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In you, O LORD, I have taken shelter Never let me be humiliated Vindicate me by rescuing me Listen to me Quickly deliver me Be my protector and refuge A stronghold where I can be safe
For you are my high ridge And my stronghold For the sake of your own reputation You lead me and guide me You will free me from the net They hid for me For you are my place of refuge I hate those who serve worthless idols But I trust in the LORD
I will be happy and rejoice In your faithfulness Because you notice my pain And you are aware Of how distressed I am You do not deliver me over To the power of the enemy You enable me to stand In a wide open place
Have mercy on me, LORD For I am in distress My eyes grow dim from suffering I have lost my strength For my life nears its end in pain My years draw to a close as I groan My strength fails me because of my sin And my bones become brittle
Because of all my enemies People disdain me My neighbors are appalled by my suffering Those who know me Are horrified by my condition Those who see me in the street Run away from me I am forgotten Like a dead man no one thinks about I am regarded as worthless Like a broken jar
For I hear what so many are saying The terrifying news That comes from every direction When they plot together against me They figure out how they can take my life
But I trust in you, O LORD! I declare “You are my God!” You determine my destiny Rescue me from the power of my enemies And those who chase me Smile on your servant Deliver me because of your faithfulness
You are my God! You determine my destiny You are my God!
O LORD, do not let me be humiliated For I call out to you May evil men be humiliated May they go wailing to the grave May lying lips be silenced Lips that speak defiantly Against the innocent With arrogance and contempt
How great is your favor Which you store up For your loyal followers In plain sight of everyone You bestow it on those Who take shelter in you You hide them with you Safe from the attacks of men You conceal them in a shelter Safe from slanderous attacks
The LORD deserves praise For he demonstrated His amazing faithfulness to me When I was besieged by enemies I jumped to conclusions and said “I am cut off from your presence!” But you heard my plea for mercy When I cried out to you for help
You are my God! You determine my destiny You are my God!
Love the LORD All you faithful followers of his The LORD protects Those who have integrity But he pays back in full The one who acts arrogantly Be strong and confident All you who wait on the LORD