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^(C1)In You, LORD, I have taken refuge; Let me never ^(C2)be ^(F1)put to shame; ^(C3)In Your righteousness rescue me.

^(C1)Incline Your ear to me, rescue me quickly; Be a ^(C2)rock of ^(F1)strength for me, A ^(F2)stronghold to save me.

For You are my rock and ^(C1)my fortress; For the ^(C2)sake of Your name You will lead me and guide me.

You will ^(C1)pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me, For You are my ^(C2)strength.

^(C1)Into Your hand I entrust my spirit; You have ^(C2)redeemed me, LORD, ^(C3)God of ^(F1)truth.

I hate those who ^(C1)devote themselves to worthless ^(F1)idols, But I ^(C2)trust in the LORD.

I will ^(C1)rejoice and be glad in Your faithfulness, Because You have ^(C2)seen my misery; You have known the troubles of my soul,

And You have not ^(C1)handed me over to the enemy; You have set my feet in a large place.

Be gracious to me, LORD, for ^(C1)I am in distress; My ^(C2)eye is wasted away from grief, ^(C3)my soul and my body too.

For my life is spent with ^(C1)sorrow And my years with sighing; My ^(C2)strength has failed because of my guilt, And ^(C3)my ^(F1)body has wasted away.

Because of all my adversaries, I have become a ^(C1)disgrace, Especially to my ^(C2)neighbors, And an object of dread to my acquaintances; Those who see me in the street flee from me.

I am ^(C1)forgotten like a dead person, out of mind; I am like a broken vessel.

For I have heard the ^(F1)(C1)slander of many, ^(C2)Terror is on every side; While they ^(C3)took counsel together against me, They ^(C4)schemed to take away my life.

But as for me, I trust in You, LORD, I say, "^(C1)You are my God."

My ^(C1)times are in Your hand; ^(C2)Rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from those who persecute me.

Make Your ^(C1)face shine upon Your servant; ^(C2)Save me in Your faithfulness.

Let me not be ^(C1)put to shame, LORD, for I call upon You; Let the ^(C2)wicked be put to shame, let them ^(C3)be silent in ^(F1)Sheol.

Let the ^(C1)lying lips be speechless, Which ^(C2)speak arrogantly against the righteous With pride and contempt.

How great is Your ^(C1)goodness, Which You have stored up for those who fear You, Which You have performed for those who ^(C2)take refuge in You, ^(C3)Before the sons of mankind!

You hide them in the ^(C1)secret place of Your presence from the ^(C2)conspiracies of mankind; You keep them secretly in a ^(F1)shelter from the ^(C3)strife of tongues.

^(C1)Blessed be the LORD, For He has shown His ^(C2)marvelous faithfulness to me in a besieged ^(C3)city.

As for me, ^(C1)I said in my alarm, "I am ^(C2)cut off from Your eyes"; Nevertheless You ^(C3)heard the sound of my pleadings When I called to You for help.

Love the LORD, all ^(C1)His godly ones! The LORD ^(C2)watches over the faithful But fully ^(C3)repays the one who acts arrogantly.

^(C1)Be strong and let your heart take courage, All you who wait for the LORD.