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Be gracious to me, God, be gracious to me, For my soul ^(C1)takes refuge in You; And in the ^(C2)shadow of Your wings I will take refuge Until destruction ^(C3)passes by.

I will cry to God Most High, To God who ^(C1)accomplishes all things for me.

He will ^(C1)send from heaven and save me; He rebukes the one who ^(F1)(C2)tramples upon me. Selah God will send His ^(F2)(C3)favor and His truth.

My soul is among ^(C1)lions; I must lie among those who devour, Among sons of mankind whose ^(C2)teeth are spears and arrows, And their ^(C3)tongue is a sharp sword.

^(C1)Be exalted above the heavens, God; May Your glory be above all the earth.

They have prepared a ^(C1)net for my steps; My soul is ^(C2)bowed down; They ^(C3)dug a pit before me; They themselves have ^(C4)fallen into the midst of it. Selah

^(C1)My ^(C2)heart is steadfast, God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises!

Awake, ^(C1)my glory! Awake, ^(C2)harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.

^(C1)I will praise You, Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to You among the ^(F1)nations.

For Your ^(C1)goodness is great to the heavens And Your ^(F1)truth to the clouds.

^(C1)Be exalted above the heavens, God; May Your glory be above all the earth.

Do you indeed ^(F1)speak righteousness, you ^(F2)gods? Do you ^(C1)judge ^(F3)fairly, you sons of mankind?

No, in heart you ^(C1)practice injustice; On earth you ^(C2)clear a way for the violence of your hands.

The wicked have turned away ^(C1)from the womb; These who speak lies ^(C2)go astray from ^(F1)birth.

They have venom like the ^(C1)venom of a serpent; Like a deaf cobra that stops up its ear,

So that it ^(C1)does not hear the voice of ^(F1)(C2)charmers, Or a skillful caster of spells.

God, ^(C1)shatter their teeth in their mouth; Break out the fangs of the young lions, LORD.

May they ^(C1)flow away like water that runs off; When he ^(F1)(C2)aims his arrows, may they be as ^(F2)headless shafts.

May they be like a snail which goes along in slime, Like the ^(C1)miscarriage of a woman that never sees the sun.

Before your ^(C1)pots can feel the fire of thorns He will ^(C2)sweep them away with a whirlwind, the ^(F1)green and the burning alike.

The ^(C1)righteous will rejoice when he ^(C2)sees vengeance; He will ^(C3)wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

And people will say, "There certainly is ^(F1)(C1)a reward for the righteous; There certainly is a God who ^(C2)judges on the earth!"

^(C1)Rescue me from my enemies, my God; ^(F1)(C2)Set me securely on high away from those who rise up against me.

Rescue me from ^(C1)those who practice injustice, And save me from ^(C2)men of bloodshed.

For behold, they ^(C1)have ^(F1)set an ambush for my ^(F2)life; ^(F3)Fierce men ^(C1)attack me, ^(C2)Not for my wrongdoing nor for my sin, LORD,

^(F1)(C1)For no guilt of mine, they run and take their stand against me. ^(C2)Stir Yourself to ^(F2)help me, and see!

You, ^(C1)LORD God of armies, the God of Israel, Awake to ^(F1)(C2)punish all the nations; ^(C3)Do not be gracious to any who deal treacherously in wrongdoing. Selah

They ^(C1)return at evening, they howl like a ^(C2)dog, And prowl around the city.

Behold, they ^(C1)gush forth with their mouths; ^(C2)Swords are in their lips, For, they say, "^(C3)Who hears?"

But You, LORD, ^(C1)laugh at them; You ^(C2)scoff at all the nations.

Because of ^(F1)his ^(C1)strength I will watch for You, For God is my ^(C2)refuge.

^(F1)My God ^(C1)in His faithfulness will meet me; God will let me ^(C2)look triumphantly upon my enemies.

Do not kill them, ^(C1)or my people will forget; ^(F1)(C2)Scatter them by Your power and bring them down, Lord, ^(C3)our shield.

^(F1)On account of the ^(C1)sin of their mouths and the words of their lips, May they even be ^(C2)caught in their pride, And on account of ^(C3)curses and lies which they tell.

^(F1)(C1)Destroy them in wrath, ^(F1)destroy them so that they will no longer exist; So that people may ^(C2)know that God ^(F2)rules in Jacob, To the ends of the earth. Selah

They ^(C1)return at evening, they howl like a dog, And prowl around the city.

They ^(C1)wander about ^(F1)for food And ^(F2)murmur if they are not satisfied.

But as for me, I will ^(C1)sing of Your strength; Yes, I will ^(C2)joyfully sing of Your faithfulness in the ^(C3)morning, For You have been my ^(C4)refuge And a ^(C5)place of refuge on the day of my distress.

^(C1)My strength, I will sing praises to You; For God is my ^(C2)refuge, the ^(F1)God who shows me favor.