⁷ The Lord is my strength and ^(A)my shield;
    in him my heart ^(B)trusts, and I am helped;
my heart exults,
    and with my ^(C)song I give thanks to him.

28 To you, O Lord, I call;
    ^(A)my rock, be not deaf to me,
lest, if you ^(B)be silent to me,
    I become like those who ^(C)go down to the pit.

^2 (A)Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy,
    when I cry to you for help,
when I ^(B)lift up my hands
    ^(C)toward your most holy sanctuary.^[a]