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2Every day I call to you, my God, but you do not answer. Every night you hear my voice, but I find no relief.
3Yet you are holy. The praises of Israel surround your throne.
4Our ancestors trusted in you, and you rescued them.
5You heard their cries for help and saved them. They put their trust in you and were never disappointed.
6But I am a worm and not a man. I am scorned and despised by all!
7Everyone who sees me mocks me. They sneer and shake their heads, saying,
8"Is this the one who relies on the LORD? Then let the LORD save him! If the LORD loves him so much, let the LORD rescue him!"
9Yet you brought me safely from my mother’s womb and led me to trust you when I was a nursing infant.
10I was thrust upon you at my birth. You have been my God from the moment I was born.
11Do not stay so far from me, for trouble is near, and no one else can help me.
12My enemies surround me like a herd of bulls; fierce bulls of Bashan have hemmed me in!
13Like roaring lions attacking their prey, they come at me with open mouths.
14My life is poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax, melting within me.
15My strength has dried up like sunbaked clay. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have laid me in the dust and left me for dead.
16My enemies surround me like a pack of dogs; an evil gang closes in on me. They have pierced my hands and feet.
17I can count every bone in my body. My enemies stare at me and gloat.
18They divide my clothes among themselves and throw dice for my garments.
19O LORD, do not stay away! You are my strength; come quickly to my aid!
20Rescue me from a violent death; spare my precious life from these dogs.
21Snatch me from the lions’ jaws, and from the horns of these wild oxen.
22Then I will declare the wonder of your name to my brothers and sisters. I will praise you among all your people.
23Praise the LORD, all you who fear him! Honor him, all you descendants of Jacob! Show him reverence, all you descendants of Israel!
24For he has not ignored the suffering of the needy. He has not turned and walked away. He has listened to their cries for help.
25I will praise you among all the people; I will fulfill my vows in the presence of those who worship you.
26The poor will eat and be satisfied. All who seek the LORD will praise him. Their hearts will rejoice with everlasting joy.
27The whole earth will acknowledge the LORD and return to him. People from every nation will bow down before him.
28For the LORD is king! He rules all the nations.
29Let the rich of the earth feast and worship. Let all mortals––those born to die––bow down in his presence.
30Future generations will also serve him. Our children will hear about the wonders of the Lord.
31His righteous acts will be told to those yet unborn. They will hear about everything he has done.