Have mercy on me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: my eye is consumed with grief, yes, my soul and my belly.
He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
My eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow.
Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;
The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands has he recompensed me.
I have pursued my enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly sticks to the earth.
My eye is consumed because of grief; it waxes old because of all my enemies.
Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth has spoken, when I was in trouble.
For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.
My flesh and my heart fails: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
My eye mourns by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily on you, I have stretched out my hands to you.
As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.
For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.