I am the man¹³⁹⁷ that hath seen⁷²⁰⁰ affliction⁶⁰⁴⁰ by the rod⁷⁶²⁶ of his wrath.⁵⁶⁷⁸

He hath led⁵⁰⁹⁰ me, and brought³²¹² me into darkness,²⁸²² but not into light.²¹⁶

Surely against me is he turned;⁷⁷²⁵ he turneth²⁰¹⁵ his hand³⁰²⁷ against me all the day.³¹¹⁷

My flesh¹³²⁰ and my skin⁵⁷⁸⁵ hath he made old;¹⁰⁸⁶ he hath broken⁷⁶⁶⁵ my bones.⁶¹⁰⁶

He hath builded¹¹²⁹ against me, and compassed⁵³⁶² me with gall⁷²¹⁹ and travail.⁸⁵¹³

He hath set³⁴²⁷ me in dark places,⁴²⁸⁵ as they that be dead⁴¹⁹¹ of old.⁵⁷⁶⁹

He hath hedged¹⁴⁴³ me about, that I cannot get out:³³¹⁸ he hath made my chain⁵¹⁷⁸ heavy.³⁵¹³

Also when I cry²¹⁹⁹ and shout,⁷⁷⁶⁸ he shutteth out⁵⁶⁴⁰ my prayer.⁸⁶⁰⁵

He hath inclosed¹⁴⁴³ my ways¹⁸⁷⁰ with hewn stone,¹⁴⁹⁶ he hath made my paths⁵⁴¹⁰ crooked.⁵⁷⁵³

He was unto me as a bear¹⁶⁷⁷ lying in wait,⁶⁹³ and as a lion⁷³⁸ in secret places.⁴⁵⁶⁵

He hath turned aside⁵⁴⁹³ my ways,¹⁸⁷⁰ and pulled me in pieces:⁶⁵⁸² he hath made⁷⁷⁶⁰ me desolate.⁸⁰⁷⁴

He hath bent¹⁸⁶⁹ his bow,⁷¹⁹⁸ and set⁵³²⁴ me as a mark⁴³⁰⁷ for the arrow.²⁶⁷¹

He hath caused the arrows¹¹²¹ of his quiver⁸²⁷ to enter⁹³⁵ into my reins.³⁶²⁹

I was a derision⁷⁸¹⁴ to all my people;⁵⁹⁷¹ and their song⁵⁰⁵⁸ all the day.³¹¹⁷

He hath filled⁷⁶⁴⁶ me with bitterness,⁴⁸⁴⁴ he hath made me drunken⁷³⁰¹ with wormwood.³⁹³⁹

He hath also broken¹⁶³⁸ my teeth⁸¹²⁷ with gravel stones,²⁶⁸⁷ he hath covered³⁷²⁸ me with ashes.⁶⁶⁵

And thou hast removed my soul⁵³¹⁵ far off²¹⁸⁶ from peace:⁷⁹⁶⁵ I forgat⁵³⁸² prosperity.²⁸⁹⁶

And I said,⁵⁵⁹ My strength⁵³³¹ and my hope⁸⁴³¹ is perished⁶ from Yahweh:³⁰⁶⁸

Remembering²¹⁴² mine affliction⁶⁰⁴⁰ and my misery,⁴⁷⁸⁸ the wormwood³⁹³⁹ and the gall.⁷²¹⁹

My soul⁵³¹⁵ hath them still²¹⁴² in remembrance,²¹⁴² and is humbled⁷⁷⁴³ in me.

This I recall⁷⁷²⁵ to my mind,³⁸²⁰ therefore have I hope.³¹⁷⁶

It is of Yahweh's³⁰⁶⁸ mercies²⁶¹⁷ that we are not consumed,⁸⁵⁵² because his compassions⁷³⁵⁶ fail³⁶¹⁵ not.

