1 I waited patiently for the Lord; ♦︎
he inclined to me and heard my cry.
2 He brought me out of the roaring pit,
out of the mire and clay; ♦︎
he set my feet upon a rock and made my footing sure.
3 He has put a new song in my mouth,
a song of praise to our God; ♦︎
many shall see and fear
and put their trust in the Lord.
4 Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, ♦︎
who does not turn to the proud that follow a lie.
5 Great are the wonders you have done, O Lord my God.
How great your designs for us! ♦︎
There is none that can be compared with you.
6 If I were to proclaim them and tell of them ♦︎
they would be more than I am able to express.
7 Sacrifice and offering you do not desire ♦︎
but my ears you have opened;
8 Burnt offering and sacrifice for sin you have not required; ♦︎
then said I: Lo, I come.
9 In the scroll of the book it is written of me
that I should do your will, O my God; ♦︎
I delight to do it: your law is within my heart.
10 I have declared your righteousness in the great congregation; ♦︎
behold, I did not restrain my lips,
and that, O Lord, you know.
11 Your righteousness I have not hidden in my heart;
I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation; ♦︎
I have not concealed your loving-kindness and truth
from the great congregation.
12 Do not withhold your compassion from me, O Lord; ♦︎
let your love and your faithfulness always preserve me,
13 For innumerable troubles have come about me;
my sins have overtaken me so that I cannot look up; ♦︎
they are more in number than the hairs of my head,
and my heart fails me.
14 Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me; ♦︎
O Lord, make haste to help me.
15 Let them be ashamed and altogether dismayed
who seek after my life to destroy it; ♦︎
let them be driven back and put to shame
who wish me evil.
16 Let those who heap insults upon me ♦︎
be desolate because of their shame.
17 Let all who seek you rejoice in you and be glad; ♦︎
let those who love your salvation say always,
The Lord is great.
18 Though I am poor and needy, ♦︎
the Lord cares for me.
19 You are my helper and my deliverer; ♦︎
O my God, make no delay.
1 Blessed are those who consider the poor and needy; ♦︎
the Lord will deliver them in the time of trouble.
2 The Lord preserves them and restores their life,
that they may be happy in the land; ♦︎
he will not hand them over to the will of their enemies.
3 The Lord sustains them on their sickbed; ♦︎
their sickness, Lord, you will remove.
4 And so I said, Lord, be merciful to me; ♦︎
heal me, for I have sinned against you.
5 My enemies speak evil about me, ♦︎
asking when I shall die and my name perish.
6 If they come to see me, they utter empty words; ♦︎
their heart gathers mischief;
when they go out, they tell it abroad.
7 All my enemies whisper together against me, ♦︎
against me they devise evil,
8 Saying that a deadly thing has laid hold on me, ♦︎
and that I will not rise again from where I lie.
9 Even my bosom friend, whom I trusted,
who ate of my bread, ♦︎
has lifted up his heel against me.
10 But you, O Lord, be merciful to me ♦︎
and raise me up, that I may reward them.
11 By this I know that you favour me, ♦︎
that my enemy does not triumph over me.
12 Because of my integrity you uphold me ♦︎
and will set me before your face for ever.
13 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, ♦︎
from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.