18. And he putteth on reviling as his robe, And it cometh in as water into his midst, And as oil into his bones.
19. It is to him as apparel--he covereth himself, And for a continual girdle he girdeth it on.
20. This [is] the wage of mine accusers from Jehovah, And of those speaking evil against my soul.
21. And Thou, O Jehovah Lord, Deal with me for Thy name's sake, Because Thy kindness [is] good, deliver me.
22. For I [am] poor and needy, And my heart hath been pierced in my midst.
23. As a shadow when it is stretched out I have gone, I have been driven away as a locust.
24. My knees have been feeble from fasting, And my flesh hath failed of fatness.
25. And I--I have been a reproach to them, They see me, they shake their head.
26. Help me, O Jehovah my God, Save me, according to Thy kindness.
27. And they know that this [is] Thy hand, Thou, O Jehovah, Thou hast done it.
28. They revile, and Thou dost bless, They have risen, and are ashamed, And Thy servant doth rejoice.