6 I am like a vulturep of the wilderness,

like an owl of the waste places;

7 I lie awake,

I am like a lonely bird on the housetop.

8 All the day my enemies taunt me,

those who deride me use my name for a curse.

9 For I eat ashes like bread,

and mingle tears with my drink,

10 because of thy indignation and anger;

for thou hast taken me up and thrown me away.

11 My days are like an evening shadow;

I wither away like grass.

12 But thou, O Lord, art enthroned for ever;

thy name endures to all generations.

13 Thou wilt arise and have pity on Zion;

it is the time to favor her;

the appointed time has come.