<p class="poetry">But he is unchangeable,<n id="1" /> and who can change<n id="2" /> him?p> <p class="poetry">Whatever he<n id="3" /> has desired, he does.p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;As surely as God lives,<n id="1" /> who has denied me justice,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">the Almighty, who has made my life bitter<n id="3" /> &#8211;p>

<t /><p class="poetry">&#8220;And now my soul pours itself out within me;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">days of suffering take hold of me.p>

<p class="poetry">Have I not wept for the unfortunate?<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Was not my soul grieved for the poor?p>

<p class="poetry">I<n id="1" /> have not even permitted my mouth<n id="2" /> to sinp> <p class="poetry">by asking<n id="3" /> for his life through a curse &#8211;p>

<p class="poetry">if I have eaten its produce without paying,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">or caused the death<n id="2" /> of its owners,<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">He spares a person&#8217;s life from corruption,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">his very life from crossing over<n id="2" /> the river.p>

<p class="poetry">He redeemed my life<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">from going down to the place of corruption,p> <p class="poetry">and my life sees the light!&#8217;p>

<p class="poetry">to turn back his life from the place of corruption,p> <p class="poetry">that he may be enlightened with the light of life.p>

<p class="poetry">Its breath sets coals ablazep> <p class="poetry">and a flame shoots from its mouth.p>

<p class="poetry">Relent, <sc>Lordsc>, rescue me!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Deliver me because of your faithfulness!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Otherwise they will rip<n id="1" /> me<n id="2" /> to shreds like a lion;p> <p class="poetry">they will tear me to bits and no one will be able to rescue me.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> approves of<n id="1" /> the godly,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but he<n id="3" /> hates<n id="4" /> the wicked and those who love to do violence.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">Protect me from<n id="1" /> the wicked men who attack<n id="2" /> me,p> <p class="poetry">my enemies who crowd around me for the kill.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Deliver me<n id="1" /> from the sword!p> <p class="poetry">Save<n id="2" /> my life<n id="3" /> from the claws<n id="4" /> of the wild dogs!p>

<p class="poetry">He restores my strength.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">He leads me down<n id="2" /> the right paths<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">for the sake of his reputation.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Protect me<n id="1" /> and deliver me!p> <p class="poetry">Please do not let me be humiliated,p> <p class="poetry">for I have taken shelter in you!p>

<p class="poetry">I will boast<n id="1" /> in the <sc>Lordsc>;p> <p class="poetry">let the oppressed hear and rejoice!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">O Lord, how long are you going to just stand there and watch this?<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Rescue<n id="2" /> me<n id="3" /> from their destructive attacks;p> <p class="poetry">guard my life<n id="4" /> from the young lions!p>

<p class="poetry">Do not let them say to themselves,<n id="1" /> &#8220;Aha! We have what we wanted!&#8221;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Do not let them say, &#8220;We have devoured him!&#8221;p>