1(Mizmor of Dovid) 1 Hear my tefillah, Hashem, give ear to my techinot (supplications);
in Thy emunah answer me, and in Thy tzedakah.

2And enter not into mishpat with Thy eved;
for in Thy sight shall no man living be yitzadak (justified).

3For the oyev (enemy) hath persecuted my nefesh;
he hath struck down my life to the ground;
he hath made me to dwell in places of choshech (darkness),
like metei olam (those long dead).

4Therefore is my ruach become faint within me;
my lev within me is desolate.

5I remember yamim mikedem (days of old),
I meditate on all Thy works;
I muse on the ma'aseh (work) of Thy hands.

6I stretch forth my hands unto Thee;
my nefesh thirsteth after Thee, like an eretz ayefah (a parched, thirsty land).
Selah

7Hear me speedily, Hashem; my ruach faileth;
hide not Thy face from me,
lest I be like those that go down into the bor (pit).

8Cause me to hear Thy chesed in the boker;
for in Thee do I trust;
cause me to know the Derech wherein I should walk;
for I lift up my nefesh unto Thee.

9Save me, Hashem, from mine oyevim (enemies);
I flee unto Thee to hide me.

10Teach me to do Retzonecha (Thy will);
for Thou art Elohai;
may Thy Ruach Tov lead me on level ground.

11Revive me, Hashem, l'ma'an (for the sake of) Thy Shem (Name);
in Thy tzedakah bring my nefesh out of tzoros.

12And in Thy chesed silence mine enemies,
and destroy all them that oppress my nefesh;
for I am Thy eved.