21. But you, O God my Lord,deal on my behalf for your name’s sake;because your steadfast love is good, deliver me!
22. For I am poor and needy,and my heart is stricken within me.
23. I am gone like a shadow at evening;I am shaken off like a locust.
24. My knees are weak through fasting;my body has become gaunt, with no fat.
25. I am an object of scorn to my accusers;when they see me, they wag their heads.
26. Help me, O Lord my God!Save me according to your steadfast love!
27. Let them know that this is your hand;you, O Lord, have done it!
28. Let them curse, but you will bless!They arise and are put to shame, but your servant will be glad!
29. May my accusers be clothed with dishonor;may they be wrapped in their own shame as in a cloak!