
6. I spread forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a weary land. Selah
7. Make haste to answer me, O Lord; my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me; lest I become like them that go down into the pit.