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Save me, God, For the ^(C1)waters have ^(F1)threatened my life.

I have sunk in deep ^(C1)mud, and there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and a ^(F1)(C2)flood overflows me.

I am ^(C1)weary with my crying; my throat is parched; My ^(C2)eyes fail while I wait for my God.

Those ^(C1)who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; Those who would ^(F1)destroy me ^(C2)are powerful, those who oppose me with lies; ^(C3)What I did not steal, I then have to restore.

God, You know ^(C1)my foolishness, And ^(C2)my guilt is not hidden from You.

May those who wait for You not ^(C1)be ashamed because of me, Lord ^(F1)GOD of armies; May those who seek You not be dishonored because of me, God of Israel,

Because ^(C1)for Your sake I have endured disgrace; ^(C2)Dishonor has covered my face.

I have become ^(C1)estranged ^(F1)from my brothers, And a stranger to my mother's sons.

For ^(C1)zeal for Your house has consumed me, And ^(C2)the taunts of those who taunt You have fallen on me.

When I wept ^(C1)in my soul with fasting, It became my ^(C2)disgrace.

When I made ^(C1)sackcloth my clothing, I became ^(C2)a proverb to them.

Those who ^(C1)sit in the gate talk about me, And ^(C2)songs of mockery by those habitually drunk are about me.

But as for me, my prayer is to You, LORD, ^(C1)at an acceptable time; God, in the ^(C2)greatness of Your mercy, Answer me with ^(F1)Your saving truth.

Rescue me from the ^(C1)mud and do not let me sink; May I be ^(C2)rescued from those who hate me, and from the ^(C1)depths of water.

May the ^(F1)(C1)flood of water not overflow me Nor the deep swallow me up, Nor the ^(C2)pit close its mouth on me.

Answer me, LORD, for ^(C1)Your mercy is good; ^(C2)According to the greatness of Your compassion, ^(C3)turn to me,

And ^(C1)do not hide Your face from Your servant, For I am ^(C2)in distress; answer me quickly.

Come near to my soul and ^(C1)redeem it; ^(C2)Ransom me because of my enemies!

You know my ^(C1)disgrace, my shame, and my dishonor; All my enemies are ^(F1)known to You.

Disgrace has ^(C1)broken my heart, and I am so sick. And ^(C2)I waited for sympathy, but there was none; And for ^(C3)comforters, but I found none.

They also gave me ^(F1)(C1)a bitter herb in my food, And for my thirst they ^(C2)gave me vinegar to drink.

May ^(C1)their table before them become a snare; And ^(F1)(C2)when they are at peace, may it become a trap.

May their ^(C1)eyes grow dim so that they cannot see, And make their ^(C2)hips shake continually.

^(C1)Pour out Your indignation on them, And may Your burning anger overtake them.

May their ^(F1)(C1)camp be desolated; May there be none living in their tents.

For they have ^(C1)persecuted him whom ^(C2)You Yourself struck, And they tell of the pain of those whom ^(C3)You have ^(F1)wounded.

Add ^(C1)guilt to their guilt, And ^(C2)may they not come into ^(C3)Your righteousness.

May they be ^(C1)wiped out of the ^(C2)book of life, And may they not be ^(F1)(C3)recorded with the righteous.

But I am ^(C1)afflicted and in pain; ^(F1)May Your salvation, God, ^(C2)set me safely on high.

I will ^(C1)praise the name of God with song, And ^(C2)exalt Him with ^(C3)thanksgiving.

And it will ^(C1)please the LORD better than an ox Or bull with horns and hoofs.

The ^(C1)humble ^(F1)have seen it and are glad; You who seek God, ^(C2)let your heart ^(F2)revive.

For ^(C1)the LORD hears the needy, And ^(C2)does not despise those of His who are prisoners.

^(C1)Heaven and earth shall praise Him, The seas and ^(C2)everything that moves in them.

For God will ^(C1)save Zion and ^(C2)build the cities of Judah, So that they may live there and ^(C3)possess it.

The ^(F1)(C1)descendants of His servants will inherit it, And those who love His name ^(C2)will live in it.

^(C1)God, hurry to save me; LORD, hurry to help me!

^(C1)May those who seek my ^(F1)life Be put to shame and humiliated; May those who delight ^(F2)in my harm Be turned back and dishonored.

^(C1)May those who say, "Aha, aha!" be ^(F1)turned back Because of their shame.

May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; And may those who love Your salvation say continually, "May God be exalted!"

But ^(C1)I am afflicted and needy; ^(C2)Hurry to me, God! You are my help and my savior; LORD, do not delay.

^(C1)In You, LORD, I have taken refuge; Let me never be put to shame.

^(C1)In Your righteousness rescue me and save me; ^(C2)Extend Your ear to me and help me.

^(C1)Be to me a rock of ^(C2)dwelling to which I may continually come; You have given the ^(C3)commandment to save me, For You are ^(C4)my rock and my fortress.

^(C1)Save me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, From the ^(F1)grasp of the wrongdoer and the ruthless,

For You are my ^(C1)hope; Lord ^(F1)GOD, You are my ^(C2)confidence from my youth.

I have ^(C1)leaned on You since my birth; You are He who ^(C2)took me from my mother's womb; My ^(C3)praise is continually ^(F1)of You.

I have become a ^(C1)marvel to many, For You are ^(C2)my strong refuge.

My ^(C1)mouth is filled with Your praise And with ^(C2)Your glory all day long.

Do not cast me away at the ^(C1)time of my old age; Do not abandon me when my strength fails.

For my enemies have spoken ^(F1)against me; And those who ^(C1)watch for my ^(F2)life ^(C2)have consulted together,

Saying, "^(C1)God has abandoned him; Pursue and seize him, for there is ^(C2)no one to save him."

God, ^(C1)do not be far from me; My God, ^(C2)hurry to my aid!

May those who are enemies of my soul be ^(C1)put to shame and consumed; May they be ^(C2)covered with disgrace and dishonor, who ^(C3)seek ^(F1)to injure me.

But as for me, I will ^(C1)wait continually, And will ^(F1)(C2)praise You yet more and more.

My ^(C1)mouth shall tell of Your righteousness And of ^(C2)Your salvation all day long; For I ^(C3)do not know the art of writing.

I will come ^(C1)with the mighty deeds of the Lord ^(F1)GOD; I will ^(C2)make mention of Your righteousness, Yours alone.

God, You ^(C1)have taught me from my youth, And I still ^(C2)declare Your wondrous deeds.

And even when I am ^(C1)old and gray, God, do not abandon me, Until I ^(C2)declare Your ^(F1)strength to this generation, Your power to all who are to come.

^(F1)For Your ^(C1)righteousness, God, reaches to the ^(F2)heavens, You who have ^(C2)done great things; God, ^(C3)who is like You?

You who have ^(C1)shown ^(F1)me many troubles and distresses Will ^(C2)revive ^(F1)me again, And will bring ^(F1)me up again ^(C3)from the depths of the earth.

May You increase my ^(C1)greatness And turn to ^(C2)comfort me.

I will also praise You with ^(F1)(C1)a harp, And Your ^(F2)truth, my God; I will sing praises to You with the ^(C2)lyre, ^(C3)Holy One of Israel.

My lips will ^(C1)shout for joy when I sing praises to You; And my ^(C2)soul, which You have redeemed.

My ^(C1)tongue also will tell of Your righteousness all day long; For they are ^(C2)put to shame, for they are humiliated who seek ^(F1)my harm.