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I cried unto the Lord when I was in distress [ ], Unto God when sinners assailed.

I thought in my heart that I was full of righteousness, Because I was well off and had become rich in children.

I thought in my heart that I was full of righteousness, Because I was well off and had become rich in children.

But they became insolent in their prosperity, And they were without understanding,

Their sins were in secret, And even I had no knowledge (of them).

The sons and the daughters were in grievous captivity, Sealed () (was) their neck, branded () (was it) among the nations.

According to their sins hath He done unto them, For He hath left them in the hands of them that prevailed.

For they had done evil one and all, in not hearkening.

They set the sons of Jerusalem to be mocked at in return for (the) harlots in her; Every wayfarer entered in in the full light of day.

They set the sons of Jerusalem to be mocked at in return for (the) harlots in her; Every wayfarer entered in in the full light of day.

They set the sons of Jerusalem to be mocked at in return for (the) harlots in her; Every wayfarer entered in in the full light of day.

They set the sons of Jerusalem to be mocked at in return for (the) harlots in her; Every wayfarer entered in in the full light of day.

They made mock with their transgressions, as they themselves were wont to do; In the full light of day they revealed their iniquities. And the daughters of Jerusalem were defiled in accordance with Thy judgment,

They made mock with their transgressions, as they themselves were wont to do; In the full light of day they revealed their iniquities. And the daughters of Jerusalem were defiled in accordance with Thy judgment,

Because they had defiled themselves with unnatural intercourse. I am pained in my bowels and my inward parts for these things.

(And yet) I will justify Thee, O God, in uprightness of heart, For in Thy judgments is Thy righteousness (displayed), O God.

(And yet) I will justify Thee, O God, in uprightness of heart, For in Thy judgments is Thy righteousness (displayed), O God.

In dishonor was her beauty cast upon the ground.

And I saw and entreated the Lord and said, Long enough, O Lord, has Thine hand been heavy on Israel, in bringing the nations upon (them).

For they have made sport unsparingly in wrath and fierce anger;

And they will make an utter end, unless Thou, O Lord, rebuke them in Thy wrath.

For they have done it not in zeal, but in lust of soul,

For they have done it not in zeal, but in lust of soul,

He said: I will be lord of land and sea; And he recognized not that it is God who is great, Mighty in His great strength.

(It is He) who setteth me up in glory, And bringeth down the proud to eternal destruction in dishonour, Because they knew Him not.

(It is He) who setteth me up in glory, And bringeth down the proud to eternal destruction in dishonour, Because they knew Him not.

Bless God, ye that fear the Lord with wisdom, For the mercy of the Lord will be upon them that fear Him, in the Judgment;

For the Lord is good to them that call upon Him in patience, Doing according to His mercy to His pious ones, Establishing (them) at all times before Him in strength.

For the Lord is good to them that call upon Him in patience, Doing according to His mercy to His pious ones, Establishing (them) at all times before Him in strength.

The steadfastness of the righteous is from God their deliverer; There lodgeth not in the house of the righteous sin upon sin.

The righteous continually searcheth his house, To remove utterly (all) iniquity (done) by him in error.

But they that fear the Lord shall rise to life eternal, And their life (shall be) in the light of the Lord, and shall come to an end no more.

Wherefore sittest thou, O profane (man), in the council of the pious, Seeing that thy heart is far removed from the Lord, Provoking with transgressions the God of Israel

Extravagant in speech, extravagant in outward seeming beyond all (men), Is he that is severe of speech in condemning sinners in judgment.

Extravagant in speech, extravagant in outward seeming beyond all (men), Is he that is severe of speech in condemning sinners in judgment.

Extravagant in speech, extravagant in outward seeming beyond all (men), Is he that is severe of speech in condemning sinners in judgment.

Extravagant in speech, extravagant in outward seeming beyond all (men), Is he that is severe of speech in condemning sinners in judgment.

And his hand is first upon him as (though he acted) in zeal, And (yet) he is himself guilty in respect of manifold sins and of wantonness.

And his hand is first upon him as (though he acted) in zeal, And (yet) he is himself guilty in respect of manifold sins and of wantonness.

By night and in secret he sinneth as though unseen, With his eyes he talketh to every woman of evil compacts.

Let God remove those that live in hypocrisy in the company of the pious, (Even) the life of such an one with corruption of his flesh and penury.

Let God remove those that live in hypocrisy in the company of the pious, (Even) the life of such an one with corruption of his flesh and penury.

Let his life be (spent) in anguish, and penury, and want, O Lord; Let his sleep be (beset) with pains and his awaking with perplexities.

Let sleep be withdrawn from his eyelids at night; Let him fail dishonorably in every work of his hands.

(Let) his old age (be spent) in childless loneliness until his removal (by death).

Let the flesh of the men-pleasers be rent by wild beasts, And (let) the bones of the lawless (lie) dishonored in the sight of the sun.

