Dual Panel1I am the man<1397> who has seen<7200> affliction<6040> Because of the rod<7626> of His wrath<5678>.
2He has driven<5090> me and made me walk<1980> In darkness<2822> and not in light<216>.
3Surely<389> against me He has turned<2015> His hand<3027> Repeatedly<7725> all<3605> the day<3117>.
4He has caused my flesh<1320> and my skin<5785> to waste<1086> away<1086>, He has broken<7665> my bones<6106>.
5He has besieged<1129><5921> and encompassed<5362> me with bitterness<7219> and hardship<8513>.
6In dark<4285> places<4285> He has made me dwell<3427>, Like those who have long<5769> been dead<4191>.
7He has walled<1443> me in so that I cannot<3808> go<3318> out; He has made<3513> my chain<5178> heavy<3513>.
8Even<1571> when<3588> I cry<2199> out and call<7768> for help<7768>, He shuts<8365> out my prayer<8605>.
9He has blocked<1443> my ways<1870> with hewn<1496> stone<1496>; He has made<5753> my paths<5410> crooked<5753>.
10He is to me like a bear<1677> lying<693> in wait<693>, Like a lion<743> in secret<4565> places<4565>.
11He has turned<5493> aside<5493> my ways<1870> and torn<6582> me to pieces<6582>; He has made<8074> me desolate<8074>.
12He bent<1869> His bow<7198> And set<5324> me as a target<4307> for the arrow<2671>.
13He made the arrows<1121> of His quiver<827> To enter<935> into my inward<3629> parts<3629>.
14I have become<1961> a laughingstock<7814> to all<3605> my people<5971>, Their mocking song<5058> all<3605> the day<3117>.
15He has filled<7646> me with bitterness<4844>, He has made<7301> me drunk<7301> with wormwood<3939>.
16He has broken<1638> my teeth<8127> with gravel<2687>; He has made me cower<3728> in the dust<665>.
17My soul<5315> has been<2186> rejected<2186> from peace<7965>; I have forgotten<5382> happiness<2899>.
18So I say<559>, "My strength<5331> has perished<6>, And so has my hope<8431> from the LORD<3068>."
19Remember<2142> my affliction<6040> and my wandering<4788>, the wormwood<3939> and bitterness<7219>.
20Surely<2142> my soul<5315> remembers<2142> And is bowed<7743> down<7743> within<5921> me.
21This<384> I recall<7725> to my mind<3820>, Therefore<5921><3651> I have<3176> hope<3176>.
22The LORD'S<3068> lovingkindnesses<2617> indeed<3588> never<3808> cease<8552>, For His compassions<7356> never<3808> fail<3615>.
23They are new<2319> every morning<1242>; Great<7227> is Your faithfulness<530>.
24"The LORD<3068> is my portion<2506>," says<559> my soul<5315>, "Therefore<5921><3651> I have<3176> hope<3176> in Him."
25The LORD<3068> is good<2896> to those who wait<6960> for Him, To the person<5315> who seeks<1875> Him.
26It is good<2896> that he waits<3175> silently<1748> For the salvation<8668> of the LORD<3068>.
27It is good<2896> for a man<1397> that he should bear<5375> The yoke<5923> in his youth<5271>.
28Let him sit<3427> alone<910> and be silent<1826> Since<3588> He has laid<5190> it on him.
29Let him put<5414> his mouth<6310> in the dust<6083>, Perhaps<194> there<3426> is hope<8615>.
30Let him give<5414> his cheek<3895> to the smiter<5221>, Let him be filled<7646> with reproach<2781>.
31For the Lord<136> will not reject<2186> forever<5769>,
32For if<518> He causes<3013> grief<3013>, Then He will have<7355> compassion<7355> According to His abundant<7230> lovingkindness<2617>.
33For He does not afflict<6031> willingly<4480><3820> Or grieve<3013> the sons<1121> of men<376>.
