1. A Psalm of David, when his son Absalom was pursuing him. O Lord, hear my prayer. Incline your ear to my supplication in your truth. Heed me according to your justice.
2. And do not enter into judgment with your servant. For all the living will not be justified in your sight.
3. For the enemy has pursued my soul. He has lowered my life to the earth. He has stationed me in darkness, like the dead of ages past.
4. And my spirit has been in anguish over me. My heart within me has been disturbed.