3And yet thou art holy, Dwelling amid the praises of Israel!
4Our fathers trusted in thee; They trusted, and thou didst save them.
5They called upon thee, and were delivered; They trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.
6But I am a worm, and not a man; The reproach of men, and the scorn of the people.
7All who see me scoff at me; They open wide the lips; they shake the head.
8“He trusted in the LORD, let him help him; Let him deliver him, since he delighted in him!”
9Surely thou art he that didst bring me into the world; Thou didst make me lie secure upon my mother's breast!
10Upon thee have I cast myself from my birth; Thou hast been my God from my earliest breath!
11Oh, be not far from me, for trouble is near; For there is none to help!
12Many bulls surround me; Strong bulls of Bashan close me in on every side.
13They open their mouths wide against me, Like a ravening and roaring lion.
14I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint; My heart is become like wax; It melteth in my bosom.
15My strength is dried up like an earthen vessel, And my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; Thou hast brought me to the dust of death!
16For dogs have surrounded me; Bands of evil-doers have encompassed me,—Like lions my hands and my feet.
17I can count all my bones; They gaze, and feast their eyes upon me.