I Stretch Out My Hands to You
A Psalm by David
1 Hear my prayer, Lord.
Listen to my petitions.
In your faithfulness and righteousness, answer me.
2 Do not enter into judgment with your servant,
for no man alive is righteous before you.
3 For the enemy pursues me.
He has struck my life down to the ground.
He has made me live in dark places,
like those who have been long dead.
4 Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me.
My heart within me is desolate.
5 I remember the days of old.
I meditate on all your deeds.
I contemplate the work of your hands.
6 I stretch out my hands to you.
My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land.
Selah.
7 Hurry to answer me, Lord.
My spirit fails.
Do not hide your face from me,
so that I do not become like those who go down into the pit.
8 Help me to hear your loving kindness in the morning,
for I trust in you.
Help me to know the way in which I should walk,
for I lift up my soul to you.
9 Deliver me, Lord, from my enemies.
I run to you to hide me.
10 Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God.
Your Spirit is good.
Lead me in the land of uprightness.
11 Revive me, Lord, for your name’s sake.
In your righteousness, deliver me from trouble.
12 In your loving kindness, cut off my enemies
and destroy all those who afflict me,
for I am your servant.