places: the God of Israel will give strength and power unto His people; | blessed be God.

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AVE me, O GOD : for the waters are come in, | even unto my soul.

2 I stick fast in the deep mire, where no

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ground is I am come into deep waters, | so that the floods run over me.

3 I am weary of crying; my throat is dry: my sight faileth me for waiting so long upon my GOD.

4 They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of-my head: they that are mine enemies, and would destroy me guiltless, are mighty.

5 I paid them the things that I never took : GOD, Thou knowest my simpleness, and my | faults are-not hid from Thee.

6 Let not them that trust in Thee, O LORD GOD of hosts, be a shamed for-my cause: let not those that seek Thee be confounded through me, O Lor D God of Israel.

7 And why? for Thy sake have I suffered eproof shame hath covered my face.

8 I am become a stranger | unto my brethren: even an alien | unto my mother's children.

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9 For the zeal of Thine house hath eaten me and the rebukes of them that rebuked | Thee are fallen upon me.

10 I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting: and that was | turned to my reproof.

11 I put on sackcloth also: | and they jested O

upon me.

12 They that sit in the gate | speak against me and the drunkards make songs upon me.

13 But, LORD, I make my prayer unto Thee · in an acceptable time: hear me, O GOD, in the multitude of Thy mercy, even in the truth of Thy salvation.

14 Take me out of the mire, that I sink not: O let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of-the deep waters.

15 Let not the water-flood drown me, neither let the deep | swallow me up : and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

16 Hear me, O LORD, for Thy loving-kindness is comfortable: turn Thee unto me according to-the multitude of-Thy mercies.

17 And hide not Thy face from Thy servant, | for I-am-in trouble: O| haste Thee, and hear me, 18 Draw nigh unto my soul, and save it : 0 · deliver me, because of-mine enemies.

19 Thou hast known my reproof, my and-my-dishonour: mine adversaries are They sight.

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20 Thy rebuke hath broken my heart; I am | full of heaviness: I looked for some to have pity on me, but there was no man, neither | found I any to comfort me.

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21 They gave me gall to eat and when I was thirsty they gave me vinegar to drink.

22 Let their table be made a snare · to | take themselves withal: and let the things that should have been for their wealth be an-occasion of | falling.

23 Let their eyes be blinded, that they | se^e not and ever bow Thou down their backs.

24 Pour out Thine indignation upon them: and let Thy wrathful dis pleasure take hold of them.

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25 Let their habitation be void and no man to dwell in-their tents.

26 For they persecute him whom | Thou hast smitten and they talk how they may vex | them whom Thou hast wounded.

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27 Let them fall from one | wickedness toanother and not come into Thy righteous

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28 Let them be wiped out of the | book of-the living and not be written among the righteous.

29 As for me, when I am | poor and-in heaviness: Thy help, O| God, shall lift me up.

30 I will praise the Name of God with-a song: and magnify it with thanksgiving.

31 This also shall | please the LORD: better than a bullock that-hath horns and hoofs.

32 The humble shall consider this, and be glad seek ye after GOD, and your soul shall live.

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33 For the LORD heareth the poor and despiseth not His prisoners.

34 Let heaven and earth praise Him: the sea, and all that moveth therein.

35 For GOD will save Sion, and build the | cities of Judah that men may dwell there,-and have it in-possession.

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36 The posterity also of His servants | shall inherit it and they that love His Name shall dwell therein.

HASTE Thee, O God, to-deliver me: make

haste to help me, O LORD.

2 Let them be ashamed and confounded that | seek after-my soul: let them be turned backward · and put to confusion that wish me evil.

3 Let them for their reward be soon | brought to shame that cry over-me, There, there.

4 But let all those that seek Thee · be | joyful and glad in Thee: and let all such as delight in Thy salvation say alway, The Lord be praised. 5 As for me, I am | poor and-in misery: haste Thee unto me, O GOD.

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6 Thou art my helper, and-my-Redeemer : O LORD, make no long tarrying.

N Thee, O LORD, have I put my trust, let me never be put to-confusion: but rid me, and deliver me, in Thy righteousness; incline Thine | ear unto-me, and save me.

2 Be Thou my strong hold, whereunto I may | alway resort: Thou hast promised to help me, for Thou art my house of-defence, and-my castle. 3 Deliver me, O my GOD, out of the hand ofthe-ungodly out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

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4 For Thou, O LORD GOD, art the thing thatI long for Thou art my hope, even from my youth.

5 Through Thee have I been holden up ever ince I-was born : Thou art He that took me out