18. Come near and save me. Set me free from my enemies.
19. You know how they make fun of me. They dishonor me and put me to shame. You know all about my enemies.
20. They have broken my heart by saying evil things about me. It has left me helpless. I looked for pity, but I didn't find any. I looked for someone to comfort me, but I didn't find anyone.
21. They put bitter spices in my food. They gave me vinegar when I was thirsty.
22. Let their feast be a trap and a snare. Let my enemies get what's coming to them.
23. Let their eyes grow weak so they can't see. Let their backs be bent forever.
24. Pour out your anger on them. Let them feel its burning heat.
25. May their homes be deserted. May no one live in their tents.
26. They attack those you have wounded. They talk about the pain of those you have hurt.
27. Charge them with one crime after another. Don't save them.
28. May their names be erased from the Book of Life. Don't include them in the list of those who do right.
29. I'm in pain. I'm in deep trouble. God, save me and keep me safe.
30. I will praise God's name by singing to him. I will bring him glory by giving him thanks.
31. That will please the Lord more than offering him an ox. It will please him more than offering him a bull with its horns and hoofs.
32. Poor people will see it and be glad. The hearts of those who worship God will be strengthened.
33. The Lord hears those who are in need. He doesn't forget his people in prison.
34. Let heaven and earth praise him. Let the oceans and everything that moves in them praise him.
35. God will save Zion. He will build the cities of Judah again. Then people will live in them and own the land.