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I ^(C1)waited ^(F1)patiently for the LORD; And He reached down to me and ^(C2)heard my cry.

He brought me up out of the ^(C1)pit of ^(F1)destruction, out of the mud; And ^(C2)He set my feet on a rock, ^(C3)making my footsteps firm.

He put a ^(C1)new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will ^(C2)see and fear And will trust in the LORD.

How ^(C1)blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, And ^(C2)has not turned to the ^(F1)proud, nor to those who ^(C3)become involved in falsehood.

Many, LORD my God, are ^(C1)the wonders which You have done, And Your ^(C2)thoughts toward us; There is no one to compare with You. If I would declare and speak of them, They ^(C3)would be too numerous to count.

^(C1)You have not desired ^(F1)sacrifice and meal offering; You have ^(F2)opened my ears; You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.

Then I said, "Behold, I have come; It is ^(F1)written of me in the scroll of the book.

-"^(C1)I delight to do Your will, my God; ^(C2)Your Law is within my ^(F1)heart."

I have ^(C1)proclaimed good news of righteousness in the great congregation; Behold, I will ^(C2)not restrain my lips, LORD, ^(C3)You know.

I have ^(C1)not hidden Your righteousness within my heart; I have ^(C2)spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation; I have not concealed Your mercy and Your truth from the great congregation.

You, LORD, will not withhold Your compassion from me; ^(F1)Your ^(C1)mercy and Your truth will continually watch over me.

For evils beyond number have ^(C1)surrounded me; My ^(C2)guilty deeds have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see; They are ^(C3)more numerous than the hairs of my head, And my ^(C4)heart has ^(F1)failed me.

^(C1)Be pleased, LORD, to rescue me; ^(C2)Hurry, LORD, to help me.

May those be ^(C1)ashamed and humiliated together Who ^(C2)seek my ^(F1)life to destroy it; May those be turned back and dishonored Who delight ^(F2)in my hurt.

May those ^(C1)be ^(F1)appalled because of their shame Who ^(C2)say to me, "Aha, aha!"

^(C1)May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; May those who love Your salvation continually ^(C2)say, "The LORD be exalted!"

But ^(C1)I am afflicted and needy; ^(C2)May the Lord be mindful of me. You are my help and my savior; Do not delay, my God.