For my soul hath been full of evils, And my life hath come to Sheol.

I have been reckoned with those going down to the pit, I have been as a man without strength.

Among the dead -- free, As pierced ones lying in the grave, Whom Thou hast not remembered any more, Yea, they by Thy hand have been cut off.

Spoiled him have all passing by the way, He hath been a reproach to his neighbours,

A Prayer of Moses, the man of God. Lord, a habitation Thou -- Thou hast been, To us -- in generation and generation,

For we were consumed in Thine anger, And in Thy fury we have been troubled.

Days of our years, in them are seventy years, And if, by reason of might, eighty years, Yet is their enlargement labour and vanity, For it hath been cut off hastily, and we fly away.

How great have been Thy works, O Jehovah, Very deep have been Thy thoughts.

And Thou exaltest as a reem my horn, I have been anointed with fresh oil.

Thy testimonies have been very stedfast, To Thy house comely is holiness, O Jehovah, for length of days!

For Thou, Jehovah, art Most High over all the earth, Greatly Thou hast been exalted over all gods.

O Jehovah, our God, Thou hast afflicted them, A God forgiving Thou hast been to them, And taking vengeance on their actions.

For consumed in smoke have been my days, And my bones as a fire-brand have burned.

I have been like to a pelican of the wilderness, I have been as an owl of the dry places.

For Thy servants have been pleased with her stones, And her dust they favour.

For Jehovah hath builded Zion, He hath been seen in His honour,

For, as the height of the heavens is above the earth, His kindness hath been mighty over those fearing Him.

Bless, O my soul, Jehovah! Jehovah, my God, Thou hast been very great, Honour and majesty Thou hast put on.

How many have been Thy works, O Jehovah, All of them in wisdom Thou hast made, Full is the earth of thy possessions.

He hath sent before them a man, For a servant hath Joseph been sold.

And waters cover their adversaries, One of them hath not been left.

And He humbleth with labour their heart, They have been feeble, and there is no helper.

For I am poor and needy, And my heart hath been pierced in my midst.

As a shadow when it is stretched out I have gone, I have been driven away as a locust.

My knees have been feeble from fasting, And my flesh hath failed of fatness.

And I -- I have been a reproach to them, They see me, they shake their head.

The wicked seeth, and hath been angry, His teeth he gnasheth, and hath melted, The desire of the wicked doth perish!

I have believed, for I speak, I -- I have been afflicted greatly.

For mighty to us hath been His kindness, And the truth of Jehovah is to the age. Praise ye Jah!

They compassed me about as bees, They have been extinguished as a fire of thorns, In the name of Jehovah I surely cut them off.

From Jehovah hath this been, It is wonderful in our eyes,

Songs have been to me Thy statutes, In the house of my sojournings.

This hath been to me, That Thy precepts I have kept!

Insensate as fat hath been their heart, I -- in Thy law I have delighted.

Good for me that I have been afflicted, That I might learn Thy statutes.

Kaph. Consumed for Thy salvation hath been my soul, For Thy word I have hoped.

Consumed have been mine eyes for Thy word, Saying, 'When doth it comfort me?'

For I have been as a bottle in smoke, Thy statutes I have not forgotten.

How sweet to my palate hath been Thy saying, Above honey to my mouth.

I have been afflicted very much, O Jehovah, quicken me, according to Thy word.

Trembled from Thy fear hath my flesh, And from Thy judgments I have been afraid!

Mine eyes have been consumed for Thy salvation. And for the saying of Thy righteousness.

Near have been my wicked pursuers, From Thy law they have been far off.

Our feet have been standing in thy gates, O Jerusalem!

Favour us, O Jehovah, favour us, For greatly have we been filled with contempt,

Greatly hath our soul been filled With the scorning of the easy ones, With the contempt of the arrogant!

A Song of the Ascents, by David. Save for Jehovah -- who hath been for us, (Pray, let Israel say),

Save for Jehovah -- who hath been for us, In the rising up of man against us,

A Song of the Ascents. In Jehovah's turning back to the captivity of Zion, We have been as dreamers.

Jehovah did great things with us, We have been joyful.

A Song of the Ascents, by David. Jehovah, my heart hath not been haughty, Nor have mine eyes been high, Nor have I walked in great things, And in things too wonderful for me.

My path and my couch Thou hast fanned, And with all my ways hast been acquainted.

Knowledge too wonderful for me, It hath been set on high, I am not able for it.

I confess Thee, because that with wonders I have been distinguished. Wonderful are Thy works, And my soul is knowing it well.

And to me how precious have been Thy thoughts, O God, how great hath been their sum!

Their judges have been released by the sides of a rock, And they have heard my sayings, For they have been pleasant.

As one tilling and ripping up in the land, Have our bones been scattered at the command of Saul.

When my spirit hath been feeble in me, Then Thou hast known my path; In the way in which I walk, They have hid a snare for me.

Attend Thou unto my loud cry, For I have become very low, Deliver Thou me from my pursuers, For they have been stronger than I.

Haste, answer me, O Jehovah, My spirit hath been consumed, Hide not Thou Thy face from me, Or I have been compared with those going down to the pit.

Man to vanity hath been like, His days are as a shadow passing by.

They praise the name of Jehovah, For His name alone hath been set on high, His honour is above earth and heavens.