¹大衛的禱告。耶和華啊！求你留心聽我、應允我，因為我是困苦貧窮的。（本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題）

¹Hear, Yahweh, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

²求你保護我的性命，因為我是虔誠的人；我的　神啊！求你拯救這倚靠你的僕人。

²Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You, my God, save your servant who trusts in you.

³主啊！求你恩待我，因為我終日向你呼求。

³Be merciful to me, Lord, for I call to you all day long.

⁴主啊！求你使你的僕人心裡歡喜，因為我的心仰望你。

⁴Bring joy to the soul of your servant, for to you, Lord, do I lift up my soul.

⁵主啊！你是良善，又樂意饒恕人的，向你呼求的，你都以豐盛的慈愛待他們。

⁵For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.

⁶耶和華啊！求你側耳聽我的禱告，留心聽我的懇求。

⁶Hear, Yahweh, my prayer. Listen to the voice of my petitions.

⁷在我遭難的日子，我要求告你，因為你必應允我。

⁷In the day of my trouble I will call on you, for you will answer me.

⁸主啊！在眾神之中，沒有能和你相比的，你的作為也是無可比擬的。

⁸There is no one like you among the gods, Lord, nor any deeds like your deeds.

⁹主啊！你所造的萬國都要來，在你面前下拜，他們必榮耀你的名。

⁹All nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord. They shall glorify your name.

¹⁰因為你是偉大的，並且行奇妙的事，只有你是　神。

¹⁰For you are great, and do wondrous things. You are God alone.

¹¹耶和華啊！求你把你的道路指教我，使我行在你的真理中，專心敬畏你的名。

¹¹Teach me your way, Yahweh. I will walk in your truth. Make my heart undivided to fear your name.

¹²主我的　神啊！我要滿心稱讚你，我要永遠榮耀你的名。

¹²I will praise you, Lord my God, with my whole heart. I will glorify your name forevermore.

¹³因為你向我大施慈愛，你救了我的命，免入陰間的深處。

¹³For your loving kindness is great toward me. You have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol Sheol is the place of the dead. .

¹⁴　神啊！驕傲的人起來攻擊我，一群強暴的人尋索我的性命，他們不把你放在眼內。

¹⁴God, the proud have risen up against me. A company of violent men have sought after my soul, and they don’t hold regard for you before them.

¹⁵但是，主啊！你是有憐憫有恩典的　神，你不輕易發怒，並且有極大的慈愛和信實。

¹⁵But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.

¹⁶求你轉向我，恩待我；把你的能力賜給你的僕人，拯救你婢女的兒子。

¹⁶Turn to me, and have mercy on me! Give your strength to your servant. Save the son of your handmaid.

¹⁷求你向我顯出恩待我的記號，好使恨我的人看見了，就覺得羞愧；因為你耶和華幫助了我，安慰了我。

¹⁷Show me a sign of your goodness, that those who hate me may see it, and be shamed, because you, Yahweh, have helped me, and comforted me.