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For I said, "May they not rejoice over me, Who, when my foot slips, would exalt themselves over me."

For I am ready to fall, And my sorrow is continually before me.

For I admit my guilt; I am full of anxiety because of my sin.

And those who repay evil for good, They become my enemies, because I follow what is good.

"Certainly every person walks around as a fleeting shadow; They certainly make an uproar for nothing; He amasses riches and does not know who will gather them.

"And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.

"Save me from all my wrongdoings; Do not make me an object of reproach for the foolish.

"With rebukes You punish a person for wrongdoing; You consume like a moth what is precious to him; Certainly all mankind is mere breath! Selah

"Hear my prayer, LORD, and listen to my cry for help; Do not be silent to my tears; For I am a stranger with You, One who lives abroad, like all my fathers.

I waited patiently for the LORD; And He reached down to me and heard my cry.

For evils beyond number have surrounded me; My guilty deeds have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see; They are more numerous than the hairs of my head, And my heart has failed me.

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

As for me, You uphold me in my integrity, And You place me in Your presence forever.

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

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

I remember these things and pour out my soul within me. For I used to go over with the multitude and walk them to the house of God, With a voice of joy and thanksgiving, a multitude celebrating a festival.

Why are you in despair, my soul? And why are you restless within me? Wait for God, for I will again praise Him For the help of His presence, my God.

Why are you in despair, my soul? And why are you restless within me? Wait for God, for I will again praise Him For the help of His presence, my God.

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

Why are you in despair, my soul? And why are you restless within me? Wait for God, for I will again praise Him For the help of His presence, my God.