For no faith may be put in their words; their inner part is nothing but evil; their throat is like an open place for the dead; smooth are the words of their tongues.

If I have given back evil to him who did evil to me, or have taken anything from him who was against me without cause;

For all his decisions were before me, and I did not put away his laws from me.

I have gone from men's minds and memory like a dead man; I am like a broken vessel.

I made my wrongdoing clear to you, and did not keep back my sin. I said, I will put it all before the Lord; and you took away my wrongdoing and my sin. (Selah.)

My behaviour was as if it had been my friend or my brother: I was bent low in grief like one whose mother is dead.

My haters say evil against me, When will he be dead, and his name come to an end?

It has come to our ears, O God, our fathers have given us the story, of the works which you did in their days, in the old times,

For they did not make the land theirs by their swords, and it was not their arms which kept them safe; but your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your face, because you had pleasure in them.

The place of the dead is their house for ever, and their resting-place through all generations; those who come after them give their names to their lands.

Truly, I was formed in evil, and in sin did my mother give me birth.

See, this is the man who did not make God his strength, but had faith in his goods and his property, and made himself

The sea was turned into dry land: they went through the river on foot: there did we have joy in him.

You, O God, did freely send the rain, giving strength to the weariness of your heritage.

He did great works before the eyes of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan.

And their hearts were not right with him, and they did not keep their agreement with him.

How frequently did they go against him in the waste land, and give him cause for grief in the dry places!

They did not keep in mind the work of his hand, or the day when he took them from the power of their haters;

He let his wrath have its way; he did not keep back their soul from death, but gave their life to disease.

But my people did not give ear to my voice; Israel would have nothing to do with me.

My soul is among the dead, like those in the underworld, to whom you give no more thought; for they are cut off from your care.

Will you do works of wonder for the dead? will the shades come back to give you praise? (Selah.)

Will the story of your mercy be given in the house of the dead? will news of your faith come to the place of destruction?

May there be knowledge of your wonders in the dark? or of your righteousness where memory is dead?

But to you did I send up my cry, O Lord; in the morning my prayer came before you.

For he is our God; and we are the people to whom he gives food, and the sheep of his flock. Today, if you would only give ear to his voice!

He sent black night and made it dark; and they did not go against his word.

Our fathers did not give thought to your wonders in Egypt; they did not keep in memory the great number of your mercies, but gave you cause for wrath at the sea, even at the Red Sea.

Talking against him secretly in their tents, they did not give ear to the voice of the Lord.

And they were joined to Baal-peor, and took part in the offerings to the dead.

They did not put an end to the peoples, as the Lord had said;

Let no man have pity on him, or give help to his children when he is dead.

The dead do not give praise to the Lord; or those who go down to the underworld.

They had almost put an end to me on earth; but I did not give up your orders.

I saw with hate those who were untrue to you; for they did not keep your saying.