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Do not hide Your face from Your servant, For I am in distress; answer me quickly.

Reproach and insults have broken my heart and I am so sick. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, And for comforters, but I found none.

They (self-righteous hypocrites) also gave me gall [poisonous and bitter] for my food, And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

For they have persecuted him whom You have struck, And they tell of the pain of those whom You have pierced and wounded.

For the LORD hears the needy And does not despise His who are prisoners.

For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, That His servants may remain there and possess it.

Be to me a rock of refuge and a sheltering stronghold to which I may continually come; You have given the commandment to save me, For You are my rock and my fortress.

For You are my hope; O Lord GOD, You are my trust and the source of my confidence from my youth.

I am as a wonder to many, For You are my strong refuge.

For my enemies have spoken against me; Those who watch for my life have consulted together,

Saying, "God has abandoned him; Pursue and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him."

But as for me, I will wait and hope continually, And will praise You yet more and more.

My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness And of Your [deeds of] salvation all day long, For their number is more than I know.

My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to You, And my soul, which You have redeemed.

My tongue also will speak of Your righteousness all day long; For they are ashamed, for they are humiliated who seek my injury.

For he will rescue the needy when he cries for help, The afflicted and abused also, and him who has no helper.

So may he live, and may the gold of Sheba be given to him; And let them pray for him continually; Let them bless and praise him all day long.

But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling, My steps had almost slipped.

For I was envious of the arrogant As I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

For there are no pains in their death, Their body is fat and pampered.