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¹ Give ear to my words, O Lord;
    consider my ^(a)groaning.
² Give attention to the sound of my cry,
    my ^(b)King and my God,
    for ^(c)to you do I pray.
³ O Lord, in ^(d)the morning you hear my voice;
    in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you^[a] and ^(e)watch.

⁴ For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;
    evil may not dwell with you.
⁵ The ^(f)boastful shall not ^(g)stand before your eyes;
    you ^(h)hate all evildoers.
⁶ You destroy those who speak ⁽ⁱ⁾lies;
    the Lord abhors ^(j)the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

⁷ But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love,
    will enter your house.
I will ^(k)bow down ^(l)toward your ^(m)holy temple
    in the fear of you.
^8 (n)Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness
    because of my enemies;
    ^(o)make your way straight before me.

⁹ For there is no truth in their mouth;
    their inmost self is ^(p)destruction;
^(q)their throat is ^(r)an open grave;
    they ^(s)flatter with their tongue.
^10 (t)Make them bear their guilt, O God;
    let them ^(u)fall by their own counsels;
because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out,
    for they have rebelled against you.

¹¹ But let all who ^(v)take refuge in you ^(w)rejoice;
    let them ever sing for joy,
and spread your protection over them,
    that those who love your name may ^(x)exult in you.
¹² For you ^(y)bless the righteous, O Lord;
    you ^(z)cover him with favor as with ^(aa)a shield.