¹⁹ Keep in mind my trouble and my wandering, the bitter root and the poison.

⁵ He has put up a wall against me, shutting me in with bitter sorrow.

¹⁵ He has made my life nothing but pain, he has given me the bitter root in full measure.

¹⁵ So the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said, I will give them, even this people, bitter plants for food and bitter water for drink.

³² And now, our God, the great, the strong, the God who is to be feared, who keeps faith and mercy, let not all this trouble seem small to you, which has come on us, and on our kings and our rulers and on our priests and our prophets and our fathers and on all your people from the time of the kings of Assyria till this day.

⁷ O, keep in mind that my life is wind: my eye will never again see good.

⁴⁷ See how short my time is; why have you made all men for no purpose?

⁵⁰ Keep in mind, O Lord, the shame of your servants, and how the bitter words of all the people have come into my heart;

¹ <A Song of the going up.> Lord, give thought to David, and to all his troubles;