9. For I have eaten ashes like bread, And mingled my drink with weeping,
10. Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: For thou hast taken me up, and cast me away.
11. My days are like a shadow that declineth; And I am withered like grass.
12. But thou, O Jehovah, wilt abide for ever; And thy memorial name unto all generations.
13. Thou wilt arise, and have mercy upon Zion; For it is time to have pity upon her, Yea, the set time is come.
14. For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, And have pity upon her dust.
15. So the nations shall fear the name of Jehovah, And all the kings of the earth thy glory.
16. For Jehovah hath built up Zion; He hath appeared in his glory.
17. He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute, And hath not despised their prayer.
18. This shall be written for the generation to come; And a people which shall be created shall praise Jehovah.
19. For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; From heaven did Jehovah behold the earth;
20. To hear the sighing of the prisoner; To loose those that are appointed to death;