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A Prayer of David. 
 1 Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me: 
For I am poor and needy. 
 2 Preserve my soul; for I am holy: 
O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee. 
 3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord: 
For I cry unto thee daily. 
 4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant: 
For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. 
 5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; 
And plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. 
 6 Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer; 
And attend to the voice of my supplications. 
 7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: 
For thou wilt answer me. 
 8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; 
Neither are there any works like unto thy works. 
 9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come 
And worship before thee, O Lord; 
And shall glorify thy name. 
 10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: 
Thou art God alone. 
 11 Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: 
Unite my heart to fear thy name. 
 12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: 
And I will glorify thy name for evermore. 
 13 For great is thy mercy toward me: 
And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell. 
 14 O God, the proud are risen against me, 
And the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; 
And have not set thee before them. 
 15 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, 
Longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth. 
 16 O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; 
Give thy strength unto thy servant, 
And save the son of thine handmaid. 
 17 Shew me a token for good; 
That they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: 
Because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me.