15. Don’t let the floodwaters sweep over meor the deep swallow me up;don’t let the Pit close its mouth over me.
16. Answer me, Lord,for Your faithful love is good;in keeping with Your great compassion,turn to me.
17. Don’t hide Your face from Your servant,for I am in distress.Answer me quickly!
18. Draw near to me and redeem me;ransom me because of my enemies.
19. You know the insults I endure —my shame and disgrace.You are aware of all my adversaries.
20. Insults have broken my heart,and I am in despair.I waited for sympathy,but there was none;for comforters, but found no one.
21. Instead, they gave me gall for my food,and for my thirstthey gave me vinegar to drink.
22. Let their table set before them be a snare,and let it be a trap for their allies.
23. Let their eyes grow too dim to see,and let their loins continually shake.
24. Pour out Your rage on them,and let Your burning anger overtake them.
25. Make their fortification desolate;may no one live in their tents.
26. For they persecute the one You struckand talk about the pain of those You wounded.
27. Add guilt to their guilt;do not let them share in Your righteousness.
28. Let them be erased from the book of lifeand not be recorded with the righteous.
29. But as for me — poor and in pain —let Your salvation protect me, God.
30. I will praise God’s name with songand exalt Him with thanksgiving.