For they have laid waste many houses of men, in dishonor, And scattered (them) in (their) lust;

For they have laid waste many houses of men, in dishonor, And scattered (them) in (their) lust;

And they have not remembered God, Nor feared God in all these things;

Blessed are they that fear the Lord in their flawlessness;

Let God destroy them that insolently work all unrighteousness, For a great and mighty judge is the Lord our God in righteousness.

O Lord God, I will praise Thy name with joy, In the midst of them that know Thy righteous judgments.

For man and his portion (lie) before Thee in the balance; He cannot add to, so as to enlarge, what has been prescribed by Thee. O God,

when we are in distress we call upon Thee for help, And Thou dost not turn back our petition, for Thou art our God.

Birds and fish dost Thou nourish, In that Thou givest rain to the steppes that green grass may spring up, (So) to prepare fodder in the steppe for every living thing;

Birds and fish dost Thou nourish, In that Thou givest rain to the steppes that green grass may spring up, (So) to prepare fodder in the steppe for every living thing;

And Thou wilt hearken -for who is good and gentle but Thou— Making glad the soul of the humble by opening Thine hand in mercy.

But Thy gift is great in goodness and wealth, And he whose hope is (set) on Thee shall have no lack of gifts.

Upon the whole earth is Thy mercy, O Lord, in goodness.

Happy is he whom God remembereth in (granting to him) a due sufficiency;

They that fear the Lord rejoice in good (gifts), And Thy goodness is upon Israel in Thy kingdom. Blessed is the glory of the Lord for He is our king.

They that fear the Lord rejoice in good (gifts), And Thy goodness is upon Israel in Thy kingdom. Blessed is the glory of the Lord for He is our king.

At what he sees in his bad dreams, his soul shall not be troubled;

Blessed is the Lord, who showeth mercy to those who love Him in sincerity.

Chasten us Thyself in Thy good pleasure; But give (us) not up to the nations;

While Thy name dwelleth in our midst, we shall find mercy;

Thou wilt establish us in the time that Thou helpest us, Showing mercy to the house of Jacob on the day wherein Thou didst promise (to help them).

And I said in my heart; Surely () God judgeth us;

I said: They establish their ways in righteousness. I thought upon the judgments of God since the creation of heaven and earth; I held God righteous in His judgments which have been from of old.

I said: They establish their ways in righteousness. I thought upon the judgments of God since the creation of heaven and earth; I held God righteous in His judgments which have been from of old.

God laid bare their sins in the full light of day; All the earth came to know the righteous judgments of God.

In secret places underground their iniquities (were committed) to provoke (Him) to anger;

The princes of the land went to meet him with joy: they said unto him: Blessed be thy way! Come ye, enter ye in with peace.

They made the rough ways even, before his entering in; They opened the gates to Jerusalem, they crowned its walls.

As a father (entereth) the house of his sons, (so) he entered (Jerusalem) in peace; He established his feet (there) in great safety.

As a father (entereth) the house of his sons, (so) he entered (Jerusalem) in peace; He established his feet (there) in great safety.

For God Himself led him in safety, while they wandered.

He destroyed their princes and every one wise in counsel; He poured out the blood of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, like the water of uncleanness.

He led away their sons and daughters, whom they had begotten in defilement.

(But) God hath shown Himself righteous in His judgments upon the nations of the earth;

And the pious (servants) of God are like innocent lambs in their midst.

Worthy to be praised is the Lord that judgeth the whole earth in His righteousness.

Behold, now, O God, Thou hast shown us Thy judgment in Thy righteousness;

That Thou mightest be justified, O God, in Thy righteousness by reason of our transgressions:

Our works are subject to our own choice and power To do right or wrong in the works of our hands

And in Thy righteousness Thou visitest the sons of men.

For the judgments of the Lord are (given) in righteousness to (every) man and (his) house. Unto whom art Thou good, O God, except to them that call upon the Lord

And we hope in Thee, when our soul turneth (unto Thee). The mercy of the Lord be upon the house of Israel for ever and ever.

And the mercy of the Lord (is) upon them that love Him in truth, And the Lord remembereth His servants in mercy.

And the mercy of the Lord (is) upon them that love Him in truth, And the Lord remembereth His servants in mercy.

For the testimony (is) in the law of the eternal covenant, The testimony of the Lord (is) on the ways of men in (His) visitation.

For the testimony (is) in the law of the eternal covenant, The testimony of the Lord (is) on the ways of men in (His) visitation.

Just and kind is our Lord in His judgments for ever, And Israel shall praise the name of the Lord in gladness.

Just and kind is our Lord in His judgments for ever, And Israel shall praise the name of the Lord in gladness.

And the pious shall give thanks in the assembly of the people; And on the poor shall God have mercy in the gladness () of Israel;

And the pious shall give thanks in the assembly of the people; And on the poor shall God have mercy in the gladness () of Israel;

Blow ye in Zion on the trumpet to summon (the) saints,

Cause ye to be heard in Jerusalem the voice of him that bringeth good tidings; For God hath had pity on Israel in visiting them.

Cause ye to be heard in Jerusalem the voice of him that bringeth good tidings; For God hath had pity on Israel in visiting them.

From the North they come in the gladness of their God, From the isles afar off God hath gathered them.