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^(C1)Incline Your ear, LORD, and answer me; For I am ^(C2)afflicted and needy.

^(C1)Protect my ^(F1)soul, for I am ^(C2)godly; You my God, save Your servant who ^(C3)trusts in You.

Be ^(C1)gracious to me, Lord, For ^(C2)I call upon You all day long.

Make the soul of Your servant joyful, For to You, Lord, ^(C1)I lift up my soul.

For You, Lord, are ^(C1)good, and ^(C2)ready to forgive, And ^(C3)abundant in mercy to all who call upon You.

^(C1)Listen, LORD, to my prayer; And give Your attention to the sound of my pleading!

On ^(C1)the day of my trouble I will call upon You, For ^(C2)You will answer me.

There is ^(C1)no one like You among the gods, Lord, Nor are there any works ^(C2)like Yours.

^(C1)All nations whom You have made will come and worship before You, Lord, And they will glorify Your name.

For You are ^(C1)great, and You ^(C2)do ^(F1)wondrous deeds; You alone ^(C3)are God.

^(C1)Teach me Your way, LORD; I will walk in Your truth; ^(C2)Unite my heart to fear Your name.

I will ^(C1)give thanks to You, Lord my God, with all my heart, And I will glorify Your name forever.

For Your graciousness toward me is great, And You have ^(C1)saved my soul from the ^(F1)depths of ^(F2)Sheol.

God, arrogant men have ^(C1)risen up against me, And a gang of violent men have sought my ^(F1)life, And they have not set You before them.

But You, Lord, are a ^(C1)compassionate and gracious God, Slow to anger and abundant in mercy and ^(F1)truth.

^(C1)Turn to me, and be gracious to me; ^(C2)Grant Your strength to Your servant, And save the ^(C3)son of Your maidservant.

^(C1)Show me a sign of good, That those who hate me may ^(C2)see it and be ashamed, Because You, LORD, ^(C3)have helped me and comforted me.

His ^(C1)foundation is in the holy mountains.

The LORD ^(C1)loves the gates of Zion More than all the other dwelling places of Jacob.

^(C1)Glorious things are spoken of you, ^(C2)City of God. Selah

"I shall mention ^(F1)(C1)Rahab and Babylon ^(F2)among those who know Me; Behold, Philistia and ^(C2)Tyre with ^(F3)(C3)Cush: 'This one was born there.'"

But of Zion it will be said, "This one and that one were born in her"; And the Most High Himself will ^(C1)establish her.

The LORD will count when He ^(C1)registers the peoples, "This one was born there." Selah

Then those who ^(C1)sing as well as those who ^(F1)(C2)play the flutes will say, "All my ^(C3)springs of joy are in you."

LORD, the ^(C1)God of my salvation, I have ^(C2)cried out by day and in the night before You.

Let my prayer ^(C1)come before You; ^(C2)Incline Your ear to my cry!

For my ^(C1)soul has ^(F1)had enough troubles, And ^(C2)my life has approached ^(F2)Sheol.

I am counted among those who ^(C1)go down to the pit; I have become like a man ^(C2)without strength,

^(F1)Abandoned ^(C1)among the dead, Like the slain who lie in the grave, Whom You no longer remember, And they are ^(C2)cut off from Your hand.

You have put me in ^(C1)the lowest pit, In ^(C2)dark places, in the ^(C3)depths.

Your wrath ^(C1)has rested upon me, And You have afflicted me with ^(C2)all Your waves. Selah

You have removed ^(C1)my acquaintances far from me; You have made me an ^(F1)(C2)object of loathing to them; I am ^(C3)shut up and cannot go out.

My ^(C1)eye grows dim from misery; I have ^(C2)called upon You every day, LORD; I have ^(C3)spread out my ^(F1)hands to You.

Will You perform wonders for the dead? Or will ^(C1)the departed spirits rise and praise You? Selah

Will Your graciousness be declared in the grave, Your faithfulness in ^(F1)Abaddon?

Will Your wonders be made known in the ^(C1)darkness? And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

But I, LORD, have cried out ^(C1)to You for help, And ^(C2)in the morning my prayer comes before You.

LORD, why ^(C1)do You reject my soul? Why do You ^(C2)hide Your face from me?

I was miserable and ^(C1)about to die from my youth on; I suffer ^(C2)Your terrors; I grow weary.

Your ^(C1)burning anger has passed over me; Your terrors have ^(F1)(C2)destroyed me.

They have ^(C1)surrounded me ^(C2)like water all day long; They have ^(C3)encircled me altogether.

You have removed ^(C1)lover and friend far from me; My acquaintances are in a hiding place.