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Prayer for Protection, Guidance and Pardon.

¹ To You, O LORD, I ^(C1)lift up my soul.

² O my God, in You ^(C1)I have unwavering trust and I rely on You with steadfast confidence,
Do not let me ^(C2)be ashamed or my hope in You be disappointed;
Do not let my ^(C3)enemies triumph over me.

³ Indeed, ^(C1)none of those who expectantly wait for You will be ashamed;
Those who turn away from what is right and ^(C2)deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed (humiliated, embarrassed).

^4 (C1)Let me know Your ways, O LORD;
Teach me Your paths.

⁵ Guide me in ^(C1)Your truth and teach me,
For You are the ^(C2)God of my salvation;
For You and only You I ^(C3)wait expectantly all the day long.

^6 (C1)Remember, O LORD, Your tender compassion and Your lovingkindnesses,
For they have been ^(C2)from of old.

⁷ Do not remember the ^(C1)sins of my youth or my transgressions;
^(C2)According to Your lovingkindness remember me,
For Your ^(C3)goodness' sake, O LORD.

^8 (C1)Good and ^(C2)upright is the LORD;
Therefore He ^(C3)instructs sinners in the way.

⁹ He ^(C1)leads the humble in justice,
And He ^(C2)teaches the humble His way.

¹⁰ All the paths of the LORD are ^(C1)lovingkindness and goodness and truth and faithfulness
To ^(C2)those who keep His covenant and His testimonies.

¹¹ For ^(C1)Your name's sake, O LORD,
^(C2)Pardon my wickedness and my guilt, for they are great.

¹² Who is the man who ^(C1)fears the LORD with awe-inspired reverence and worships Him with submissive wonder?
He will ^(C2)teach him through His word in the way he should choose.

¹³ His soul will ^(C1)dwell in prosperity and goodness,
And his descendants will ^(C2)inherit the land.

¹⁴ The ^(C1)secret of the wise counsel of the LORD is for those who fear Him,
And He will ^(C2)let them know His covenant and reveal to them through His word its deep, inner meaning. ^(VR1)

¹⁵ My ^(C1)eyes are continually toward the LORD,
For He will ^(C2)bring my feet out of the net.

^16 (C1)Turn to me LORD and be gracious to me,
For I am ^(C2)alone and afflicted.

¹⁷ The ^(C1)troubles of my heart are multiplied;
Bring me ^(C2)out of my distresses.

^18 (C1)Look upon my affliction and my trouble,
And ^(C2)forgive all my sins.

¹⁹ Look upon my enemies, for they ^(C1)are many;
They ^(C2)hate me with cruel and violent hatred.

^20 (C1)Guard my soul and rescue me;
Do not let me ^(C2)be ashamed or disappointed,
For I have taken refuge in You.

²¹ Let ^(C1)integrity and uprightness protect me,
For ^(C2)I wait expectantly for You.

^22 (C1)O God, redeem Israel,
Out of all his troubles.