| Chapter 85 |
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A prayer for David himself. Incline thy ear, O Lord, and hear me: for I am needy and poor. --
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Preserve my soul, for I am holy: save thy servant, O my God, that trusteth in thee. --
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Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I have cried to thee all the day. --
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Give joy to the soul of thy servant, for to thee, O Lord, I have lifted up my soul. --
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For thou, O Lord, art sweet and mild: and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon thee. --
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Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer: and attend to the voice of my petition. --
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I have called upon thee in the day of my trouble: because thou hast heard me. --
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There is none among the gods like unto thee, O Lord: and there is none according to thy works. --
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All the nations thou hast made shall come and adore before thee, O Lord: and they shall glorify thy name. --
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For thou art great and dost wonderful things: thou art God alone. --
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Conduct me, O Lord, in thy way, and I will walk in thy truth: let my heart rejoice that it may fear thy name. --
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I will praise thee, O Lord my God: with my whole heart, and I will glorify thy name for ever: --
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For thy mercy is great towards me: and thou hast delivered my soul out of the lower hell. --
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O God, the wicked are risen up against me, and the assembly of the mighty have sought my soul: and they have not set thee before their eyes. --
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And thou, O Lord, art a God of compassion, and merciful, patient, and of much mercy, and true. --
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O look upon me, and have mercy on me: give thy command to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid. --
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Shew me a token for good: that they who hate me may see, and be confounded, because thou, O Lord, hast helped me and hast comforted me. --
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