To the Overseer. -- 'Concerning the Lily of Testimony,' a secret treasure of David, to teach, in his striving with Aram-Naharaim, and with Aram-Zobah, and Joab turneth back and smiteth Edom in the valley of Salt -- twelve thousand. O God, Thou hadst cast us off, Thou hadst broken us -- hadst been angry! -- Thou dost turn back to us.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A heart broken and bruised, O God, Thou dost not despise.

Rise, O Jehovah! save me, my God. Because Thou hast smitten All mine enemies on the cheek. The teeth of the wicked Thou hast broken.

Near is Jehovah to the broken of heart, And the bruised of spirit He saveth.

He is keeping all his bones, One of them hath not been broken.

Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am sick, And I look for a bemoaner, and there is none, And for comforters, and I have found none.

Thou hast broken by Thy strength a sea -monster, Thou hast shivered Heads of dragons by the waters,

Thou hast broken the heads of leviathan, Thou makest him food, For the people of the dry places.

Thou hast caused the land to tremble, Thou hast broken it, Heal its breaches, for it hath moved.

Thou hast broken down all his hedges, Thou hast made his fenced places a ruin.

Why hast Thou broken down its hedges, And all passing by the way have plucked it?

For He hath broken doors of brass, And bars of iron He hath cut.

And He calleth a famine on the land, The whole staff of bread He hath broken.

Our soul as a bird hath escaped from a snare of fowlers, The snare was broken, and we have escaped.

Broken hath my soul for desire Unto Thy judgments at all times.

Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs.