Commentary on Psalms - Volume 5

1O Jehovah! hear my prayer; Give ear to my supplication; In thy truth answer me, in thy righteousness.

2And enter not into judgment with thy servant, For there shall not be justified in thy sight any living man.

3For persecuted hath the enemy my soul; He hath prostrated on the earth my life; He hath set me in dark places, as the dead of an age.

4And perplexed within me is my spirit Within me astonished is my heart.

5I remembered the days of old, I meditated on all thy doings; Upon the work of thy hands I meditated.

6I spread out my hearts to thee; My soul, as the earth without water, is to thee. Selah.

7Hasten, answer me, O Jehovah! Fail doth my spirit: Hide not thy face from me, Because I shall be like to those who descend into the pit.

8Cause me to hear in the morning thy mercy, For in thee have I hoped: Show me the way in which I may walk, For to thee have I lifted up my soul.

9Deliver me from my enemies, O Jehovah! With thee have I hidden [myself.]

10Teach me to do thy will, For thou art my God: Let thy good Spirit lead me into the right land.

11Because of thy name, O Jehovah I thou wilt quicken me: In thy righteousness bring out of trouble my soul.

12And in thy mercy thou wilt scatter my enemies, And wilt destroy all those who afflict my soul; Because I am thy servant.