49 My eyes will flow unceasingly,

without relief,e

50 until the Lord looks down

from heaven and sees.f

51 What I see brings grief to my soul

because of all the women of my city.

52 Those who were my enemies without cause

hunted me like a bird.g

53 They tried to end my life in a pith

and threw stones at me;

54 the waters closed over my head,i

and I thought I was about to perish.j

55 I called on your name, Lord,

from the depthsk of the pit.l

56 You heard my plea:m “Do not close your ears

to my cry for relief.”

57 You came nearn when I called you,

and you said, “Do not fear.”o

58 You, Lord, took up my case;p

you redeemed my life.q

59 Lord, you have seen the wrong done to me.r

Uphold my cause!s

60 You have seen the depth of their vengeance,

all their plots against me.t

61 Lord, you have heard their insults,u

all their plots against me—

62 what my enemies whisper and mutter

against me all day long.v

63 Look at them! Sitting or standing,

they mock me in their songs.w

64 Pay them back what they deserve, Lord,

for what their hands have done.x

65 Put a veil over their hearts,y

and may your curse be on them!

66 Pursuez them in anger and destroy them

from under the heavens of the Lord.