¹² For unnumbered evils are round about me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I am bent down with their weight; they are more than the hairs of my head, my strength is gone because of them.

²⁶ My flesh and my heart are wasting away: but God is the Rock of my heart and my eternal heritage.

⁴ Those who have hate for me without cause are greater in number than the hairs of my head; those who are against me, falsely desiring my destruction, are very strong; I gave back what I had not taken away.

⁴ For my crimes have gone over my head; they are like a great weight which is more than my strength.

³ The nets of death were round me, and the pains of the underworld had me in their grip; I was full of trouble and sorrow.

¹² Who has full knowledge of his errors? make me clean from secret evil.

¹⁸ Because Christ once went through pain for sins, the upright one taking the place of sinners, so that through him we might come back to God; being put to death in the flesh, but given life in the Spirit;

¹⁵ For we have not a high priest who is not able to be touched by the feelings of our feeble flesh; but we have one who has been tested in all points as we ourselves are tested, but without sin.

²⁶ Men's strength will go from them in fear and in waiting for the things which are coming on the earth; for the powers of the heavens will be moved.

¹³ The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

¹⁴ I say to you, This man went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other: for everyone who makes himself high will be made low and whoever makes himself low will be made high.

⁶ We all went wandering like sheep; going every one of us after his desire; and the Lord put on him the punishment of us all.

¹¹ Be not far from me, for trouble is near; there is no one to give help.

¹² A great herd of oxen is round me: I am shut in by the strong oxen of Bashan.

¹³ I saw their mouths wide open, like lions crying after food.

¹⁴ I am flowing away like water, and all my bones are out of place: my heart is like wax, it has become soft in my body.

¹⁵ My throat is dry like a broken vessel; my tongue is fixed to the roof of my mouth, and the dust of death is on my lips.

¹⁶ Dogs have come round me: I am shut in by the band of evil-doers; they made wounds in my hands and feet.

¹⁷ I am able to see all my bones; their looks are fixed on me:

¹⁸ They make a division of my robes among them, by the decision of chance they take my clothing.

¹⁹ Do not be far from me, O Lord: O my strength, come quickly to my help.

²⁸ And he said to his brothers, My money has been given back: it is in my bag; then their hearts became full of fear, and turning to one another they said, What is this which God has done to us?