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[Of David] ADORATION I offer, Yahweh,
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to you, my God. BUT in my trust in you do not put me to shame, let not my enemies gloat over me.
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CALLING to you, none shall ever be put to shame, but shame is theirs who groundlessly break faith.
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DIRECT me in your ways, Yahweh, and teach me your paths.
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ENCOURAGE me to walk in your truth and teach me since you are the God who saves me. FOR my hope is in you all day long -- such is your generosity, Yahweh.
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GOODNESS and faithful love have been yours for ever, Yahweh, do not forget them.
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HOLD not my youthful sins against me, but remember me as your faithful love dictates.
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INTEGRITY and generosity are marks of Yahweh for he brings sinners back to the path.
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JUDICIOUSLY he guides the humble, instructing the poor in his way.
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KINDNESS unfailing and constancy mark all Yahweh's paths, for those who keep his covenant and his decrees.
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LET my sin, great though it is, be forgiven, Yahweh, for the sake of your name.
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MEN who respect Yahweh, what of them? He teaches them the way they must choose.
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NEIGHBOURS to happiness will they live, and their children inherit the land.
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ONLY those who fear Yahweh have his secret and his covenant, for their understanding.
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PERMANENTLY my eyes are on Yahweh, for he will free my feet from the snare.
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QUICK, turn to me, pity me, alone and wretched as I am!
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RELIEVE the distress of my heart, bring me out of my constraint.
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SPARE a glance for my misery and pain, take all my sins away.
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TAKE note how countless are my enemies, how violent their hatred for me.
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UNLESS you guard me and rescue me I shall be put to shame, for you are my refuge.
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VIRTUE and integrity be my protection, for my hope, Yahweh, is in you.
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Ransom Israel, O God, from all its troubles.
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