²¹ You have turned cruel to me;
    with the might of your hand you persecute me.^(A)

¹⁴ If I sin, you watch me
    and do not acquit me of my iniquity.^(A)
15 If I am wicked, woe to me!
    If I am righteous, I cannot lift up my head,
for I am filled with disgrace
    and look upon my affliction.^(B)
16 Bold as a lion you hunt me;
    you repeat your exploits against me.^(C)
17 You renew your witnesses against me
    and increase your vexation toward me;
    you bring fresh troops against me.^[a](D)

⁹ He has torn me in his wrath and hated me;
    he has gnashed his teeth at me;
    my adversary sharpens his eyes against me.^(A)
10 They have gaped at me with their mouths;
    they have struck me insolently on the cheek;
    they mass themselves together against me.^(B)
11 God gives me up to the evil
    and casts me into the hands of the wicked.^(C)
12 I was at ease, and he broke me in two;
    he seized me by the neck and dashed me to pieces;
he set me up as his target;^(D)
13     his archers surround me.
He slashes open my kidneys and shows no mercy;
    he pours out my gall on the ground.^(E)
14 He bursts upon me again and again;
    he rushes at me like a warrior.^(F)

¹⁴ All your lovers have forgotten you;
    they care nothing for you,
for I have dealt you the blow of an enemy,
    the punishment of a merciless foe,
because your guilt is great,
    because your sins are so numerous.^(A)

¹³ You have a mighty arm;
    strong is your hand, high your right hand.^(A)

⁷ “Will the Lord spurn forever
    and never again be favorable?^(A)
8 Has his steadfast love ceased forever?
    Are his promises at an end for all time?^(B)
9 Has God forgotten to be gracious?
    Has he in anger shut up his compassion?” Selah^(C)

⁶ Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power?
    No, but he would give heed to me.

²² Why do you, like God, pursue me,
    never satisfied with my flesh?^(A)