But (A)my eyes are upon You, O God the Lord;
In You I take refuge;
[a]Do not leave my soul destitute.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 141:8 Lit. Do not make my soul bare

Prayer for Relief from Contempt

A Song of Ascents.

123 Unto You (A)I lift up my eyes,
O You (B)who dwell in the heavens.
Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters,
As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,
(C)So our eyes look to the Lord our God,
Until He has mercy on us.

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12 O our God, will You not (A)judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but (B)our eyes are upon You.”

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17 “The poor and needy seek water, but there is none,
Their tongues fail for thirst.
I, the Lord, will hear them;
I, the God of Israel, will not (A)forsake them.

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15 (A)My eyes are ever toward the Lord,
For He shall [a]pluck my feet out of the net.

16 (B)Turn Yourself to me, and have mercy on me,
For I am [b]desolate and afflicted.
17 The troubles of my heart have enlarged;
Bring me out of my distresses!

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  1. Psalm 25:15 Lit. bring out
  2. Psalm 25:16 lonely

18 (A)I will not leave you orphans; (B)I will come to you.

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17 (A)He shall regard the prayer of the destitute,
And shall not despise their prayer.

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12 [a]Kiss the Son, lest [b]He be angry,
And you perish in the way,
When (A)His wrath is kindled but a little.
(B)Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 2:12 LXX, Vg. Embrace discipline; Tg. Receive instruction
  2. Psalm 2:12 LXX the Lord

For the enemy has persecuted my soul;
He has crushed my life to the ground;
He has made me dwell in [a]darkness,
Like those who have long been dead.
(A)Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me;
My heart within me is distressed.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 143:3 dark places

Faith in the Lord’s Righteousness

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

11 In (A)the Lord I put my trust;
How can you say to my soul,
“Flee as a bird to your mountain”?

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