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To You, O Lord, I Lift Up My Soul

^1 (C1)Incline Your ear, O Yahweh, and answer me;
For I am ^(C2)afflicted and needy.

^2 (C1)Keep my ^(F1)soul, for I am a ^(C2)holy one;
O You my God, save Your slave who ^(C3)trusts in You.

³ Be ^(C1)gracious to me, O Lord,
For ^(C2)to You I call all day long.

⁴ Make glad the soul of Your slave,
For to You, O Lord, ^(C1)I lift up my soul.

⁵ For You, Lord, are ^(C1)good, and ^(C2)by nature forgiving,
And ^(C3)abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon You.

^6 (C1)Give ear, O Yahweh, to my prayer;
And give heed to the voice of my supplications!

⁷ In ^(C1)the day of my distress I shall call upon You,
For ^(C2)You will answer me.

⁸ There is ^(C1)no one like You among the gods, O Lord,
Nor are there any works ^(C2)like Yours.

^9 (C1)All nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord,
And they shall glorify Your name.

¹⁰ For You are ^(C1)great and ^(C2)do ^(F1)wondrous deeds;
You alone ^(C3)are God.

^11 (C1)Teach me Your way, O Yahweh;
I will walk in Your truth;
^(C2)Unite my heart to fear Your name.

¹² I will ^(C1)give thanks to You, O Lord my God, with all my heart,
And will glorify Your name forever.

¹³ For Your lovingkindness toward me is great,
And You have ^(C1)delivered my soul from Sheol below.

¹⁴ O God, arrogant men have ^(C1)risen up against me,
And ^(F1)a band of ruthless men have sought my ^(F2)life,
And they have not set You before them.

¹⁵ But You, O Lord, are a God ^(C1)compassionate and gracious,
Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and ^(F1)truth.

^16 (C1)Turn to me, and be gracious to me;
Oh ^(C2)grant Your strength to Your slave,
And save the ^(C3)son of Your maidservant.

^17 (F1)(C1)Show me a sign for good,
That those who hate me may ^(C2)see it and be ashamed,
Because You, O Yahweh, ^(C3)have helped me and comforted me.