21 But thou, O Lord my God, deal with me according unto thy [a]Name: deliver me, (for thy mercy is good)

22 Because I am poor and needy, and mine heart is wounded within me.

23 I depart like the shadow that declineth, and am shaken off as the [b]grasshopper.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 109:21 As thou art named merciful, gracious and long suffering, so show thyself in effect.
  2. Psalm 109:23 Meaning, that he hath no stay nor assurance in this world.

21 But you, Sovereign Lord,
    help me for your name’s sake;(A)
    out of the goodness of your love,(B) deliver me.(C)
22 For I am poor and needy,
    and my heart is wounded within me.
23 I fade away like an evening shadow;(D)
    I am shaken off like a locust.

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