Woe is me! For I am
Like the fruit
pickers
, like the agrape
gatherers
. There
is not a cluster
of grapes to eat
, Or a bfirst-ripe
fig
which 1I crave
.
The 1godly person
has aperished
from the land
, And there
is no
upright
person among men
. All
of them lie
in wait
for bbloodshed
; Each
of them hunts
the other
with a cnet
.
Concerning evil
, both hands
do
it awell
. The prince
asks
, also the judge
, for a bbribe
, And a great
man
speaks
the desire
of his soul
; So they weave
it together
.
The best of them is like a abriar
, The most upright
like a bthorn
hedge
. The day
when you post your watchmen
, Your cpunishment
will come
. Then
their dconfusion
will occur
.
Do not atrust in a neighbor
; Do not have
confidence
in a friend
. From her who lies
in your bosom
Guard
1your lips
.
For ason treats
father
contemptuously
, Daughter
rises
up against her mother
, Daughter-in-law
against her mother-in-law
; bA man's
enemies
are the men
of his own household
.
But as for me, I will awatch expectantly
for the LORD
; I will bwait
for the God
of my salvation
. My cGod
will hear
me.
aDo not rejoice over me, O bmy enemy
. Though
I fall
I will crise
; Though
I dwell
in darkness
, the LORD
is a dlight
for me.
I will bear the indignation
of the LORD
Because
I have sinned
against Him, Until
He apleads
my case
and executes
justice
for me. He will bring
me out to the blight
, And I will see
His 1 crighteousness
.
Then my enemy will see
, And shame
will cover
her who asaid
to me, "Where
is the LORD
your God
?" My eyes
will look
on her; 1At that time
she will 2be btrampled
down
Like mire
of the streets
.
It will be a day for abuilding
your walls
. On that day
will your boundary
be extended
.
It will be a day when 1they will acome
to you From Assyria
and the cities
of Egypt
, From Egypt
even to the 2Euphrates
, Even from sea
to sea
and mountain
to mountain
.
And the earth will become
adesolate
because
of her inhabitants
, On account
of the bfruit
of their deeds
.
aShepherd Your people
with Your bscepter
, The flock
of Your 1possession
Which dwells
by itself
in the woodland
, In the midst
of 2a fruitful
field
. Let them feed
in cBashan
and Gilead
dAs in the days
of old
.
"As in the days when you came
out from the land
of Egypt
, I will show
1 ayou miracles
."
Nations awill see
and be ashamed
Of all
their might
. They will bput
their hand
on their mouth
, Their ears
will be deaf
.
They will alick the dust
like a serpent
, Like breptiles
of the earth
. They will come
ctrembling
out of their 1fortresses
; To the LORD
our God
they will come
in ddread
And they will be afraid
before
You.
Who is a God
like
You, who apardons
iniquity
And passes
over
the rebellious
act
of the bremnant
of His 1possession
? He does not cretain
His anger
forever
, Because
He ddelights
in 2unchanging
love
.
He will again have
compassion
on us; aHe will tread
our iniquities
under
foot
. Yes, You will bcast
all
1their sins
Into the depths
of the sea
.
You will give 1 atruth
to Jacob
And 2unchanging
love
to Abraham
, Which
You bswore
to our forefathers
From the days
of old
.