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I hate those who ^(C1)devote themselves to worthless ^(F1)idols, But I ^(C2)trust in the LORD.

I will ^(C1)rejoice and be glad in Your faithfulness, Because You have ^(C2)seen my misery; You have known the troubles of my soul,

And You have not ^(C1)handed me over to the enemy; You have set my feet in a large place.

Be gracious to me, LORD, for ^(C1)I am in distress; My ^(C2)eye is wasted away from grief, ^(C3)my soul and my body too.

For my life is spent with ^(C1)sorrow And my years with sighing; My ^(C2)strength has failed because of my guilt, And ^(C3)my ^(F1)body has wasted away.

Because of all my adversaries, I have become a ^(C1)disgrace, Especially to my ^(C2)neighbors, And an object of dread to my acquaintances; Those who see me in the street flee from me.

I am ^(C1)forgotten like a dead person, out of mind; I am like a broken vessel.

For I have heard the ^(F1)(C1)slander of many, ^(C2)Terror is on every side; While they ^(C3)took counsel together against me, They ^(C4)schemed to take away my life.

But as for me, I trust in You, LORD, I say, "^(C1)You are my God."

My ^(C1)times are in Your hand; ^(C2)Rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from those who persecute me.

Make Your ^(C1)face shine upon Your servant; ^(C2)Save me in Your faithfulness.

Let me not be ^(C1)put to shame, LORD, for I call upon You; Let the ^(C2)wicked be put to shame, let them ^(C3)be silent in ^(F1)Sheol.

Let the ^(C1)lying lips be speechless, Which ^(C2)speak arrogantly against the righteous With pride and contempt.

How great is Your ^(C1)goodness, Which You have stored up for those who fear You, Which You have performed for those who ^(C2)take refuge in You, ^(C3)Before the sons of mankind!

You hide them in the ^(C1)secret place of Your presence from the ^(C2)conspiracies of mankind; You keep them secretly in a ^(F1)shelter from the ^(C3)strife of tongues.

^(C1)Blessed be the LORD, For He has shown His ^(C2)marvelous faithfulness to me in a besieged ^(C3)city.

As for me, ^(C1)I said in my alarm, "I am ^(C2)cut off from Your eyes"; Nevertheless You ^(C3)heard the sound of my pleadings When I called to You for help.

Love the LORD, all ^(C1)His godly ones! The LORD ^(C2)watches over the faithful But fully ^(C3)repays the one who acts arrogantly.

^(C1)Be strong and let your heart take courage, All you who wait for the LORD.

^(C1)How blessed is he whose wrongdoing is forgiven, Whose sin is covered!

How blessed is a person whose guilt the LORD ^(C1)does not take into account, And in whose spirit there is ^(C2)no deceit!

When ^(C1)I kept silent about my sin, ^(C2)my ^(F1)body wasted away Through my ^(F2)(C3)groaning all day long.

For day and night ^(C1)Your hand was heavy upon me; My ^(F1)(C2)vitality failed as with the dry heat of summer. Selah

I ^(C1)acknowledged my sin to You, And I ^(C2)did not hide my guilt; I said, "^(C3)I will confess my wrongdoings to the LORD"; And You ^(C4)forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah

Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You ^(F1)(C1)in a time when You may be found; Certainly ^(C2)in a flood of great waters, they will not reach him.

You are ^(C1)my hiding place; You ^(C2)keep me from trouble; You surround me with ^(F1)(C3)songs of deliverance. Selah

I will ^(C1)instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will advise you ^(C2)with My eye upon you.

Do not be ^(C1)like the horse or like the mule, which have no understanding, Whose trappings include bit and bridle to hold them in check, Otherwise they will not come near to you.

The ^(C1)sorrows of the wicked are many, But ^(C2)the one who trusts in the LORD, goodness will surround him.

Be ^(C1)glad in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous ones; And shout for joy, all you who are ^(C2)upright in heart.

^(C1)Sing for joy in the LORD, you righteous ones; Praise is ^(C2)becoming to the upright.

Give thanks to the LORD with the ^(C1)lyre; Sing praises to Him with a ^(C2)harp of ten strings.

Sing to Him a ^(C1)new song; Play skillfully with ^(C2)a shout of joy.

For the word of the LORD ^(C1)is right, And all His work is done ^(C2)in faithfulness.

He ^(C1)loves righteousness and justice; The ^(C2)earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.