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^(C1)In You, LORD, I have taken refuge; Let me never ^(C2)be ^(F1)put to shame; ^(C3)In Your righteousness rescue me.

^(C1)Incline Your ear to me, rescue me quickly; Be a ^(C2)rock of ^(F1)strength for me, A ^(F2)stronghold to save me.

For You are my rock and ^(C1)my fortress; For the ^(C2)sake of Your name You will lead me and guide me.

You will ^(C1)pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me, For You are my ^(C2)strength.

^(C1)Into Your hand I entrust my spirit; You have ^(C2)redeemed me, LORD, ^(C3)God of ^(F1)truth.

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.

Contend, LORD, with those who ^(C1)contend with me; Fight against those who ^(C2)fight against me.

Take hold of ^(F1)(C1)buckler and shield And rise up as ^(C2)my help.

Draw also the spear and ^(F1)the battle-axe to meet those who pursue me; Say to my soul, "I am ^(C1)your salvation."

Let those be ^(C1)ashamed and dishonored who seek my ^(F1)life; Let those be ^(C2)turned back and humiliated who devise evil against me.

Let them be ^(C1)like chaff before the wind, With the angel of the LORD driving them on.

Let their way be dark and ^(C1)slippery, With the angel of the LORD pursuing them.

For ^(C1)they ^(C2)hid their net for me without cause; Without cause they dug a pit for my soul.

Let ^(C1)destruction come upon him when he is unaware, And ^(C2)let the net which he hid catch him; Let him fall into that very ^(C3)destruction.

So my soul shall ^(C1)rejoice in the LORD; It shall ^(C2)rejoice in His salvation.

All my ^(C1)bones will say, "LORD, ^(C2)who is like You, Who rescues the afflicted from one ^(C3)who is too strong for him, And ^(C4)the afflicted and the poor from one who robs him?"

^(C1)Malicious witnesses rise up; They ask me things that I do not know.

They ^(C1)repay me evil for good, To the bereavement of my soul.

But as for me, ^(C1)when they were sick, my ^(C2)clothing was sackcloth; I ^(C3)humbled my soul with fasting, But my ^(C4)prayer kept returning to ^(F1)me.

I went about as though it were my friend or brother; I ^(C1)bowed down ^(F1)in mourning, like one who mourns for a mother.

But ^(C1)at my ^(F1)stumbling they rejoiced and gathered themselves together; The ^(F2)(C2)afflicted people whom I did not know gathered together against me, They ^(F3)(C3)slandered me without ceasing.

Like godless jesters at a feast, They ^(C1)gnashed at me with their teeth.

Lord, ^(C1)how long will You look on? Rescue my soul ^(C2)from their ravages, My ^(C3)only life from the lions.

I will ^(C1)give You thanks in the great congregation; I will ^(C2)praise You among a mighty people.

^(C1)Do not let those who are wrongfully ^(C2)my enemies rejoice over me; Nor let those ^(C3)who hate me for no reason ^(F1)(C4)wink maliciously.

For they do not speak peace, But they devise ^(C1)deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

They ^(C1)opened their mouth wide against me; They said, "^(C2)Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen it!"

^(C1)You have seen it, LORD, ^(C2)do not keep silent; Lord, ^(C3)do not be far from me.

^(C1)Stir Yourself, and awake to my right And to my cause, my God and my Lord.

^(C1)Judge me, LORD my God, according to Your righteousness, And ^(C2)do not let them rejoice over me.

Do not let them say in their heart, "^(C1)Aha, our desire!" Do not let them say, "We have ^(C2)swallowed him up!"

May ^(C1)those be ashamed and altogether humiliated who rejoice at my distress; May those who ^(C2)exalt themselves over me be ^(C3)clothed with shame and dishonor.

May those ^(C1)shout for joy and rejoice, who take delight in ^(C2)my vindication; And ^(C3)may they say continually, "The LORD be exalted, Who ^(C4)delights in the prosperity of His servant."

And ^(C1)my tongue shall proclaim Your righteousness And Your praise all day long.