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¹ Lord, my Rock, I call out to you for help.
    Do not be deaf to me.
If you are silent,
    I will be like those in the grave.
² Hear the sound of my prayer,
    when I cry out to you for help.
I raise my hands
    toward your Most Holy Place.
³ Don't drag me away with the wicked,
    with those who do evil.
They say "Peace" to their neighbors,
    but evil is in their hearts.
⁴ Pay them back for what they have done,
    for their evil deeds.
Pay them back for what they have done;
    give them their reward.
⁵ They don't understand what the Lord has done
    or what he has made.
So he will knock them down
    and not lift them up.

⁶ Praise the Lord,
    because he heard my prayer for help.
⁷ The Lord is my strength and shield.
    I trust him, and he helps me.
I am very happy,
    and I praise him with my song.
⁸ The Lord is powerful;
    he gives victory to his chosen one.
⁹ Save your people
    and bless those who are your own.
    Be their shepherd and carry them forever.