^{9 Ref} For I have eaten ashes like bread, And mingled my drink with weeping,

^{10 Ref} Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: For thou hast taken me up, and cast me away.

^{11 Ref} My days are like a shadow that declineth; And I am withered like grass.

^{12 Ref} But thou, O Jehovah, wilt abide for ever; And thy memorial `name' unto all generations.

^{13 Ref} Thou wilt arise, and have mercy upon Zion; For it is time to have pity upon her, Yea, the set time is come.

^{14 Ref} For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, And have pity upon her dust.