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I am like a desert owl of the wilderness, like an owl of the waste places;

I lie awake; I am like a lonely sparrow on the housetop.

For I am poor and needy, and my heart is stricken within me.

I am gone like a shadow at evening; I am shaken off like a locust.

I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they wag their heads.

I believed, even when I spoke: "I am greatly afflicted";

O Lord , I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your maidservant. You have loosed my bonds.

I am a sojourner on the earth; hide not your commandments from me!

I am a companion of all who fear you, of those who keep your precepts.

I am yours; save me, for I have sought your precepts.

I am severely afflicted; give me life, O Lord , according to your word!

My flesh trembles for fear of you, and I am afraid of your judgments.

I am your servant; give me understanding, that I may know your testimonies!

I am small and despised, yet I do not forget your precepts.

I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war!

I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.

If I would count them, they are more than the sand. I awake, and I am still with you.

Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low! Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me!

And in your steadfast love you will cut off my enemies, and you will destroy all the adversaries of my soul, for I am your servant.

I am at the brink of utter ruin in the assembled congregation."