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1 LORD, hear my prayer;
listen to my pleas.
In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness.
2 Do not enter into judgment with your servant, for no one living is righteous before you.
3 For the enemy has pursued my life;
he has crushed my life to the ground.
He has made me dwell in darkness, like those long dead.
4 My spirit faints within me;
my heart within me is appalled.
5 I remember the days of old;
I meditate on all you have done and ponder the work of your hands.
6 I stretch out my hands to you;
my soul longs for you like a parched land. Selah.
7 Answer me quickly, LORD;
my spirit fails.
Do not hide your face from me, lest I become like those who go down to the pit.
8 Let me hear of your steadfast love in the morning, for I trust in you.
Show me the way I should walk, for I lift my soul to you.
9 Rescue me from my enemies, LORD;
in you I hide myself.
10 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God;
may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
11 For your name’s sake, LORD, give me life;
in your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
12 In your steadfast love cut off my enemies, and destroy all who oppress my life, for I am your servant.