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¹ O Lord, I come before you in prayer.
² My God, I trust in you.
Please do not let me be humiliated;
do not let my enemies triumphantly rejoice over me!
³ Certainly none who rely on you will be humiliated.
Those who deal in treachery will be thwarted and humiliated.
⁴ Make me understand your ways, O Lord!
Teach me your paths!
⁵ Guide me into your truth and teach me.
For you are the God who delivers me;
on you I rely all day long.
⁶ Remember your compassionate and faithful deeds, O Lord,
for you have always acted in this manner.
⁷ Do not hold against me the sins of my youth or my rebellious acts!
Because you are faithful to me, extend to me your favor, O Lord!
⁸ The Lord is both kind and fair;
that is why he teaches sinners the right way to live.
⁹ May he show the humble what is right!
May he teach the humble his way!
¹⁰ The Lord always proves faithful and reliable
to those who follow the demands of his covenant.
¹¹ For the sake of your reputation, O Lord,
forgive my sin, because it is great.
¹² The Lord shows his faithful followers
the way they should live.
¹³ They experience his favor;
their descendants inherit the land.
¹⁴ The Lord's loyal followers receive his guidance,
and he reveals his covenantal demands to them.
¹⁵ I continually look to the Lord for help,
for he will free my feet from the enemy's net.
¹⁶ Turn toward me and have mercy on me,
for I am alone and oppressed!
¹⁷ Deliver me from my distress;
rescue me from my suffering!
¹⁸ See my pain and suffering!
Forgive all my sins!
¹⁹ Watch my enemies, for they outnumber me;
they hate me and want to harm me.
²⁰ Protect me and deliver me!
Please do not let me be humiliated,
for I have taken shelter in you!
²¹ May integrity and godliness protect me,
for I rely on you!
²² O God, rescue Israel
from all their distress!