If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;

Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily. {daily: or, all the day}

My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me. {is gone...: Heb. is not with me}

I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul {thirsteth} after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where {is} thy God?

Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members {are} as a shadow. {my members: or, my thoughts}

Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.

For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,

If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;

Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people.

Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Jesus wept.

Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.

[A Song {or} Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.] O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day {and} night before thee: {for the sons: or, of the sons} {Maschil...: or, A Psalm of Heman the Ezrahite, giving instruction}

My friends scorn me: {but} mine eye poureth out {tears} unto God. {scorn me: Heb. are my scorners}

Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.

If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;

Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily. {daily: or, all the day}

I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul {thirsteth} after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, {yea}, my soul and my belly.

My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me. {is gone...: Heb. is not with me}

Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.

I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long. {troubled: Heb. wried}

I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.

I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears. {all...: or, every night}

I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, {and} was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.