They are new²³¹⁹ every morning:¹²⁴² great⁷²²⁷ is thy faithfulness.⁵³⁰

Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ is my portion,²⁵⁰⁶ saith⁵⁵⁹ my soul;⁵³¹⁵ therefore will I hope³¹⁷⁶ in him.

Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ is good²⁸⁹⁶ unto them that wait⁶⁹⁶⁰ for him, to the soul⁵³¹⁵ that seeketh¹⁸⁷⁵ him.

It is good²⁸⁹⁶ that a man should both hope³¹⁷⁵ and quietly wait¹⁷⁴⁸ for the salvation⁸⁶⁶⁸ of Yahweh.³⁰⁶⁸

It is good²⁸⁹⁶ for a man¹³⁹⁷ that he bear⁵³⁷⁵ the yoke⁵⁹²³ in his youth.⁵²⁷¹

He sitteth³⁴²⁷ alone⁹¹⁰ and keepeth silence,¹⁸²⁶ because he hath borne⁵¹⁹⁰ it upon him.

He putteth⁵⁴¹⁴ his mouth⁶³¹⁰ in the dust;⁶⁰⁸³ if so be there may be³⁴²⁶ hope.⁸⁶¹⁵

He giveth⁵⁴¹⁴ his cheek³⁸⁹⁵ to him that smiteth⁵²²¹ him: he is filled⁷⁶⁴⁶ full with reproach.²⁷⁸¹

For Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ will not cast off²¹⁸⁶ for ever:⁵⁷⁶⁹

But though he cause grief,³⁰¹³ yet will he have compassion⁷³⁵⁵ according to the multitude⁷²³⁰ of his mercies.²⁶¹⁷

For he doth not afflict⁶⁰³¹ willingly³⁸²⁰ nor grieve³⁰¹³ the children¹¹²¹ of men.³⁷⁶

To crush¹⁷⁹² under his feet⁷²⁷² all the prisoners⁶¹⁵ of the earth,⁷⁷⁶

To turn aside⁵¹⁸⁶ the right⁴⁹⁴¹ of a man¹³⁹⁷ before the face⁶⁴⁴⁰ of the most High,⁵⁹⁴⁵

To subvert⁵⁷⁹¹ a man¹²⁰ in his cause,⁷³⁷⁹ Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ approveth⁷²⁰⁰ not.

Who is he that saith,⁵⁵⁹ and it cometh to pass, when Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ commandeth⁶⁶⁸⁰ it not?

Out of the mouth⁶³¹⁰ of the most High⁵⁹⁴⁵ proceedeth³³¹⁸ not evil⁷⁴⁵¹ and good?²⁸⁹⁶

Wherefore doth a living²⁴¹⁶ man¹²⁰ complain,⁵⁹⁶ a man¹³⁹⁷ for the punishment of his sins?²³⁹⁹

Let us search²⁶⁶⁴ and try²⁷¹³ our ways,¹⁸⁷⁰ and turn again⁷⁷²⁵ to Yahweh.³⁰⁶⁸

Let us lift up⁵³⁷⁵ our heart³⁸²⁴ with our hands³⁷⁰⁹ unto El⁴¹⁰ in the heavens.⁸⁰⁶⁴

We⁵¹⁶⁸ have transgressed⁶⁵⁸⁶ and have rebelled:⁴⁷⁸⁴ thou hast not pardoned.⁵⁵⁴⁵

Thou hast covered⁵⁵²⁶ with anger,⁶³⁹ and persecuted⁷²⁹¹ us: thou hast slain,²⁰²⁶ thou hast not pitied.²⁵⁵⁰

Thou hast covered⁵⁵²⁶ thyself with a cloud,⁶⁰⁵¹ that our prayer⁸⁶⁰⁵ should not pass through.⁵⁶⁷⁴

Thou hast made⁷⁷⁶⁰ us as the offscouring⁵⁵⁰¹ and refuse³⁹⁷³ in the midst⁷¹³⁰ of the people.⁵⁹⁷¹

All our enemies³⁴¹ have opened⁶⁴⁷⁵ their mouths⁶³¹⁰ against us.

