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My Help and My Deliverer

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

I waited patiently for the Lord;
he inclined to me and heard my cry.

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For the choir director: A psalm of David.

I waited patiently for the LORD to help me,
and he turned to me and heard my cry.

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He drew me up from the pit of destruction,
out of the miry bog,
and set my feet upon a rock,
making my steps secure.

2

He lifted me out of the pit of despair,
out of the mud and the mire.
He set my feet on solid ground
and steadied me as I walked along.

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He put a new song in my mouth,
a song of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear,
and put their trust in the Lord.

3

He has given me a new song to sing,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see what he has done and be amazed.
They will put their trust in the LORD.

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Blessed is the man who makes
the Lord his trust,
who does not turn to the proud,
to those who go astray after a lie!

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Oh, the joys of those who trust the LORD,
who have no confidence in the proud
or in those who worship idols.

5

You have multiplied, O Lord my God,
your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us;
none can compare with you!
I will proclaim and tell of them,
yet they are more than can be told.

5

O LORD my God, you have performed many wonders for us.
Your plans for us are too numerous to list.
You have no equal.
If I tried to recite all your wonderful deeds,
I would never come to the end of them.

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In sacrifice and offering you have not delighted,
but you have given me an open ear.a
Burnt offering and sin offering
you have not required.

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You take no delight in sacrifices or offerings.
Now that you have made me listen, I finally understanda —
you don’t require burnt offerings or sin offerings.

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Then I said, “Behold, I have come;
in the scroll of the book it is written of me:

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Then I said, “Look, I have come.
As is written about me in the Scriptures:

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I delight to do your will, O my God;
your law is within my heart.”

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I take joy in doing your will, my God,
for your instructions are written on my heart.”

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I have told the glad news of deliveranceb
in the great congregation;
behold, I have not restrained my lips,
as you know, O Lord.

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I have told all your people about your justice.
I have not been afraid to speak out,
as you, O LORD, well know.

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I have not hidden your deliverance within my heart;
I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation;
I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness
from the great congregation.

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I have not kept the good news of your justice hidden in my heart;
I have talked about your faithfulness and saving power.
I have told everyone in the great assembly
of your unfailing love and faithfulness.

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As for you, O Lord, you will not restrain
your mercy from me;
your steadfast love and your faithfulness will
ever preserve me!

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LORD, don’t hold back your tender mercies from me.
Let your unfailing love and faithfulness always protect me.

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For evils have encompassed me
beyond number;
my iniquities have overtaken me,
and I cannot see;
they are more than the hairs of my head;
my heart fails me.

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For troubles surround me —
too many to count!
My sins pile up so high
I can’t see my way out.
They outnumber the hairs on my head.
I have lost all courage.

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Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me!
O Lord, make haste to help me!

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Please, LORD, rescue me!
Come quickly, LORD, and help me.

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Let those be put to shame and disappointed altogether
who seek to snatch away my life;
let those be turned back and brought to dishonor
who delight in my hurt!

14

May those who try to destroy me
be humiliated and put to shame.
May those who take delight in my trouble
be turned back in disgrace.

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Let those be appalled because of their shame
who say to me, “Aha, Aha!”

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Let them be horrified by their shame,
for they said, “Aha! We’ve got him now!”

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But may all who seek you
rejoice and be glad in you;
may those who love your salvation
say continually, “Great is the Lord!”

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But may all who search for you
be filled with joy and gladness in you.
May those who love your salvation
repeatedly shout, “The LORD is great!”

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As for me, I am poor and needy,
but the Lord takes thought for me.
You are my help and my deliverer;
do not delay, O my God!

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As for me, since I am poor and needy,
let the Lord keep me in his thoughts.
You are my helper and my savior.
O my God, do not delay.

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