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¹ I ^(a)waited ^[a]patiently for the Lord;
And He inclined to me and ^(b)heard my cry.
² He brought me up out of the ^(c)pit of destruction, out of the ^[b]miry clay,
And ^(d)He set my feet upon a rock ^(e)making my footsteps firm.
³ He put a ^(f)new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;
Many will ^(g)see and fear
And will trust in the Lord.

⁴ How ^(h)blessed is the man who has made the Lord his trust,
And ⁽ⁱ⁾has not ^[c]turned to the proud, nor to those who ^(j)lapse into falsehood.
⁵ Many, O Lord my God, are ^(k)the wonders which You have done,
And Your ^(l)thoughts toward us;
There is none to compare with You.
If I would declare and speak of them,
They ^(m)would be too numerous to count.

^6 [d](n)Sacrifice and meal offering You have not desired;
My ears You have ^[e]opened;
Burnt offering and sin offering You have not required.
⁷ Then I said, "Behold, I come;
In the scroll of the book it is ^[f]written of me.
^8 (o)I delight to do Your will, O my God;
^(p)Your Law is within my heart."

⁹ I have ^(q)proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great congregation;
Behold, I will ^(r)not restrain my lips,
O Lord, ^(s)You know.
¹⁰ I have ^(t)not hidden Your righteousness within my heart;
I have ^(u)spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation;
I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great congregation.

¹¹ You, O Lord, will not withhold Your compassion from me;
^[g]Your ^(v)lovingkindness and Your truth will continually preserve me.
¹² For evils beyond number have ^(w)surrounded me;
My ^(x)iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see;
They are ^(y)more numerous than the hairs of my head,
And my ^(z)heart has ^[h]failed me.

^13 (aa)Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me;
Make ^(ab)haste, O Lord, to help me.
¹⁴ Let those be ^(ac)ashamed and humiliated together
Who ^(ad)seek my ^[i]life to destroy it;
Let those be turned back and dishonored
Who delight ^[j]in my hurt.
¹⁵ Let those ^(ae)be ^[k]appalled because of their shame
Who ^(af)say to me, "Aha, aha!"
^16 (ag)Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
Let those who love Your salvation ^(ah)say continually,
"The Lord be magnified!"
¹⁷ Since ^(ai)I am afflicted and needy,
^[l](aj)Let the Lord be mindful of me.
You are my help and my deliverer;
Do not delay, O my God.