| 1 ¶ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited1 patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
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| 2 He brought me up also out of an2 horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
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| 3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.
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| 4 Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
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| 5 Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot3 be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
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| 6 ¶ Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened:4 burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
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| 7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
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| 8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within5 my heart.
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| 9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.
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| 10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.
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| 11 ¶ Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
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| 12 For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth6 me.
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| 13 Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me: O LORD, make haste to help me.
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| 14 Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
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| 15 Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.
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| 16 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.
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| 17 But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.
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