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For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

I ^(a)waited ^[a]patiently for the Lord ; And He inclined to me and ^(b)heard my cry.

He brought me up out of the ^(c)pit of destruction, out of the ^[b]miry clay, And ^(d)He set my feet upon a rock ^(e)making my footsteps firm.

He put a ^(f)new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will ^(g)see and fear And will trust in the Lord .

How ^(h)blessed is the man who has made the Lord his trust, And ⁽ⁱ⁾has not ^[c]turned to the proud, nor to those who ^(j)lapse into falsehood.

Many, O Lord my God, are ^(k)the wonders which You have done, And Your ^(l)thoughts toward us; There is none to compare with You. If I would declare and speak of them, They ^(m)would be too numerous to count.

^[d](n)Sacrifice and meal offering You have not desired; My ears You have ^[e]opened; Burnt offering and sin offering You have not required.

Then I said, "Behold, I come; In the scroll of the book it is ^[f]written of me.

^(o)I delight to do Your will, O my God; ^(p)Your Law is within my heart."

I have ^(q)proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great congregation; Behold, I will ^(r)not restrain my lips, O Lord , ^(s)You know.

I have ^(t)not hidden Your righteousness within my heart; I have ^(u)spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation; I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great congregation.

You, O Lord , will not withhold Your compassion from me; ^[g]Your ^(v)lovingkindness and Your truth will continually preserve me.

For evils beyond number have ^(w)surrounded me; My ^(x)iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see; They are ^(y)more numerous than the hairs of my head, And my ^(z)heart has ^[h]failed me.

^(aa)Be pleased, O Lord , to deliver me; Make ^(ab)haste, O Lord , to help me.

Let those be ^(ac)ashamed and humiliated together Who ^(ad)seek my ^[i]life to destroy it; Let those be turned back and dishonored Who delight ^[j]in my hurt.

Let those ^(ae)be ^[k]appalled because of their shame Who ^(af)say to me, "Aha, aha!"

^(ag)Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; Let those who love Your salvation ^(ah)say continually, "The Lord be magnified!"

Since ^(ai)I am afflicted and needy, ^[l](aj)Let the Lord be mindful of me. You are my help and my deliverer; Do not delay, O my God.