1 LORD, hear my prayer, my supplication;
in truth and righteousness, now answer.
2 But do not judge your servant, LORD,
for who could stand before your judgment?
No one is righteous in your sight.
3 O LORD, the enemy pursues me;
my life lies broken where I’ve fallen.
I know the darkness of the grave.
4 Therefore my spirit faints within me;
my heart within me is dismayed.
5 When I remember days of old, LORD,
I meditate on all your doings,
on all the works your hands have wrought.
6 I stretch my hands out to implore you:
my soul thirsts like a desert land.
7 Make haste, O LORD, and give your answer.
My spirit fails; do not forsake me,
or I will be like those who die.
8 Let morning bring your loving-kindness,
for I have put my trust in you.
Teach me to walk where you have led me,
for I lay all my cares before you.
9 Deliver me from all my foes,
for I have fled to you for refuge.
10 You are my God: teach me your will.
May your good Spirit lead me safely.
11 For your name’s sake, O LORD, protect me;
in righteousness preserve my life.
12 In love destroy all those who hate me:
I am a servant of the LORD.
– James Vanden Bosch, alt.
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