18. As he clothed himself with the curse like as with his garment, and it entered into his bowels like water and like oil into his bones.
19. Let it be unto him as the garment which covers him and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.
20. Let this be the reward from the Lord of those who spoke falsely against me and of those that speak evil against my soul.
21. And thou, O GOD the Lord, do unto me for thy name’s sake; because thy mercy is good, deliver me.
22. For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
23. I am gone like the shadow when it declines; I am tossed up and down by the wind as the locust.
24. My knees are weak through fasting, and my flesh fails for lack of fatness.
25. I have become a reproach unto them; when they looked upon me they shook their heads.
26. Help me, O Lord my God; O save me according to thy mercy,
27. that they may know that this is thy hand, that thou, O Lord, hast done it.
28. Let them curse, but bless thou; when they arise, let them be ashamed, but let thy slave rejoice.
29. Let those who speak evil against me falsely be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion as with a mantle.
30. I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.