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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.