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The LORD is my ^(C1)shepherd, I will ^(C2)not be in need.

He lets me lie down in ^(C1)green pastures; He ^(C2)leads me beside ^(F1)(C3)quiet waters.

He ^(C1)restores my soul; He ^(C2)guides me in the ^(F1)(C3)paths of righteousness For the sake of His name.

Even though I ^(C1)walk through the ^(F1)valley of the shadow of death, I ^(C2)fear no ^(F2)evil, for ^(C3)You are with me; Your ^(C4)rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

You ^(C1)prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You ^(F1)have ^(C2)anointed my head with oil; My ^(C3)cup overflows.

^(F1)Certainly ^(C1)goodness and ^(F2)faithfulness will follow me all the days of my life, And my ^(C2)dwelling will be in the house of the LORD ^(F3)forever.

The ^(C1)earth is the LORD'S, and ^(F1)all it contains, The ^(C2)world, and those who live in it.

For He has ^(C1)founded it upon the seas And established it upon the rivers.

Who may ^(C1)ascend onto the ^(C2)hill of the LORD? And who may stand in His holy ^(C3)place?

One who has ^(C1)clean hands and a ^(C2)pure heart, Who has not ^(C3)lifted up his soul to deceit And has not ^(C4)sworn deceitfully.

He will receive a ^(C1)blessing from the LORD And ^(F1)(C2)righteousness from the God of his salvation.

^(F1)This is the generation of those who ^(C1)seek Him, Who seek Your face—even Jacob. Selah

^(C1)Lift up your heads, you gates, And be lifted up, you ^(F1)ancient doors, That the King of ^(C2)glory may come in!

Who is the King of glory? The LORD ^(C1)strong and mighty, The LORD ^(C2)mighty in battle.

Lift up your heads, you gates, And lift them up, you ^(F1)ancient doors, That the King of ^(C1)glory may come in!

Who is this King of glory? The LORD of ^(C1)armies, He is the King of glory. Selah

To You, LORD, I ^(C1)lift up my soul.

My God, in You ^(C1)I trust, Do not let me ^(C2)be ashamed; Do not let my ^(C3)enemies rejoice over me.

Indeed, ^(C1)none of those who wait for You will be ashamed; ^(F1)Those who ^(C2)deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed.

^(C1)Make me know Your ways, LORD; Teach me Your paths.

Lead me in ^(C1)Your truth and teach me, For You are the ^(C2)God of my salvation; For You I ^(C3)wait all the day.

^(C1)Remember, LORD, Your compassion and Your faithfulness, For they have been ^(F1)(C2)from of old.

Do not remember the ^(C1)sins of my youth or my wrongdoings; ^(C2)Remember me according to Your faithfulness, For Your ^(C3)goodness' sake, LORD.

^(C1)The LORD is good and ^(C2)upright; Therefore He ^(C3)instructs sinners in the way.

He ^(C1)leads the ^(F1)humble in justice, And He ^(C2)teaches the ^(F1)humble His way.

All the paths of the LORD are ^(C1)faithfulness and truth To ^(C2)those who comply with His covenant and His testimonies.

For the ^(C1)sake of Your name, LORD, ^(C2)Forgive my wrongdoing, for it is great.

Who is the person who ^(C1)fears the LORD? He will ^(C2)instruct him in the way he should choose.

His soul will ^(C1)dwell in ^(F1)prosperity, And his ^(F2)descendants will ^(C2)inherit the ^(F3)land.

The ^(F1)(C1)secret of the LORD is for those who fear Him, ^(F2)And He will ^(C2)make them know His covenant.

My ^(C1)eyes are continually toward the LORD, For He will ^(F1)(C2)rescue my feet from the net.

^(C1)Turn to me and be gracious to me, For I am ^(C2)lonely and afflicted.

^(F1)The ^(C1)troubles of my heart are enlarged; Bring me ^(C2)out of my distresses.

^(C1)Look at my misery and my trouble, And ^(C2)forgive all my sins.

Look at my enemies, for they ^(C1)are many, And they ^(C2)hate me with violent hatred.

^(C1)Guard my soul and save me; Do not let me ^(C2)be ashamed, for I take refuge in You.

Let ^(C1)integrity and uprightness protect me, For ^(C2)I wait for You.

^(C1)Redeem Israel, God, From all his distress.

^(F1)(C1)Vindicate me, LORD, for I have ^(C2)walked in my integrity, And I have ^(C3)trusted in the LORD ^(F2)(C4)without wavering.

