1. Jehovah, hear my prayer; give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, in thy righteousness.
2. And enter not into judgment with thy servant; for in thy sight no man living shall be justified.
3. For the enemy persecuteth my soul: he hath crushed my life down to the earth; he hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.
4. And my spirit is overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
5. I remember the days of old: I meditate on all thy doing; I muse on the work of thy hands.