³ In the morning,^(A) Lord, you hear my voice;
    in the morning I lay my requests before you
    and wait expectantly.^(B)

⁵ I wait for the Lord,^(A) my whole being waits,^(B)
    and in his word^(C) I put my hope.
⁶ I wait for the Lord
    more than watchmen^(D) wait for the morning,
    more than watchmen wait for the morning.^(E)

¹³ But I cry to you for help,^(A) Lord;
    in the morning^(B) my prayer comes before you.^(C)

⁴     In God, whose word I praise—^(A)
in God I trust and am not afraid.^(B)
    What can mere mortals do to me?^(C)

⁸ By day the Lord directs his love,^(A)
    at night^(B) his song^(C) is with me—
    a prayer to the God of my life.^(D)