¹ I [am] the man [who] hath seen affliction By the rod of His wrath.

² Me He hath led, and causeth to go [in] darkness, and without light.

³ Surely against me He turneth back, He turneth His hand all the day.

⁴ He hath worn out my flesh and my skin. He hath broken my bones.

⁵ He hath built up against me, And setteth round poverty and weariness.

⁶ In dark places He hath caused me to dwell, As the dead of old.

⁷ He hath hedged me about, and I go not out, He hath made heavy my fetter.

⁸ Also when I call and cry out, He hath shut out my prayer.

⁹ He hath hedged my ways with hewn work, My paths He hath made crooked.

¹⁰ A bear lying in wait He [is] to me, A lion in secret hiding-places.

¹¹ My ways He is turning aside, and He pulleth me in pieces, He hath made me a desolation.

¹² He hath trodden His bow, And setteth me up as a mark for an arrow.

¹³ He hath caused to enter into my reins The sons of His quiver.

¹⁴ I have been a derision to all my people, Their song all the day.

¹⁵ He hath filled me with bitter things, He hath filled me [with] wormwood.

¹⁶ And He breaketh with gravel my teeth, He hath covered me with ashes.

¹⁷ And Thou castest off from peace my soul, I have forgotten prosperity.

¹⁸ And I say, Perished hath my strength and my hope from Jehovah.

¹⁹ Remember my affliction and my mourning, Wormwood and gall!

²⁰ Remember well, and bow down doth my soul in me.

²¹ This I turn to my heart -- therefore I hope.

²² The kindnesses of Jehovah! For we have not been consumed, For not ended have His mercies.

²³ New every morning, abundant [is] thy faithfulness.

²⁴ My portion [is] Jehovah, hath my soul said, Therefore I hope for Him.

²⁵ Good [is] Jehovah to those waiting for Him, To the soul [that] seeketh Him.

²⁶ Good! when one doth stay and stand still For the salvation of Jehovah.

²⁷ Good for a man that he beareth a yoke in his youth.

²⁸ He sitteth alone, and is silent, For He hath laid [it] upon him.

²⁹ He putteth in the dust his mouth, if so be there is hope.

³⁰ He giveth to his smiter the cheek, He is filled with reproach.

³¹ For the Lord doth not cast off to the age.

³² For though He afflicted, yet He hath pitied, According to the abundance of His kindness.

³³ For He hath not afflicted with His heart, Nor doth He grieve the sons of men.

³⁴ To bruise under one's feet any bound ones of earth,

³⁵ To turn aside the judgment of a man, Over-against the face of the Most High,

³⁶ To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord hath not approved.

³⁷ Who [is] this -- he hath said, and it is, [And] the Lord hath not commanded [it]?

³⁸ From the mouth of the Most High Go not forth the evils and the good.

³⁹ What -- sigh habitually doth a living man, A man for his sin?

⁴⁰ We search our ways, and investigate, And turn back unto Jehovah.

⁴¹ We lift up our heart on the hands unto God in the heavens.

⁴² We -- we have transgressed and rebelled, Thou -- Thou hast not forgiven.

⁴³ Thou hast covered Thyself with anger, And dost pursue us; Thou hast slain -- Thou hast not pitied.

⁴⁴ Thou hast covered Thyself with a cloud, So that prayer doth not pass through.

⁴⁵ Offscouring and refuse Thou dost make us In the midst of the peoples.

⁴⁶ Opened against us their mouth have all our enemies.

⁴⁷ Fear and a snare hath been for us, Desolation and destruction.

⁴⁸ Rivulets of water go down my eye, For the destruction of the daughter of my people.

⁴⁹ Mine eye is poured out, And doth not cease without intermission,

⁵⁰ Till Jehovah looketh and seeth from the heavens,

⁵¹ My eye affecteth my soul, Because of all the daughters of my city.

⁵² Hunted me sore as a bird have my enemies without cause.

⁵³ They have cut off in a pit my life, And they cast a stone against me.

⁵⁴ Flowed have waters over my head, I have said, I have been cut off.

⁵⁵ I called Thy name, O Jehovah, from the lower pit.

⁵⁶ My voice Thou hast heard, Hide not Thine ear at my breathing -- at my cry.

⁵⁷ Thou hast drawn near in the day I call Thee, Thou hast said, Fear not.

⁵⁸ Thou hast pleaded, O Lord, the pleadings of my soul, Thou hast redeemed my life.

⁵⁹ Thou hast seen, O Jehovah, my overthrow, Judge Thou my cause.

⁶⁰ Thou hast seen all their vengeance, All their thoughts of me.

⁶¹ Thou hast heard their reproach, O Jehovah, All their thoughts against me,

⁶² The lips of my withstanders, Even their meditation against me all the day.

⁶³ Their sitting down, and their rising up, Behold attentively, I [am] their song.

⁶⁴ Thou returnest to them the deed, O Jehovah, According to the work of their hands.

⁶⁵ Thou givest to them a covered heart, Thy curse to them.

⁶⁶ Thou pursuest in anger, and destroyest them, From under the heavens of Jehovah!