Their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

Listen to my appeal for mercy! Deliver me, as you promised.

Listen to my prayer! Pay attention to my cry for help!

But he will join his ancestors; they will never again see the light of day.

Listen to the painful cries of the prisoners! Use your great strength to set free those condemned to die!

I will walk in the way of integrity. When will you come to me? I will conduct my business with integrity in the midst of my palace.

Do not sit in judgment on your servant, for no one alive is innocent before you.

In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried out to my God. From his heavenly temple he heard my voice; he listened to my cry for help.

The prayer of an oppressed man, as he grows faint and pours out his lament before the Lord. O Lord, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my cry for help!