¹ Incline your ear, O Lord, and answer me,
    for I am poor and needy.
² Preserve my life, for I am devoted to you;
    save your servant who trusts in you.
You are my God; ³ be gracious to me, O Lord,
    for to you do I cry all day long.
⁴ Gladden the soul of your servant,
    for to you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
⁵ For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving,
    abounding in steadfast love to all who call on you.
⁶ Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer;
    listen to my cry of supplication.
⁷ In the day of my trouble I call on you,
    for you will answer me.