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To the chief Musician[H5329], A Psalm[H4210] of David[H1732]. I waited[H6960]patiently[H6960] for the LORD[H3068]; and he inclined[H5186] unto me, and heard[H8085] my cry[H7775].
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He brought me up[H5927] also out of an horrible[H7588]pit[H953], out of the miry[H3121]clay[H2916], and set[H6965] my feet[H7272] upon a rock[H5553], and established[H3559] my goings[H838].
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And he hath put[H5414] a new[H2319]song[H7892] in my mouth[H6310], even praise[H8416] unto our God[H430]: many[H7227] shall see[H7200] it, and fear[H3372], and shall trust[H982] in the LORD[H3068].
4Blessed[H835] is that man[H1397] that maketh[H7760] the LORD[H3068] his trust[H4009], and respecteth[H6437] not the proud[H7295], nor such as turn aside[H7750] to lies[H3577].
5Many[H7227], O LORD[H3068] my God[H430], are thy wonderful[H6381] works which thou hast done[H6213], and thy thoughts[H4284] which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order[H6186] unto thee: if I would declare[H5046] and speak[H1696] of them, they are more[H6105] than can be numbered[H5608].
6Sacrifice[H2077] and offering[H4503] thou didst not desire[H2654]; mine ears[H241] hast thou opened[H3738]: burnt offering[H5930] and sin offering[H2401] hast thou not required[H7592].
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Then said[H559] I, Lo, I come[H935]: in the volume[H4039] of the book[H5612] it is written[H3789] of me,
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I delight[H2654] to do[H6213] thy will[H7522], O my God[H430]: yea, thy law[H8451] is within[H8432] my heart[H4578].
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I have preached[H1319]righteousness[H6664] in the great[H7227]congregation[H6951]: lo, I have not refrained[H3607] my lips[H8193], O LORD[H3068], thou knowest[H3045].
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I have not hid[H3680] thy righteousness[H6666]within[H8432] my heart[H3820]; I have declared[H559] thy faithfulness[H530] and thy salvation[H8668]: I have not concealed[H3582] thy lovingkindness[H2617] and thy truth[H571] from the great[H7227]congregation[H6951].
11Withhold[H3607] not thou thy tender mercies[H7356] from me, O LORD[H3068]: let thy lovingkindness[H2617] and thy truth[H571]continually[H8548]preserve[H5341] me.
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For innumerable[H4557]evils[H7451] have compassed[H661] me about: mine iniquities[H5771] have taken hold[H5381] upon me, so that I am not able[H3201] to look up[H7200]; they are more[H6105] than the hairs[H8185] of mine head[H7218]: therefore my heart[H3820]faileth[H5800] me.
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Be pleased[H7521], O LORD[H3068], to deliver[H5337] me: O LORD[H3068], make haste[H2363] to help[H5833] me.
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Let them be ashamed[H954] and confounded[H2659]together[H3162] that seek[H1245] after my soul[H5315] to destroy[H5595] it; let them be driven[H5472]backward[H268] and put to shame[H3637] that wish[H2655] me evil[H7451].
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Let them be desolate[H8074] for a reward[H6118] of their shame[H1322] that say[H559] unto me, Aha[H1889], aha[H1889].
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Let all those that seek[H1245] thee rejoice[H7797] and be glad[H8055] in thee: let such as love[H157] thy salvation[H8668]say[H559]continually[H8548], The LORD[H3068] be magnified[H1431].
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But I am poor[H6041] and needy[H34]; yet the Lord[H136]thinketh[H2803] upon me: thou art my help[H5833] and my deliverer[H6403]; make no tarrying[H309], O my God[H430].