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A Psalm of David.

O Lord , I call upon You; ^(a)hasten to me! ^(b)Give ear to my voice when I call to You!

May my prayer be ^[a]counted as ^(c)incense before You; The ^(d)lifting up of my hands as the ^(e)evening offering.

Set a ^(f)guard, O Lord , ^[b]over my mouth; Keep watch over the ^(g)door of my lips.

^(h)Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, To practice deeds ^[c]of wickedness With men who ⁽ⁱ⁾do iniquity; And ^(j)do not let me eat of their delicacies.

Let the ^(k)righteous smite me ^[d]in kindness and reprove me; It is ^(l)oil upon the head; Do not let my head refuse it, ^[e]For still my prayer ^(m)is ^[f]against their wicked deeds.

Their judges are ⁽ⁿ⁾thrown down by the sides of the rock, And they hear my words, for they are pleasant.

As when one ^(o)plows and breaks open the earth, Our ^(p)bones have been scattered at the ^(q)mouth of ^[g]Sheol.

For my ^(r)eyes are toward You, O ^[h] God , the Lord; In You I ^(s)take refuge; ^(t)do not ^[i]leave me defenseless.

Keep me from the ^[j](u)jaws of the trap which they have set for me, And from the ^(v)snares of those who do iniquity.

Let the wicked ^(w)fall into their own nets, While I pass by ^[k](x)safely.

^[a]Maskil of David, when he was ^[b]in the cave. A Prayer.

I ^(a)cry aloud with my voice to the Lord ; I ^(b)make supplication with my voice to the Lord .

I ^(c)pour out my complaint before Him; I declare my ^(d)trouble before Him.

When ^(e)my spirit ^[c]was overwhelmed within me, You knew my path. In the way where I walk They have ^(f)hidden a trap for me.

Look to the right and see; For there is ^(g)no one who regards me; ^[d]There is no ^(h)escape for me; ⁽ⁱ⁾No one cares for my soul.

I cried out to You, O Lord ; I said, "You are ^(j)my refuge, My ^(k)portion in the ^(l)land of the living.

"^(m)Give heed to my cry, For I am ⁽ⁿ⁾brought very low; Deliver me from my persecutors, For they are too ^(o)strong for me.

"^(p)Bring my soul out of prison, So that I may give thanks to Your name; The righteous will surround me, For You will ^(q)deal bountifully with me."