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I waited patiently for the Lord. He turned to me and heard my cry.
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He lifted me out of the pit of destruction, out of the sticky mud. He stood me on a rock and made my feet steady.
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He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many people will see this and worship him. Then they will trust the Lord.
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Happy is the person who trusts the Lord, who doesn't turn to those who are proud or to those who worship false gods.
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Lord my God, you have done many miracles. Your plans for us are many. If I tried to tell them all, there would be too many to count.
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You do not want sacrifices and offerings. But you have made a hole in my ear to show that my body and life are yours. You do not ask for burnt offerings and sacrifices to take away sins.
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Then I said, "Look, I have come. It is written about me in the book.
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My God, I want to do what you want. Your teachings are in my heart."
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I will tell about your goodness in the great meeting of your people. Lord, you know my lips are not silent.