"Let alltheir wickednesscomebeforeYou; And dealwith them as You have dealtwith me For allmy transgressions;For my groansare manyand my heartis faint."
Answerme quickly,O LORD,my spiritfails;Do not hideYour facefrom me, Or I will becomelikethose who godownto the pit.
Whyshould the nationssay,"Whereis their God?"Let there be knownamong the nationsin our sight,Vengeancefor the bloodof Your servantswhich has been shed.
Thereforeallhandswill falllimp,And everyman'sheartwill melt.
Pourout Your wrathon the nationsthat do not knowYou And on the familiesthat do not callYour name;For they have devouredJacob;They have devouredhim and consumedhim And have laidwastehis habitation.
Yet You, O LORD,knowAlltheir deadlydesignsagainstme; Do not forgivetheir iniquityOr blotout their sinfrom Your sight.But may they be overthrownbeforeYou; Dealwith them in the timeof Your anger!
Thereforeallwho devouryou will be devoured;And allyour adversaries,everyoneof them, will gointo captivity;And those who plunderyou will be for plunder,And allwho preyupon you I will givefor prey.
"May the violence[done] to me and to my fleshbe upon Babylon,"The inhabitantof Zionwill say;And, "May my bloodbe upon the inhabitantsof Chaldea,"Jerusalemwill say.
My sorrowis beyond healing,My heartis faint[within me]!
"From on highHe sentfireinto my bones,And it prevailed[over them]. He has spreada netfor my feet;He has turnedme back;He has mademe desolate,Faintalldaylong.
Becauseof thisour heartis faint,Becauseof thesethingsour eyesare dim;
"For ifthey dothese thingswhenthe treeis green,whatwill happenwhenit is dry?"
ThereforeI askyou not to lose heartat my tribulationson your behalf,for they are your glory.
and they criedout with a loudvoice,saying,"How long,O Lord,holyand true,will You refrainfrom judgingand avengingour bloodon thosewho dwellon the earth?"
