My faithful God, answer me when I call out to you. Give me rest from my trouble. Have mercy on me. Hear my prayer.

显我为义的神啊，我呼吁的时候，求你应允我！我在困苦中，你曾使我宽广；现在求你怜恤我，听我的祷告！

显我为义的上帝啊，我呼求的时候，求你应允我！我在困境中，你曾使我宽畅；求你怜悯我，听我的祷告！

显我为义的神啊，我呼求的时候，求你应允我！我在困境中，你曾使我宽畅；求你怜悯我，听我的祷告！

称我为义人的上帝啊！我呼求的时候，求你回答。你曾救我脱离困境，现在求你怜悯我，垂听我的祷告。

我公义的神啊（“我公义的神啊”或译：“使我为义的神啊”）！我呼求的时候，求你答应我。我在困苦中，你曾使我舒畅。求你恩待我，听我的祷告。

显我为义的神哪，我呼求的时候，求你回应我！你曾使我从困境中解脱；求你恩待我，垂听我的祷告！

顯我為義的神啊，我呼籲的時候，求你應允我！我在困苦中，你曾使我寬廣；現在求你憐恤我，聽我的禱告！

顯我為義的上帝啊，我呼求的時候，求你應允我！我在困境中，你曾使我寬暢；求你憐憫我，聽我的禱告！

顯我為義的神啊，我呼求的時候，求你應允我！我在困境中，你曾使我寬暢；求你憐憫我，聽我的禱告！

稱我為義人的上帝啊！我呼求的時候，求你回答。你曾救我脫離困境，現在求你憐憫我，垂聽我的禱告。

我公義的神啊（“我公義的神啊”或譯：“使我為義的神啊”）！我呼求的時候，求你答應我。我在困苦中，你曾使我舒暢。求你恩待我，聽我的禱告。

顯我理直的上帝啊我呼求時、求你應我。我在困苦中、你曾給我寬綽；現在求你恩待我，聽我的禱告。

顯我為義的神哪，我呼求的時候，求你回應我！你曾使我從困境中解脫；求你恩待我，垂聽我的禱告！

義我之上帝歟、我呼籲時、求爾俞允、我窘迫時、蒙爾寬舒、尚其矜恤、俯聞我祈兮、

伸我冤兮上帝、昔遭困迫、而爾援手、今求矜恤、願爾俯聞。

為我伸冤之天主、我呼籲時、望主應允、我遭窘困、主常使我得寛舒、今求主憐恤我、俯聽我禱告、

Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer.

Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!

Answer me when I call to you, O God who declares me innocent. Free me from my troubles. Have mercy on me and hear my prayer.

Answer me when I call, God, who vindicates me. You freed me from affliction; be gracious to me and hear my prayer.

Answer me when I call, God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Be gracious to me and hear my prayer.

Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.

Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness; Thou hast set me at large when I was in distress: Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

Answer me when I call, God, who vindicates me. You freed me from affliction; be gracious to me and hear my prayer.

Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me[ when I was] in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

When I call out, answer me, O God who vindicates me! Though I am hemmed in, you will lead me into a wide, open place. Have mercy on me and respond to my prayer!

Answer me when I call, God of my righteousness. Give me relief from my distress. Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.

I was patient while I waited for the Lord. He turned to me and heard my cry for help.I was sliding down into the pit of death, and he pulled me out. He brought me up out of the mud and dirt. He set my feet on a rock. He gave me a firm place to stand on.He gave me a new song to sing. It is a hymn of praise to our God. Many people will see and have respect for the Lord. They will put their trust in him.

God has saved us from deadly dangers. And he will continue to do it. We have put our hope in him. He will continue to save us.

In his days Judah will be saved. Israel will live in safety. And the Branch will be called The Lord Who Makes Us Right With Himself.

So we are Christ’s official messengers. It is as if God were making his appeal through us. Here is what Christ wants us to beg you to do. Come back to God!Christ didn’t have any sin. But God made him become sin for us. So we can be made right with God because of what Christ has done for us.

As he passed in front of Moses, he called out. He said,“ I am the Lord, the Lord. I am the God who is tender and kind. I am gracious. I am slow to get angry. I am faithful and full of love.I continue to show my love to thousands of people. I forgive those who do evil. I forgive those who refuse to obey me. And I forgive those who sin. But I do not let guilty people go without punishing them. I cause the sins of the parents to affect their children, grandchildren and great- grandchildren.”

