I am bentover and greatlyboweddown;I gomourningalldaylong.
"I goabout mourningwithoutcomfort; I standup in the assembly[and] cryout for help.
"My fleshis clothedwith wormsand a crustof dirt,My skinhardensand runs.
Fools,becauseof their rebelliousway,And becauseof their iniquities,were afflicted.
The LORDsustainsallwho fallAnd raisesup allwho are boweddown.
For my lifeis spentwith sorrowAnd my yearswith sighing;My strengthhas failedbecause of my iniquity,And my bodyhas wastedaway.
I wentabout as though it were my friendor brother;I boweddownmourning,as onewhosorrowsfor a mother.
Whyare you in despair,O my soul?And [why] have you becomedisturbedwithinme? Hopein God,for I shall againpraiseHim [For] the helpof His presence.
I will sayto Godmy rock,"Whyhave You forgottenme? Whydo I gomourningbecause of the oppressionof the enemy?"
For You are the Godof my strength;whyhave You rejectedme? Whydo I gomourningbecause of the oppressionof the enemy?
They have prepareda netfor my steps;My soulis boweddown;They duga pitbeforeme; They [themselves] have falleninto the midstof it. Selah.
I am wearywith my sighing;EverynightI make my bedswim,I dissolvemy couchwith my tears.
My eyehas wastedawaybecauseof affliction;I have calledupon You everyday,O LORD;I have spreadout my handsto You.
"Like a swallow,[like] a crane,soI twitter;I moanlike a dove;My eyeslookwistfullyto the heights;O Lord,I am oppressed,be my security.
