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As for me, I am afflicted and needy,May the Lord think of me.You are my help and the One who rescues me;Do not delay, O my God.

As for me, I said, "O Yahweh, be gracious to me;Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You."

All who hate me whisper together against me;Against me, they devise for me calamity, saying,

As for me, You uphold me in my integrity,And You make me stand firm in Your presence forever.

As the deer pants for the water brooks,So my soul pants for You, O God.

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God;When shall I come and appear before God?

Why are you in despair, O my soul?And why are you disturbed within me?Wait for God, for I shall still praise Him,For the salvation of His presence.

Why are you in despair, O my soul?And why are you disturbed within me?Wait for God, for I shall still praise Him,The salvation of my presence and my God.

For You are the God of my strength; why have You rejected me?Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

Why are you in despair, O my soul?And why are you disturbed within me?Wait for God, for I shall still praise Him,The salvation of my presence and my God.

For by their own sword they did not possess the land,And their own arm did not save them,But Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your presence,For You favored them.

You are my King, O God;Command salvation for Jacob.

For I will not trust in my bow,And my sword will not save me.

You cause us to turn back from the adversary;And those who hate us have plundered us for themselves.

You sell Your people for no amount,And You have not profited from their price.

Would not God find this out?For He knows the secrets of the heart.

But for Your sake we are killed all day long;We are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

For our soul has sunk down into the dust;Our body cleaves to the earth.

Rise up, be our help,And redeem us for the sake of Your lovingkindness.

And in Your majesty ride on victoriously,For the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness;Let Your right hand teach You awesome things.