Expectations

¹ Listen to my prayer, LORD! Because of your faithfulness, hear my requests for mercy! Because of your righteousness, answer me! ² Please don’t bring your servant to judgment, because no living thing is righteous before you. ³ The enemy is chasing me, crushing my life in the dirt, forcing me to live in the dark like those who’ve been dead forever. ⁴ My spirit is weak inside me inside, my mind is numb. ⁵ I remember the days long past; I meditate on all your deeds; I contemplate your handiwork. ⁶ I stretch out my hands to you; my whole being is like dry dirt, thirsting for you. Selah ⁷ Answer me, LORD—and quickly! My breath is fading. Don’t hide your face from me or I’ll be like those going down to the pit! ⁸ Tell me all about your faithful love come morning time, because I trust you. Show me the way I should go, because I offer my life up to you. ⁹ Deliver me from my enemies, LORD! I seek protection from you. ¹⁰ Teach me to do what pleases you, because you are my God. Guide me by your good spirit into good land.