⁶ And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

¹ My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me.

² Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?

³ Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?

⁴ For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them.

⁵ He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.

⁶ He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret.

⁷ Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow.

⁸ Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.

⁹ The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.

¹⁰ But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find one wise man among you.

¹¹ My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart.

¹² They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.

¹³ If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.

¹⁴ I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou are my mother, and my sister.

¹⁵ And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?

¹⁶ They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.

¹ Yahweh, you have been favorable to your land. You have restored the fortunes of Jacob.

² You have forgiven the iniquity of your people. You have covered all their sin. Selah.

³ You have taken away all your wrath. You have turned from the fierceness of your anger.

⁴ Turn us, God of our salvation, and cause your indignation toward us to cease.

⁵ Will you be angry with us forever? Will you draw out your anger to all generations?

⁶ Won't you revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?

⁷ Show us your loving kindness, Yahweh. Grant us your salvation.

⁸ I will hear what God, Yahweh, will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, his saints; but let them not turn again to folly.

⁹ Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.

¹⁰ Mercy and truth meet together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

¹¹ Truth springs out of the earth. Righteousness has looked down from heaven.

¹² Yes, Yahweh will give that which is good. Our land will yield its increase.

¹³ Righteousness goes before him, And prepares the way for his steps. A Prayer by David.