34To crush<1792> under<8478> His feet<7272> All<3605> the prisoners<615> of the land<776>,
35To deprive<5186> a man<1397> of justice<4941> In the presence<6440> of the Most<5945> High<5945>,
36To defraud<5791> a man<120> in his lawsuit<7379>-- Of these things the Lord<136> does not approve<7200>.
37Who<4310> is there<2088> who speaks<559> and it comes<1961> to pass<1961>, Unless<3808> the Lord<136> has commanded<6680> it?
38Is it not from the mouth<6310> of the Most<5945> High<5945> That both good<2896> and ill<7463> go<3318> forth<3318>?
39Why<4100> should any living<2416> mortal<120>, or any man<1397>, Offer<596> complaint<596> in view<5921> of his sins<2399>?
40Let us examine<2664> and probe<2713> our ways<1870>, And let us return<7725> to the LORD<3068>.
41We lift<5375> up our heart<3824> and hands<3709> Toward<413> God<410> in heaven<8064>;
42We have transgressed<6586> and rebelled<4784>, You have not pardoned<5545>.
43You have covered<5526> Yourself with anger<639> And pursued<7291> us; You have slain<2026> and have not spared<2550>.
44You have covered<5526> Yourself with a cloud<6051> So<4480> that no<4480> prayer<8605> can pass<5674> through<5674>.
45You have made<7760> us mere offscouring<5501> and refuse<3973> In the midst<7130> of the peoples<5971>.
46All<3605> our enemies<340> have opened<6475> their mouths<6310> against<5921> us.
47Panic<6343> and pitfall<6354> have befallen<1961> us, Devastation<7612> and destruction<7667>;
48My eyes<5869> run<3381> down<3381> with streams<6388> of water<4325> Because<5921> of the destruction<7667> of the daughter<1323> of my people<5971>.
49My eyes<5869> pour<5064> down<5064> unceasingly<3808><1820>, Without<369> stopping<2014>,
50Until<5704> the LORD<3068> looks<8259> down<8259> And sees<7200> from heaven<8064>.
51My eyes<5869> bring<5953> pain<5953> to my soul<5315> Because<4480> of all<3605> the daughters<1323> of my city<5892>.
52My enemies<340> without<2600> cause<2600> Hunted<6679> me down<6679> like a bird<6833>;
53They have silenced<6789> me in the pit<953> And have placed<3034> a stone<68> on me.
54Waters<4325> flowed<6687> over<5921> my head<7218>; I said<559>, "I am cut<1504> off<1504>!"
55I called<7121> on Your name<8034>, O LORD<3068>, Out of the lowest<8482> pit<953>.
56You have heard<8085> my voice<6963>, "Do not hide<5956> Your ear<241> from my prayer for relief<7309>, From my cry<7775> for help<7775>."
57You drew<7126> near<7126> when<3117> I called<7121> on You; You said<559>, "Do not fear<3372>!"
58O Lord<136>, You have pleaded<7378> my soul's<5315> cause<7379>; You have redeemed<1350> my life<2425>.
59O LORD<3068>, You have seen<7200> my oppression<5792>; Judge<8199> my case<4941>.
60You have seen<7200> all<3605> their vengeance<5360>, All<3605> their schemes<4284> against me.
61You have heard<8085> their reproach<2781>, O LORD<3068>, All<3605> their schemes<4284> against<5921> me.
62The lips<8193> of my assailants<6965> and their whispering<1902> Are against<5921> me all<3605> day<3117> long.
63Look<5027> on their sitting<3427> and their rising<7012>; I am their mocking<4485> song<4485>.
64You will recompense<7725><1576> them, O LORD<3068>, According to the work<4639> of their hands<3027>.
65You will give<5414> them hardness<4044> of heart<3820>, Your curse<8381> will be on them.
66You will pursue<7291> them in anger<639> and destroy<8045> them From under<8478> the heavens<8064> of the LORD<3068>!