^(C1)Examine me, LORD, and put me to the test; ^(C2)Refine my ^(F1)mind and my heart.

For Your ^(F1)(C1)goodness is before my eyes, And I have ^(C2)walked in Your truth.

I do not ^(C1)sit with ^(F1)deceitful people, Nor will I go with ^(F2)(C2)pretenders.

I ^(C1)hate the assembly of evildoers, And I will not sit with the wicked.

I will ^(C1)wash my hands in innocence, And I will go around ^(C2)Your altar, LORD,

That I may proclaim with the voice of ^(C1)thanksgiving And declare all Your ^(F1)wonders.

LORD, I ^(C1)love the dwelling of Your house, And the place ^(F1)where Your ^(C2)glory remains.

^(C1)Do not ^(F1)take my soul away along with sinners, Nor my life with ^(C2)men of bloodshed,

In whose hands is a ^(C1)wicked scheme, And whose right hand is full of ^(C2)bribes.

But as for me, I will ^(C1)walk in my integrity; ^(C2)Redeem me, and be gracious to me.

^(C1)My foot stands on ^(C2)level ground; In the ^(C3)congregations I will bless the LORD.

The LORD is my ^(C1)light and my ^(C2)salvation; Whom should I fear? The LORD is the ^(F1)(C3)defense of my life; ^(C4)Whom should I dread?

When evildoers came upon me to ^(C1)devour my flesh, My adversaries and my enemies, they ^(C2)stumbled and fell.

If an ^(C1)army encamps against me, My heart will not fear; If war arises against me, In spite of this I am ^(C2)confident.

^(C1)One thing I have asked from the LORD, that I shall seek: That I may ^(C2)dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, To behold ^(C3)the ^(F1)beauty of the LORD And to ^(F2)(C4)meditate in His temple.

For on the ^(C1)day of trouble He will ^(C2)conceal me in His ^(F1)tabernacle; He will ^(C3)hide me in the secret place of His tent; He will ^(C4)lift me up on a rock.

And now ^(C1)my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me, And I will offer ^(C2)sacrifices in His tent ^(F1)with shouts of joy; I will ^(C3)sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD.

^(C1)Hear, LORD, when I cry with my voice, And be gracious to me and ^(C2)answer me.

When You said, "^(C1)Seek My face," my heart said to You, "^(C2)I shall seek Your face, LORD."

^(C1)Do not hide Your face from me, Do not turn Your servant away in ^(C2)anger; You have been ^(C3)my help; ^(C4)Do not abandon me nor ^(C5)forsake me, God of my salvation!

^(F1)For my father and ^(C1)my mother have forsaken me, But ^(C2)the LORD will take me up.

^(C1)Teach me Your way, LORD, And lead me on a ^(C2)level path Because of my enemies.

Do not turn me over to the ^(F1)(C1)desire of my enemies, For ^(C2)false witnesses have risen against me, And the violent ^(C3)witness.

I certainly believed that I would see the ^(C1)goodness of the LORD In the ^(C2)land of the living.

^(C1)Wait for the LORD; Be ^(C2)strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the LORD.

To You, LORD, I call; My ^(C1)rock, do not be deaf to me, For if You ^(C2)are silent to me, I will become like those who ^(C3)go down to the pit.

Hear the ^(C1)sound of my pleadings when I cry to You for help, When I ^(C2)raise my hands ^(C3)toward ^(F1)Your holy ^(C4)sanctuary.

^(C1)Do not drag me away with the wicked And with those who practice injustice, Who ^(C2)speak peace with their neighbors, While evil is in their hearts.

Give back to them ^(C1)according to their work and according to the evil of their practices; Give back to them according to the work of their hands; Repay them what is due them.

Because they ^(C1)do not regard the works of the LORD Nor the deeds of His hands, He will tear them down and not build them up.

Blessed be the LORD, Because He ^(C1)has heard the sound of my pleading.

The LORD is my ^(C1)strength and my ^(C2)shield; My heart ^(C3)trusts in Him, and I am helped; Therefore ^(C4)my heart triumphs, And with ^(C5)my song I shall thank Him.

The LORD is ^(F1)their ^(C1)strength, And He is a refuge of ^(C2)salvation to His anointed.

^(C1)Save Your people and bless ^(C2)Your inheritance; Be their ^(C3)shepherd also, and ^(C4)carry them forever.