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¹ For the Leader. A Psalm of David.² I waited patiently for the LORD; and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry.³ He brought me up also out of the tumultuous pit, out of the miry clay; ⁴ And He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God; ⁵ Happy is the man that hath made the LORD his trust,

⁶ Many things hast Thou done, O LORD my God, {N}there is none to be compared unto Thee! If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be told.⁷ Sacrifice and meal-offering Thou hast no delight in; mine ears hast Thou opened; ⁸ Then said I: 'Lo, I am come with the roll of a book which is prescribed for me;⁹ I delight to do Thy will, O my God; yea, Thy law is in my inmost parts.'¹⁰ I have preached righteousness in the great congregation, lo, I did not refrain my lips;

¹¹ I have not hid Thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared Thy faithfulness and Thy salvation; ¹² Thou, O LORD, wilt not withhold Thy compassions from me; ¹³ For innumerable evils have compassed me about, {N}they are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart hath failed me.¹⁴ Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; O LORD, make haste to help me.¹⁵ Let them be ashamed and abashed together that seek after my soul to sweep it away; ¹⁶ Let them be appalled by reason of their shame that say unto me: 'Aha, aha.'¹⁷ Let all those that seek Thee rejoice and be glad in Thee;

¹⁸ But, as for me, that am poor and needy, the Lord will account it unto me; {P}