## The One Who Rescues Me 

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I hoped earnestly for Yahweh; And He inclined to me and heard my cry for help. 

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He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a high rock, He established my steps. 

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He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will see and fear And will trust in Yahweh. 

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How blessed is the man who has made Yahweh his trust, And has not turned to the proud, nor to those who stray into falsehood. 

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Many, O Yahweh my God, are the wondrous deeds You have done, And Your thoughts toward us; There is none to compare with You. I would declare and speak of them, _But_ they are too numerous to recount. 

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Sacrifice and meal offering You have not desired; My ears You have opened; Burnt offering and sin offering You have not required. 

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Then I said, "Behold, I come; In the scroll of the book it is written of me. 

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I desire to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my inner being." 

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I proclaim good news of righteousness in the great assembly; Behold, I do not restrain my lips, O Yahweh, You know. 

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I do not conceal Your righteousness within my heart; I speak of Your faithfulness and Your salvation; I do not hide Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great assembly. 

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You, O Yahweh, will not withhold Your compassion from me; Your lovingkindness and Your truth will continually guard me. 

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For evils beyond number have surrounded me; My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see; They are more numerous than the hairs of my head, And my heart has failed me. 

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Be pleased, O Yahweh, to deliver me; Make haste, O Yahweh, to help me. 

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Let those be ashamed and humiliated together Who seek my life to sweep it away; Let those be turned back and dishonored Who delight in evil _against_ me. 

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Let those be appalled because of their shame Who say to me, "Aha, aha!" 

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Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; Let those who love Your salvation say continually, "Yahweh be magnified!" 

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As for me, I am afflicted and needy, May the Lord think of me. You are my help and the One who rescues me; Do not delay, O my God.