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LORD, You are ^(C1)my God; I will exalt You, I will give thanks to Your name; For You have ^(C2)worked wonders, ^(C3)Plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.

For You have turned a city into a ^(C1)heap, A ^(C2)fortified city into a ruin; A ^(C3)palace of strangers is no longer a city, It will never be rebuilt.

Therefore a strong people will ^(C1)glorify You; ^(C2)Cities of ruthless nations will revere You.

For You have been a ^(C1)stronghold for the helpless, A stronghold for the poor in his distress, A ^(C2)refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat; For the breath of the ^(C3)ruthless Is like a rain storm against a wall.

Like heat in a dry land, You subdue the ^(C1)uproar of foreigners; Like heat by the shadow of a cloud, the song of the ruthless is ^(F1)silenced.