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 despise not  my  supplication; be  attentive  to  me,  and hear me.

As the  eyes  of  the  handmaid are on  the  hands  of  her  mistress, so  are  our  eyes  to  the Lord our  God,  until  he  has mercy on  us.

Hear thou  my  voice,  O Lord, according to  thy  mercy,  and quicken me  according  to thy  judgment.

Uphold me  according  to  thy word, and  I shall  live; and let me  not  be  confounded in my  expectation.

Let my  request  come  in  before thee; deliver  thou  me according  to  thy  Word.

Hear me,  O Lord,  for  thy mercy is  kind:  look  upon me according  to  the  multitude of  thy  tender  mercies.

According to  thy  mercy  remember thou  me,  for  thy goodness’ sake,  O Lord.

One thing  I have  asked  of  the Lord, this  will  I seek  after, that I may  dwell  in  the House of  the  Lord  all  the days of  my  life.

My soul  has  relied  on  his Word, my  soul  has  hoped in the  Lord.

I will sing  praise  to  thee  in the  sight  of  the  Angels; I will  worship  towards  thy holy Temple,  and  I will  give glory to  thy  Name.

I will extol  thee,  O God,  my King,  and  I will  bless  thy Name for  ever,  yea,  for  ever and ever.

So will  I sing  a psalm  to  thy Name for  ever  and  ever,  that I may pay  my  vows  from day to  day.

That I may  hear  the  voice  of thy  praise,  and  tell  of  all thy wondrous  works.

According to  thy  Name,  O God,  so  also  is  thy  praise; thy right  hand  is  full  of justice.

Shout with  joy  to  God,  all the earth; sing  a psalm  to his  Name,  give  glory  to  his praise.

Hear, O Lord,  my  voice, with which  I have  cried to thee; have  mercy  on  me, and hear  me.

Seven times  a day  I have  given praise to  thee,  for  the  judgments of  thy  justice.

The free  offerings  of  my mouth  make  acceptable,  O Lord,  and  teach  me  thy judgments.

Blessed be  the  Name  of  the Lord from  henceforth,  now, and for  ever.

I will go  into  thy  House  with burnt-offerings; I will pay thee my  vows  which  my lips  have  uttered.

And I will  go  in  to  the  altar of God,  to  God  who  gives joy to  my  youth.

Let thy  Priests  be  clothed with justice,  and  let  thy