³ My tear hath been to me bread day and night, In their saying unto me all the day, `Where `is' thy God?'

⁵ Thou hast caused them to eat bread of tears, And causest them to drink With tears a third time.

¹⁰ Why do the nations say, `Where `is' their God?' Let be known among the nations before our eyes, The vengeance of the blood of Thy servants that is shed.

² Why do the nations say, `Where, pray, `is' their God.

⁹ Because ashes as bread I have eaten, And my drink with weeping have mingled,

¹⁰ With a sword in my bones Have mine adversaries reproached me, In their saying unto me all the day, `Where `is' thy God?'

¹⁰ And see doth mine enemy, And cover her doth shame, Who saith unto me, `Where `is' Jehovah thy God?' Mine eyes do look on her, Now she is for a treading-place, As mire of the out-places.

¹⁷ Between the porch and the altar weep let the priests, ministrants of Jehovah, And let them say: `Have pity, O Jehovah, on Thy people, And give not Thy inheritance to reproach, To the ruling over them of nations, Why do they say among peoples, Where `is' their God?'

¹² And turn Thou back to our neighbours, Sevenfold unto their bosom, their reproach, Wherewith they reproached Thee, O Lord.

⁸ `Roll unto Jehovah, He doth deliver him, He doth deliver him, for he delighted in him.'

² Many are saying of my soul, `There is no salvation for him in God.' Selah.

¹² it may be Jehovah doth look on mine affliction, and Jehovah hath turned back to me good for his reviling this day.'