Fear⁶³⁴³ and a snare⁶³⁵⁴ is come upon us, desolation⁷⁶¹² and destruction.⁷⁶⁶⁷

Mine eye⁵⁸⁶⁹ runneth down³³⁸¹ with rivers⁶³⁸⁸ of water⁴³²⁵ for the destruction⁷⁶⁶⁷ of the daughter¹³²³ of my people.⁵⁹⁷¹

Mine eye⁵⁸⁶⁹ trickleth down,⁵⁰⁶⁴ and ceaseth¹⁸²⁰ not, without any intermission,²⁰¹⁴

Till Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ look down,⁸²⁵⁹ and behold⁷²⁰⁰ from heaven.⁸⁰⁶⁴

Mine eye⁵⁸⁶⁹ affecteth⁵⁹⁵³ mine heart⁵³¹⁵ because of all the daughters¹³²³ of my city.⁵⁸⁹²

Mine enemies³⁴¹ chased⁶⁶⁷⁹ me sore,⁶⁶⁷⁹ like a bird,⁶⁸³³ without cause.²⁶⁰⁰

They have cut off⁶⁷⁸⁹ my life²⁴¹⁶ in the dungeon,⁹⁵³ and cast³⁰³⁴ a stone⁶⁸ upon me.

Waters⁴³²⁵ flowed⁶⁶⁸⁷ over mine head;⁷²¹⁸ then I said,⁵⁵⁹ I am cut off.¹⁵⁰⁴

I called⁷¹²¹ upon thy name,⁸⁰³⁴ O Yahweh,³⁰⁶⁸ out of the low⁸⁴⁸² dungeon.⁹⁵³

Thou hast heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ my voice:⁶⁹⁶³ hide⁵⁹⁵⁶ not thine ear²⁴¹ at my breathing,⁷³⁰⁹ at my cry.⁷⁷⁷⁵

Thou drewest near⁷¹²⁶ in the day³¹¹⁷ that I called⁷¹²¹ upon thee: thou saidst,⁵⁵⁹ Fear³³⁷² not.

O Yahweh,³⁰⁶⁸ thou hast pleaded⁷³⁷⁸ the causes⁷³⁷⁹ of my soul;⁵³¹⁵ thou hast redeemed¹³⁵⁰ my life.²⁴¹⁶

O Yahweh,³⁰⁶⁸ thou hast seen⁷²⁰⁰ my wrong:⁵⁷⁹² judge⁸¹⁹⁹ thou my cause.⁴⁹⁴¹

Thou hast seen⁷²⁰⁰ all their vengeance⁵³⁶⁰ and all their imaginations⁴²⁸⁴ against me.

Thou hast heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ their reproach,²⁷⁸¹ O Yahweh,³⁰⁶⁸ and all their imaginations⁴²⁸⁴ against me;

The lips⁸¹⁹³ of those that rose up⁶⁹⁶⁵ against me, and their device¹⁹⁰² against me all the day.³¹¹⁷

Behold⁵⁰²⁷ their sitting down,³⁴²⁷ and their rising up;⁷⁰¹² I am their musick.⁴⁴⁸⁵

Render⁷⁷²⁵ unto them a recompence,¹⁵⁷⁶ O Yahweh,³⁰⁶⁸ according to the work⁴⁶³⁹ of their hands.³⁰²⁷

Give⁵⁴¹⁴ them sorrow⁴⁰⁴⁴ of heart,³⁸²⁰ thy curse⁸³⁸¹ unto them.

Persecute⁷²⁹¹ and destroy⁸⁰⁴⁵ them in anger⁶³⁹ from under the heavens⁸⁰⁶⁴ of Yahweh.³⁰⁶⁸