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Prayer for Protection, Guidance, and Pardon.

¹ To You, LORD, I ^(C1)lift up my soul.

² My God, in You ^(C1)I trust,
Do not let me ^(C2)be ashamed;
Do not let my ^(C3)enemies rejoice over me.

³ Indeed, ^(C1)none of those who wait for You will be ashamed;
^(F1)Those who ^(C2)deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed.

^4 (C1)Make me know Your ways, LORD;
Teach me Your paths.

⁵ Lead me in ^(C1)Your truth and teach me,
For You are the ^(C2)God of my salvation;
For You I ^(C3)wait all the day.

^6 (C1)Remember, LORD, Your compassion and Your faithfulness,
For they have been ^(F1)(C2)from of old.

⁷ Do not remember the ^(C1)sins of my youth or my wrongdoings;
^(C2)Remember me according to Your faithfulness,
For Your ^(C3)goodness' sake, LORD.

^8 (C1)The LORD is good and ^(C2)upright;
Therefore He ^(C3)instructs sinners in the way.

⁹ He ^(C1)leads the ^(F1)humble in justice,
And He ^(C2)teaches the ^(F1)humble His way.

¹⁰ All the paths of the LORD are ^(C1)faithfulness and truth
To ^(C2)those who comply with His covenant and His testimonies.

¹¹ For the ^(C1)sake of Your name, LORD,
^(C2)Forgive my wrongdoing, for it is great.

¹² Who is the person who ^(C1)fears the LORD?
He will ^(C2)instruct him in the way he should choose.

¹³ His soul will ^(C1)dwell in ^(F1)prosperity,
And his ^(F2)descendants will ^(C2)inherit the ^(F3)land.

¹⁴ The ^(F1)(C1)secret of the LORD is for those who fear Him,
^(F2)And He will ^(C2)make them know His covenant.

¹⁵ My ^(C1)eyes are continually toward the LORD,
For He will ^(F1)(C2)rescue my feet from the net.

^16 (C1)Turn to me and be gracious to me,
For I am ^(C2)lonely and afflicted.

^17 (F1)The ^(C1)troubles of my heart are enlarged;
Bring me ^(C2)out of my distresses.

^18 (C1)Look at my misery and my trouble,
And ^(C2)forgive all my sins.

¹⁹ Look at my enemies, for they ^(C1)are many,
And they ^(C2)hate me with violent hatred.

^20 (C1)Guard my soul and save me;
Do not let me ^(C2)be ashamed, for I take refuge in You.

²¹ Let ^(C1)integrity and uprightness protect me,
For ^(C2)I wait for You.

^22 (C1)Redeem Israel, God,
From all his distress.