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Rh :Nobles shall come out of Egypt;
 * Ethiopia shall hasten to stretch out her hands unto God.


 * Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth;
 * O sing praises unto the Lord;
 * To Him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which are of old;
 * Lo, He uttereth His voice, a mighty voice.
 * Ascribe ye strength unto God;
 * His majesty is over Israel,
 * And His strength is in the skies.
 * Awful is God out of thy holy places;
 * The God of Israel, He giveth strength and power unto the people;
 * Blessed be God.

For the Leader; upon Shoshannim. [A Psalm] of David.


 * Save me, O God;
 * For the waters are come in even unto the soul.
 * I am sunk in deep mire, where there is no standing;
 * I am come into deep waters, and the flood overwhelmeth me.
 * I am weary of my crying; my throat is dried;
 * Mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
 * They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head;
 * They that would cut me off, being mine enemies wrongfully, are many;
 * Should I restore that which I took not away?
 * O God, Thou knowest my folly;
 * And my trespasses are not hid from Thee.
 * Let not them that wait for Thee be ashamed through me, O Lord of hosts;
 * Let not those that seek Thee be brought to confusion through me, O God of Israel.


 * Because for Thy sake I have borne reproach;
 * Confusion hath covered my face.
 * I am become a stranger unto my brethren,
 * And an alien unto my mother's children.
 * Because zeal for Thy house hath eaten me up,
 * And the reproaches of them that reproach Thee are fallen upon me.
 * And I wept with my soul with fasting,
 * And that became unto me a reproach.
 * I made sackcloth also my garment,
 * And I became a byword unto them.
 * They that sit in the gate talk of me;
 * And I am the song of the drunkards.


 * But as for me, let my prayer be unto Thee, O, in an acceptable time;
 * O God, in the abundance of Thy mercy,
 * Answer me with the truth of Thy salvation.
 * Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink;
 * Let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.
 * Let not the waterflood overwhelm me,
 * Neither let the deep swallow me up;
 * And let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.
 * Answer me, O, for Thy mercy is good;
 * According to the multitude of Thy compassions turn Thou unto me.