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¹ I ^(a)waited patiently for the Lord;
    he inclined to me and ^(b)heard my cry.
² He drew me up from ^(c)the pit of destruction,
    out of ^(d)the miry bog,
and ^(e)set my feet upon a rock,
    ^(f)making my steps secure.
³ He put ^(g)a new song in my mouth,
    a song of praise to our God.
Many will ^(h)see and fear,
    and put their trust in the Lord.

⁴ Blessed is the man who ⁽ⁱ⁾makes
    the Lord his trust,
who does not turn to the proud,
    to those who ^(j)go astray after a lie!
⁵ You have multiplied, O Lord my God,
    your ^(k)wondrous deeds and your ^(l)thoughts toward us;
    none can compare with you!
I will proclaim and tell of them,
    yet they are ^(m)more than can be told.

^6 (n)In sacrifice and offering you have not delighted,
    but you have given me an open ^(o)ear.^[a]
Burnt offering and sin offering
    you have not required.
⁷ Then I said, "Behold, I have come;
    in the scroll of the book it is written ^(p)of me:
^8 (q)I delight to do your will, O my God;
    your law is ^(r)within my heart."

⁹ I have told the glad news of deliverance^[b]
    in ^(s)the great congregation;
behold, I have not ^(t)restrained my lips,
    ^(u)as you know, O Lord.
¹⁰ I have not hidden your deliverance within my heart;
    I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation;
I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness
    from the great congregation.

¹¹ As for you, O Lord, you will not restrain
    your mercy from me;
your ^(v)steadfast love and your faithfulness will
    ever preserve me!
¹² For evils have ^(w)encompassed me
    beyond number;
my ^(x)iniquities have overtaken me,
    and I cannot ^(y)see;
they are ^(z)more than the hairs of my head;
    my heart ^(aa)fails me.

^13 (ab)Be pleased, O Lord, to ^(ac)deliver me!
    O Lord, ^(ad)make haste to help me!
^14 (ae)Let those be put to shame and disappointed altogether
    who seek to snatch away my life;
let those be ^(af)turned back and brought to dishonor
    who delight in my hurt!
¹⁵ Let those be appalled because of their shame
    who ^(ag)say to me, "Aha, Aha!"

¹⁶ But may all who seek you
    rejoice and be glad in you;
may those who love your salvation
    ^(ah)say continually, "Great is the Lord!"
¹⁷ As for me, I am ^(ai)poor and needy,
    but ^(aj)the Lord takes thought for me.
You are my help and my deliverer;
    do not delay, O my God!