³ But You are holy,
Enthroned in the ^(B)praises of Israel.
⁴ Our fathers trusted in You;
They trusted, and You delivered them.
⁵ They cried to You, and were delivered;
^(C)They trusted in You, and were not ashamed.

⁶ But I am ^(D)a worm, and no man;
^(E)A reproach of men, and despised by the people.
^7 (F)All those who see Me ridicule Me;
They ^[b]shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
⁸ “He^{(G) [c]}trusted in the Lord, let Him rescue Him;
^(H)Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!”

^9 (I)But You are He who took Me out of the womb;
You made Me trust while on My mother’s breasts.
¹⁰ I was cast upon You from birth.
From My mother’s womb
^(J)You have been My God.
¹¹ Be not far from Me,
For trouble is near;
For there is none to help.

^12 (K)Many bulls have surrounded Me;
Strong bulls of ^(L)Bashan have encircled Me.
^13 (M)They ^[d]gape at Me with their mouths,
Like a raging and roaring lion.

¹⁴ I am poured out like water,
^(N)And all My bones are out of joint;
My heart is like wax;
It has melted ^[e]within Me.
^15 (O)My strength is dried up like a potsherd,
And ^(P)My tongue clings to My jaws;
You have brought Me to the dust of death.

¹⁶ For dogs have surrounded Me;
The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me.
^(Q)They^[f] pierced My hands and My feet;
¹⁷ I can count all My bones.
^(R)They look and stare at Me.
^18 (S)They divide My garments among them,
And for My clothing they cast lots.

¹⁹ But You, O Lord, do not be far from Me;
O My Strength, hasten to help Me!
²⁰ Deliver Me from the sword,
^(T)My^[g] precious life from the power of the dog.
^21 (U)Save Me from the lion’s mouth
And from the horns of the wild oxen!

^(V)You have answered Me.

^22 (W)I will declare Your name to ^(X)My brethren;
In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.
^23 (Y)You who fear the Lord, praise Him!
All you ^[h]descendants of Jacob, glorify Him,
And fear Him, all you offspring of Israel!
²⁴ For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;
Nor has He hidden His face from Him;
But ^(Z)when He cried to Him, He heard.

^25 (AA)My praise shall be of You in the great assembly;
^(AB)I will pay My vows before those who fear Him.
²⁶ The poor shall eat and be satisfied;
Those who seek Him will praise the Lord.
Let your heart live forever!

²⁷ All the ends of the world
Shall remember and turn to the Lord,
And all the families of the ^[i]nations
Shall worship before ^[j]You.
^28 (AC)For the kingdom is the Lord’s,
And He rules over the nations.

^29 (AD)All the prosperous of the earth
Shall eat and worship;
^(AE)All those who go down to ^[k]the dust
Shall bow before Him,
Even he who cannot keep himself alive.

³⁰ A posterity shall serve Him.
It will be recounted of the Lord to the next generation,
³¹ They will come and declare His righteousness to a people who will be born,
That He has done this.

^3 (C)For You are my rock and my fortress;
Therefore, ^(D)for Your name’s sake,
Lead me and guide me.
⁴ Pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me,
For You are my strength.
^5 (E)Into Your hand I commit my spirit;
You have redeemed me, O Lord God of ^(F)truth.

⁶ I have hated those ^(G)who regard useless idols;
But I trust in the Lord.
⁷ I will be glad and rejoice in Your mercy,
For You have considered my trouble;
You have ^(H)known my soul in ^[d]adversities,
⁸ And have not ^(I)shut^[e] me up into the hand of the enemy;
^(J)You have set my feet in a wide place.

⁹ Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble;
^(K)My eye wastes away with grief,
Yes, my soul and my ^[f]body!
¹⁰ For my life is spent with grief,
And my years with sighing;
My strength fails because of my iniquity,
And my bones waste away.
^11 (L)I am a ^[g]reproach among all my enemies,
But ^(M)especially among my neighbors,
And am repulsive to my acquaintances;
^(N)Those who see me outside flee from me.
^12 (O)I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind;
I am like a ^[h]broken vessel.
^13 (P)For I hear the slander of many;
^(Q)Fear is on every side;
While they ^(R)take counsel together against me,
They scheme to take away my life.

¹⁴ But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord;
I say, “You are my God.”
¹⁵ My times are in Your ^(S)hand;
Deliver me from the hand of my enemies,
And from those who persecute me.
^16 (T)Make Your face shine upon Your servant;
Save me for Your mercies’ sake.
^17 (U)Do not let me be ashamed, O Lord, for I have called upon You;
Let the wicked be ashamed;
^(V)Let them be silent in the grave.
^18 (W)Let the lying lips be put to silence,
Which ^(X)speak insolent things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

^19 (Y)Oh, how great is Your goodness,
Which You have laid up for those who fear You,
Which You have prepared for those who trust in You
In the presence of the sons of men!
^20 (Z)You shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence
From the plots of man;
^(AA)You shall keep them secretly in a ^[i]pavilion
From the strife of tongues.

²¹ Blessed be the Lord,
For ^(AB)He has shown me His marvelous kindness in a ^[j]strong city!
²² For I said in my haste,
“I am cut off from before Your eyes”;
Nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications
When I cried out to You.

²³ Oh, love the Lord, all you His saints!
For the Lord preserves the faithful,
And fully repays the proud person.
^24 (AC)Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart,
All you who hope in the Lord.