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I would have despaired had I not believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord
In the land of the living.


Because of all my enemies I have become a reproach and disgrace,
Especially to my neighbors,
And an object of dread to my acquaintances;
Those who see me on the street run from me.


Yes, I am like a man who does not hear,
In whose mouth are no arguments.


Every one of them has turned aside and fallen away;
Together they have become filthy and corrupt;
There is no one who does good, no, not even one.


May their table [with all its abundance and luxury] become a snare [to them];
And when they are in peace [secure at their sacrificial feasts], may it become a trap.


How they are destroyed in a moment!
They are completely swept away by sudden terrors!


We have become an object of taunting to our neighbors [because of our humiliation],
A derision and mockery to those who encircle us.


All who pass along the road rob him;
He has become the scorn of his neighbors.


Consider thoughtfully, you senseless (stupid ones) among the people;
And you [dull-minded] fools, when will you become wise and understand?


“Even they will perish, but You endure;
Yes, all of them will wear out like a garment.
Like clothing You will change them and they shall be changed.


You [O Lord] make darkness and it becomes night,
In which prowls about every wild beast of the forest.


I also have become a reproach and an object of taunting to others;
When they see me, they shake their heads [in derision].


I will give thanks to You, for You have heard and answered me;
And You have become my salvation [my Rescuer, my Savior].


For I have become like a wineskin [blackened and shriveled] in the smoke [in which it hangs],
Yet I do not forget Your statutes.


I hate them with perfect and utmost hatred;
They have become my enemies.


Answer me quickly, O Lord, my spirit fails;
Do not hide Your face from me,
Or I will become like those who go down into the pit (grave).