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Be gracious to me, O Lord , for ^(r)I am in distress; My ^(s)eye is wasted away from grief, ^(t)my soul and my body also.

For my life is spent with ^(u)sorrow And my years with sighing; My ^(v)strength has failed because of my iniquity, And ^(w)my ^[e]body has wasted away.

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

I am ^(z)forgotten as a dead man, out of mind; I am like a broken vessel.

For I have heard the ^[f](aa)slander of many, ^(ab)Terror is on every side; While they ^(ac)took counsel together against me, They ^(ad)schemed to take away my life.

But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord , I say, "^(ae)You are my God."

My ^(af)times are in Your hand; ^(ag)Deliver me from the hand of my enemies and from those who persecute me.

Make Your ^(ah)face to shine upon Your servant; ^(ai)Save me in Your lovingkindness.

Let me not be ^(aj)put to shame, O Lord , for I call upon You; Let the ^(ak)wicked be put to shame, let them ^(al)be silent in ^[g]Sheol.

Let the ^(am)lying lips be mute, Which ^(an)speak arrogantly against the righteous With pride and contempt.