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But my enemies are vigorous and powerful;many hate me for no reason.

Those who repay evil for goodattack me for pursuing good.

“Now, Lord, what do I wait for?My hope is in you.

You discipline a person with punishment for iniquity,consuming like a moth what is precious to him;yes, every human being is only a vapor.Selah

“Hear my prayer, Lord,and listen to my cry for help;do not be silent at my tears.For I am here with you as an alien,a temporary resident like all my ancestors.

I waited patiently for the Lord,and he turned to me and heard my cry for help.

Lord my God, you have done many things—your wondrous works and your plans for us;none can compare with you.If I were to report and speak of them,they are more than can be told.

You do not delight in sacrifice and offering;you open my ears to listen.You do not ask for a whole burnt offering or a sin offering.

For troubles without number have surrounded me;my iniquities have overtaken me; I am unable to see.They are more than the hairs of my head,and my courage leaves me.

I said, “Lord, be gracious to me;heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

As a deer longs for flowing streams,so I long for you, God.

I thirst for God, the living God.When can I come and appear before God?

Why, my soul, are you so dejected?Why are you in such turmoil?Put your hope in God, for I will still praise him,my Savior and my God.

Why, my soul, are you so dejected?Why are you in such turmoil?Put your hope in God, for I will still praise him,my Savior and my God.

For you are the God of my refuge.Why have you rejected me?Why must I go about in sorrowbecause of the enemy’s oppression?

Why, my soul, are you so dejected?Why are you in such turmoil?Put your hope in God, for I will still praise him,my Savior and my God.

For they did not take the land by their sword—their arm did not bring them victory—but by your right hand, your arm,and the light of your face,because you were favorable toward them.

You are my King, my God,who ordains victories for Jacob.

For I do not trust in my bow,and my sword does not bring me victory.

You make us retreat from the foe,and those who hate ushave taken plunder for themselves.