15. Don't let the flood come over me;don't let me drown in the depthsor sink into the grave.
16. Answer me, Lord, in the goodness of your constant love;in your great compassion turn to me!
17. Don't hide yourself from your servant;I am in great trouble — answer me now!
18. Come to me and save me;rescue me from my enemies.
19. You know how I am insulted,how I am disgraced and dishonoured;you see all my enemies.
20. Insults have broken my heart,and I am in despair.I had hoped for sympathy, but there was none;for comfort, but I found none.
21. When I was hungry, they gave me poison;when I was thirsty, they offered me vinegar.
22. May their banquets cause their ruin;may their sacred feasts cause their downfall.
23. Strike them with blindness!Make their backs always weak!
24. Pour out your anger on them;let your indignation overtake them.
25. May their camps be left deserted;may no one be left alive in their tents.
26. They persecute those whom you have punished;they talk about the sufferings of those you have wounded.
27. Keep a record of all their sins;don't let them have any part in your salvation.
28. May their names be erased from the book of the living;may they not be included in the list of your people.
29. But I am in pain and despair;lift me up, O God, and save me!
30. I will praise God with a song;I will proclaim his greatness by giving him thanks.
31. This will please the Lord more than offering him cattle,more than sacrificing a full-grown bull.