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Wait for Yahweh, and observe thou his path, that he may exalt thee, to inherit the earth, On the cutting off of the lawless, shalt thou look.

Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright, for there is a hereafter for the man of peace;

For, thine arrows, have sunk down into me, and thy hand, presseth heavily upon me.

For, mine iniquities, have passed over my head, Like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me:

For, my loins, are filled with inflammation, and there is no soundness in my flesh:

My heart, fluttereth, my strength hath forsaken me, and, as for the light of mine eyes, even they, are not with me:

Because, for thee, O Yahweh, have I waited, Thou, wilt answer, O Adonay, my God!

For I said, Lest they rejoice over me! When my feet were tottering, against me, have they magnified themselves:

For, I, to halt, am ready, and, my pain, is before me continually;

For, mine iniquity, will I declare, I shall be anxious because of my sin;

And, my foes, are alive - have become strong, - and multiplied are they who hate me for false cause:

Even they who are repaying evil for good, accuse me because I pursue the good.

Now, therefore, for what have I waited, O My Lord? My hope, is, in thee.

I am dumb, I cannot open my mouth, for, thou, hast done it.

When, by rebukes for iniquity, thou hast corrected a man, Then hast thou consumed, as a moth, all that was delightful within him, Surely, a breath, are all men. Selah.

Hear my prayer, O Yahweh, And, unto my cry for help, give ear, At my tears, do not be silent, - For, a sojourner, am, I, with thee, A stranger, like all my fathers.

I waited patiently for Yahweh, - And he inclined, unto me, and heard my cry for help;

Sacrifice and meal-offering, thou didst not delight in, Ears, didst thou pierce for me, - Ascending-sacrifice and sin-bearer, thou didst not ask:

Then, said I - Lo! I am come, In the written scroll, is it prescribed for me;

For there have closed in upon me, misfortunes beyond number, Mine iniquities have overtaken me, and I cannot see, They have become more than the hairs of my head, And, my courage, hath forsaken me!