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^1 (a)I give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart;
    before ^(b)the gods I sing your praise;
² I bow down ^(c)toward your ^(d)holy temple
    and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness,
    for you have exalted above all things
    your name and your word.^[a]
3 On the day I called, you answered me;
    my strength of soul you increased.^[b]

^4 (e)All the kings of the earth shall give you thanks, O Lord,
    for they have heard the words of your mouth,
⁵ and they shall sing of ^(f)the ways of the Lord,
    for great is the glory of the Lord.
^6 (g)For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly,
    but the haughty he knows from afar.

^7 (h)Though I walk in the midst of trouble,
    you ⁽ⁱ⁾preserve my life;
you ^(j)stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies,
    and your ^(k)right hand delivers me.
⁸ The Lord will ^(l)fulfill his purpose for me;
    ^(m)your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever.
    Do not forsake ⁽ⁿ⁾the work of your hands.