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Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.

My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.

I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.

My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation, and for Your righteous promise.

I open my mouth and pant, longing for Your commandments.

Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.

My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.

My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words.

My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words.

Trouble and distress have found me, but Your commandments are my delight.

I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD! I will obey Your statutes.

I rise before dawn and cry for help; in Your word I have put my hope.

My eyes anticipate the watches of night, that I may meditate on Your word.

Hear my voice, O LORD, according to Your loving devotion; give me life according to Your justice.

Look upon my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your law.

Defend my cause and redeem me; revive me according to Your word.

Though my persecutors and foes are many, I have not turned from Your testimonies.

Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart fears only Your word.

I obey Your precepts and Your testimonies, for all my ways are before You.

May my cry come before You, O LORD; give me understanding according to Your word.

May my plea come before You; rescue me according to Your promise.

My lips pour forth praise, for You teach me Your statutes.

My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.

I long for Your salvation, O LORD, and Your law is my delight.

A song of ascents. In my distress I cried to the LORD, and He answered me.

Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.

A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?

A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?

My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.”

A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to You, the One enthroned in heaven.

A song of ascents. Many a time they have persecuted me from my youth—let Israel now declare—

…many a time they have persecuted me from my youth, but they have not prevailed against me.

The plowmen plowed over my back; they made their furrows long.

O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy.

O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy.

I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.

I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.

My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning—more than watchmen wait for the morning.

A song of ascents. Of David. My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty. I do not aspire to great things or matters too lofty for me.

A song of ascents. Of David. My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty. I do not aspire to great things or matters too lofty for me.

Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.

Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.

“I will not enter my house or get into my bed,

“I will not enter my house or get into my bed,

I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,

I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,

If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.”

“This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home.

There I will make a horn grow for David; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.

If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand cease to function.

May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!

May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!

May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!

Of David. I give You thanks with all my heart; before the gods I sing Your praises.

On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.

If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.

You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar.

You search out my path and my lying down; You are aware of all my ways.

You search out my path and my lying down; You are aware of all my ways.

You search out my path and my lying down; You are aware of all my ways.

Even before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, O LORD.

If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.

For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb.

For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb.

My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.

Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be.

Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be.

I hate them with perfect hatred; I count them as my enemies.

Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.

Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.

I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Hear, O LORD, my cry for help.

I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Hear, O LORD, my cry for help.

O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.

O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.

A Psalm of David. I call upon You, O LORD; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to You.

May my prayer be set before You like incense; my uplifted hands, like the evening offering.

May my prayer be set before You like incense; my uplifted hands, like the evening offering.

Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.

Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.

Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.

Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.

Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.

When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.

But my eyes are fixed on You, O GOD the Lord. In You I seek refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless.

But my eyes are fixed on You, O GOD the Lord. In You I seek refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless.

A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer. I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy.

I pour out my complaint before Him; I reveal my trouble to Him.

I pour out my complaint before Him; I reveal my trouble to Him.

Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.

Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.

Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.

Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.

I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”

I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”

Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.

Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.

Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.

A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me.

A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me.