"Giveheedto my cry,For I am broughtverylow;Deliverme from my persecutors,For they are toostrongfor me.
The LORDpreservesthe simple;I was broughtlow,and He savedme.
Whorememberedus in our lowestate,For His lovingkindnessis everlasting,
For the enemyhas persecutedmy soul;He has crushedmy lifeto the ground;He has made me dwellin darkplaces,like those who have longbeen dead.
Answerme quickly,O LORD,my spiritfails;Do not hideYour facefrom me, Or I will becomelikethose who godownto the pit.
Heara justcause,O LORD,giveheedto my cry;Giveearto my prayer,which is not from deceitfullips.
He deliveredme from my strongenemy,And from those who hatedme, for they were toomightyfor me.
[I would have despaired] unlessI had believedthat I would seethe goodnessof the LORDIn the landof the living.
O LORD,howmy adversarieshave increased!Manyare risingup againstme.
But my enemiesare vigorous[and] strong,And manyare those who hateme wrongfully.
Thereforewe will not fear,though the earthshould changeAnd though the mountainsslipinto the heartof the sea;
For behold,they have setan ambushfor my life;Fiercemenlaunchan attackagainstme, Not for my transgressionnorfor my sin,O LORD,
Do not rememberthe iniquitiesof [our] forefathersagainst us; Let Your compassioncomequicklyto meetus, For we are broughtverylow.
I will sayto the LORD,"My refugeand my fortress,My God,in whom I trust!"
Whowill bring a chargeagainstGod'select?Godis the one who justifies;
But in allthese thingswe overwhelmingly conquerthroughHim who lovedus.
"Afterwhomhas the kingof Israelcomeout? Whomare you pursuing?A deaddog,a singleflea?