They opposed me when I was in trouble. But the Lord helped me.He brought me out into a wide and safe place. He saved me because he was pleased with me.

They will say,‘ The Lord is the only one who can save us. Only he can make us strong.’ ” All those who have been angry with the Lord will come to him. And they will be put to shame.

Turn to me and have mercy on me. That’s what you’ve always done for those who love you.

Turn to me and help me. I am lonely and hurting.

The Lord and King gives me strength. He makes my feet like the feet of a deer. He helps me walk on the highest places.

My God, my God, why have you deserted me? Why do you seem so far away when I need you to save me? Why do you seem so far away that you can’t hear my groans?

My God, I call out to you because you will answer me. Listen to me. Hear my prayer.

A deer longs for streams of water. God, I long for you in the same way.

In the land of Judah, God is well known. In Israel, his name is great.

Don’t take me to court and judge me, because in your eyes no living person does what is right.

Lord, have mercy on me. I call out to you all day long.Bring joy to me. Lord, I put my trust in you.Lord, you are forgiving and good. You are full of love for all who call out to you.

God, have mercy on us and bless us. May you be pleased with us.

Have mercy on me, God. Have mercy on me. I go to you for safety. I will find safety in the shadow of your wings. There I will stay until the danger is gone.

Because of what God has done, you belong to Christ Jesus. He has become God’s wisdom for us. He makes us right with God. He makes us holy and sets us free.

My heart is full of beautiful words as I say my poem for the king. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.

“ Job, he wants to take you out of the jaws of trouble. He wants to bring you to a wide and safe place. He’d like to seat you at a table that is loaded with the best food.

You have not handed me over to the enemy. You have put me in a wide and safe place.

The Lord always does what is right. So he loves it when people do what is fair. Those who are honest will enjoy his blessing.

People like that will receive the Lord’ s blessing. When God their Savior hands down his sentence, it will be in their favor.

You will take good care of me because I’ve been honest. You will let me be with you forever.

Lord, I know that your laws are right. You were faithful to your promise when you made me suffer.May your faithful love comfort me as you have promised me.Show me your tender love so that I can live. I take delight in your law.

Lord, I serve you. I serve you just as my mother did. You have set me free from the chains of my suffering.

Brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the hard times we had in Asia Minor. We were having a lot of trouble. It was far more than we could stand. We even thought we were going to die.

Help me, God. Men are chasing me. All day long they keep attacking me.

The Lord saved me from the paw of the lion. He saved me from the paw of the bear. And he’ll save me from the powerful hand of this Philistine too.” Saul said to David,“ Go. And may the Lord be with you.”

The Lord takes care of those who are not aware of danger. When I was in great need, he saved me.

Saul sent some men to watch David’s house. He told them to kill David the next morning. But David’s wife Michal warned him. She said,“ You must run for your life tonight. If you don’t, tomorrow you will be killed.”So Michal helped David escape through a window. He ran and got away.

Lord, don’t correct me when you are angry. Don’t punish me when you are very angry.

Saul was going along one side of the mountain. David and his men were on the other side. They were hurrying to get away from Saul. Saul and his army were closing in on David and his men. They were about to capture them.Just then a messenger came to Saul. He said,“ Come quickly! The Philistines are attacking the land.”So Saul stopped chasing David. He went to fight against the Philistines. That’s why they call that place Sela Hammahlekoth.

David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun. They set them apart to serve the Lord by prophesying while harps, lyres and cymbals were being played. Here is the list of the men who served in that way.From the sons of Asaph came Zakkur, Joseph, Nethaniah and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph. He prophesied under the king’s direction.From the sons of Jeduthun came Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah and Mattithiah. The total number was six. They were under the direction of their father Jeduthun. He prophesied while playing the harp. He used it to thank and praise the Lord.From the sons of Heman came Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti- Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir and Mahazioth.All of them were sons of the king’s prophet Heman. They were given to Heman to bring him honor. That’s what God had promised. God gave him 14 sons and three daughters.All of them were under the direction of their father. They played music for the Lord’ s temple. They served at the house of God by playing cymbals, lyres and harps. Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman were under the king’s direction.