PSALM 154 - Petition For Mercy
additional Psalms found in the Syriac Peshitta and in the Dead Sea scrolls

I cry to you and spread my hands
Towards your holy dwelling.
O judge me not as my sin requires,
For none living can stand before you.
Grant, O Lord, that I may understand your Law,
And teach me your commandments,
O Lord, my Savior.
Cleanse me, O Lord, from evil
And let it not return to me,
Let its roots dry up within me
And its leaves find no nourishment within me.
I cried, O Lord, and, answering,
You healed my broken heart,
O Lord, my Savior.