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God Sustains His Servant.

¹ I ^(C1)waited ^(F1)patiently for the LORD;
And He reached down to me and ^(C2)heard my cry.

² He brought me up out of the ^(C1)pit of ^(F1)destruction, out of the mud;
And ^(C2)He set my feet on a rock, ^(C3)making my footsteps firm.

³ He put a ^(C1)new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;
Many will ^(C2)see and fear
And will trust in the LORD.

⁴ How ^(C1)blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust,
And ^(C2)has not turned to the ^(F1)proud, nor to those who ^(C3)become involved in falsehood.

⁵ Many, LORD my God, are ^(C1)the wonders which You have done,
And Your ^(C2)thoughts toward us;
There is no one to compare with You.
If I would declare and speak of them,
They ^(C3)would be too numerous to count.

^6 (C1)You have not desired ^(F1)sacrifice and meal offering;
You have ^(F2)opened my ears;
You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.

⁷ Then I said, "Behold, I have come;
It is ^(F1)written of me in the scroll of the book.

⁸ "^(C1)I delight to do Your will, my God;
^(C2)Your Law is within my ^(F1)heart."

⁹ I have ^(C1)proclaimed good news of righteousness in the great congregation;
Behold, I will ^(C2)not restrain my lips,
LORD, ^(C3)You know.

¹⁰ I have ^(C1)not hidden Your righteousness within my heart;
I have ^(C2)spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation;
I have not concealed Your mercy and Your truth from the great congregation.

¹¹ You, LORD, will not withhold Your compassion from me;
^(F1)Your ^(C1)mercy and Your truth will continually watch over me.

¹² For evils beyond number have ^(C1)surrounded me;
My ^(C2)guilty deeds have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see;
They are ^(C3)more numerous than the hairs of my head,
And my ^(C4)heart has ^(F1)failed me.

^13 (C1)Be pleased, LORD, to rescue me;
^(C2)Hurry, LORD, to help me.

¹⁴ May those be ^(C1)ashamed and humiliated together
Who ^(C2)seek my ^(F1)life to destroy it;
May those be turned back and dishonored
Who delight ^(F2)in my hurt.

¹⁵ May those ^(C1)be ^(F1)appalled because of their shame
Who ^(C2)say to me, "Aha, aha!"

^16 (C1)May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
May those who love Your salvation continually ^(C2)say,
"The LORD be exalted!"

¹⁷ But ^(C1)I am afflicted and needy;
^(C2)May the Lord be mindful of me.
You are my help and my savior;
Do not delay, my God.