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But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity; redeem me, and be gracious to me.

For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock.

For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord will take me in.

Give me not up to the will of my adversaries; for false witnesses have risen against me, and they breathe out violence.

Wait for the Lord ; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord !

Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy, when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your most holy sanctuary.

Blessed be the Lord ! For he has heard the voice of my pleas for mercy.

A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of the temple. I will extol you, O Lord , for you have drawn me up and have not let my foes rejoice over me.

O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me.

For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.

As for me, I said in my prosperity, "I shall never be moved."

To you, O Lord , I cry, and to the Lord I plead for mercy:

You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,

Incline your ear to me; rescue me speedily! Be a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me!

For you are my rock and my fortress; and for your name's sake you lead me and guide me;

you take me out of the net they have hidden for me, for you are my refuge.

Be gracious to me, O Lord , for I am in distress; my eye is wasted from grief; my soul and my body also.

For my life is spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing; my strength fails because of my iniquity, and my bones waste away.

For I hear the whispering of many— terror on every side!— as they scheme together against me, as they plot to take my life.

O Lord , let me not be put to shame, for I call upon you; let the wicked be put to shame; let them go silently to Sheol.