1 Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
3 For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
4 I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
5 For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.
6 Thou wilt prolong the king's life: and his years as many generations.
7 He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.
8 So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.
<b>From the end of the earth</b> although I am far from my men whom I send against my enemies in battle.
<b>I call out to You when my heart becomes faint</b> because of them. Now, about what do I call out to You? That You lead me on a rock, which is higher and stronger than I.
<b>I shall dwell in Your tent to eternity</b> Grant me the privilege in this world and in the world to come.
<b>You have given the heritage of those who fear Your name</b> You have restored the cities of their heritage through me.
<b>Add days to the days of the king</b> If it has been decreed upon me to die young, add days to my days until my years will equal seventy years, as the years of every generation.
<b>May he dwell</b> [May] the king dwell forever before God.
<b>kindness and truth</b> with which he engages himself will be prepared to guard him.
<b>should be prepared</b> Heb. מן. Preparation, as (Jonah 4:6): “And the Lord...appointed (וימן) a kikayon.”