<p class="poetry">I cried out to him for help<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and praised him with my tongue.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Those who look to him for help are happy;p> <p class="poetry">their faces are not ashamed.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">for he is too proudp> <p class="poetry">to recognize and give up his sin.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Realize that<n id="1" /> the <sc>Lordsc> shows the godly special favor;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">the <sc>Lordsc> responds<n id="3" /> when I cry out to him.p>

<p class="poetry">For he did not despise or detest the suffering<n id="1" /> of the oppressed;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">he did not ignore him;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">when he cried out to him, he responded.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">For this reason every one of your faithful followers<n id="1" /> should pray to youp> <p class="poetry">while there is a window of opportunity.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Certainly<n id="3" /> when the surging water<n id="4" /> rises,p> <p class="poetry">it will not reach them.<n id="5" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; a psalm of David, written when Nathan the prophet confronted him after David&#8217;s affair with Bathsheba.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Have mercy on me, O God, because of<n id="3" /> your loyal love!p> <p class="poetry">Because of<n id="4" /> your great compassion, wipe away my rebellious acts!<n id="5" />p>