3:1 I [am] the man 1397 [that] hath seen 7200 8804 affliction 6040 by the rod 7626 of his wrath 5678.

3:2 He hath led 5090 8804 me, and brought 3212 8686 [me into] darkness 2822, but not [into] light 216.

3:3 Surely against me is he turned 7725 8799; he turneth 2015 8799 his hand 3027 [against me] all the day 3117.

3:4 My flesh 1320 and my skin 5785 hath he made old 1086 8765; he hath broken 7665 8765 my bones 6106.

3:5 He hath builded against 1129 8804 me, and compassed 5362 8686 [me] with gall 7219 and travail 8513.

3:6 He hath set 3427 8689 me in dark places 4285, as [they that be] dead 4191 8801 of old 5769.

3:7 He hath hedged 1443 8804 me about, that I cannot get out 3318 8799: he hath made my chain 5178 heavy 3513 8689.

3:8 Also when I cry 2199 8799 and shout 7768 8762, he shutteth out 5640 8804 my prayer 8605.

3:9 He hath inclosed 1443 8804 my ways 1870 with hewn stone 1496, he hath made my paths 5410 crooked 5753 8765.

3:10 He [was] unto me [as] a bear 1677 lying in wait 693 8802, [and as] a lion 738 in secret places 4565.

3:11 He hath turned aside 5493 8790 my ways 1870, and pulled me in pieces 6582 8762: he hath made 7760 8804 me desolate 8074 8802.

3:12 He hath bent 1869 8804 his bow 7198, and set 5324 8686 me as a mark 4307 for the arrow 2671.

3:13 He hath caused the arrows 1121 of his quiver 827 to enter 935 8689 into my reins 3629.(arrows: Heb. sons)

3:14 I was a derision 7814 to all my people 5971; [and] their song 5058 all the day 3117.

3:15 He hath filled 7646 8689 me with bitterness 4844, he hath made me drunken 7301 8689 with wormwood 3939.(bitterness: Heb. bitternesses)

3:16 He hath also broken 1638 8686 my teeth 8127 with gravel stones 2687, he hath covered 3728 8689 me with ashes 665.(covered…: or, rolled me in the ashes)

3:17 And thou hast removed 2186 0 my soul 5315 far off 2186 8799 from peace 7965: I forgat 5382 8804 prosperity 2896.(prosperity: Heb. good)

3:18 And I said 559 8799, My strength 5331 and my hope 8431 is perished 6 8804 from the LORD 3068:

3:19 Remembering 2142 8798 mine affliction 6040 and my misery 4788, the wormwood 3939 and the gall 7219.(Remembering: or, Remember)

3:20 My soul 5315 hath [them] still 2142 8800 in remembrance 2142 8799, and is humbled 7743 8686 in me.(humbled: Heb. bowed)

3:21 This I recall 7725 8686 to my mind 3820, therefore have I hope 3176 8686.(recall…: Heb. make to return to my heart)

3:22 [It is of] the LORD'S 3068 mercies 2617 that we are not consumed 8552 8804, because his compassions 7356 fail 3615 8804 not.

3:23 [They are] new 2319 every morning 1242: great 7227 [is] thy faithfulness 530.

3:24 The LORD 3068 [is] my portion 2506, saith 559 8804 my soul 5315; therefore will I hope 3176 8686 in him.

3:25 The LORD 3068 [is] good 2896 unto them that wait 6960 8802 for him, to the soul 5315 [that] seeketh 1875 8799 him.

3:26 [It is] good 2896 that [a man] should both hope 3175 8675 2342 8799 and quietly wait 1748 for the salvation 8668 of the LORD 3068.

3:27 [It is] good 2896 for a man 1397 that he bear 5375 8799 the yoke 5923 in his youth 5271.

3:28 He sitteth 3427 8799 alone 910 and keepeth silence 1826 8799, because he hath borne 5190 8804 [it] upon him.

3:29 He putteth 5414 8799 his mouth 6310 in the dust 6083; if so be there may be 3426 hope 8615.

3:30 He giveth 5414 8799 [his] cheek 3895 to him that smiteth 5221 8688 him: he is filled full 7646 8799 with reproach 2781.

3:31 For the Lord 136 will not cast off 2186 8799 for ever 5769:

3:32 But though he cause grief 3013 8689, yet will he have compassion 7355 8765 according to the multitude 7230 of his mercies 2617.

3:33 For he doth not afflict 6031 8765 willingly 3820 nor grieve 3013 8762 the children 1121 of men 376.(willingly: Heb. from his heart)

3:34 To crush 1792 8763 under his feet 7272 all the prisoners 615 of the earth 776,

3:35 To turn aside 5186 8687 the right 4941 of a man 1397 before the face 6440 of the most High 5945,(the most High: or, a superior)

3:36 To subvert 5791 8763 a man 120 in his cause 7379, the Lord 136 approveth 7200 8804 not.(approveth not: or, seeth not)

3:37 Who [is] he [that] saith 559 8804, and it cometh to pass, [when] the Lord 136 commandeth 6680 8765 [it] not?

3:38 Out of the mouth 6310 of the most High 5945 proceedeth 3318 8799 not evil 7451 and good 2896?

3:39 Wherefore doth a living 2416 man 120 complain 596 8691, a man 1397 for the punishment of his sins 2399?(complain: or, murmur)

3:40 Let us search 2664 8799 and try 2713 8799 our ways 1870, and turn again 7725 8799 to the LORD 3068.

3:41 Let us lift up 5375 8799 our heart 3824 with [our] hands 3709 unto God 410 in the heavens 8064.

3:42 We 5168 have transgressed 6586 8804 and have rebelled 4784 8804: thou hast not pardoned 5545 8804.

3:43 Thou hast covered 5526 8804 with anger 639, and persecuted 7291 8799 us: thou hast slain 2026 8804, thou hast not pitied 2550 8804.

3:44 Thou hast covered 5526 8804 thyself with a cloud 6051, that [our] prayer 8605 should not pass through 5674 8800.

3:45 Thou hast made 7760 8799 us [as] the offscouring 5501 and refuse 3973 in the midst 7130 of the people 5971.

3:46 All our enemies 341 8802 have opened 6475 8804 their mouths 6310 against us.

3:47 Fear 6343 and a snare 6354 is come upon us, desolation 7612 and destruction 7667.

3:48 Mine eye 5869 runneth down 3381 8799 with rivers 6388 of water 4325 for the destruction 7667 of the daughter 1323 of my people 5971.

3:49 Mine eye 5869 trickleth down 5064 8738, and ceaseth 1820 8799 not, without any intermission 2014,

3:50 Till the LORD 3068 look down 8259 8686, and behold 7200 8799 from heaven 8064.

3:51 Mine eye 5869 affecteth 5953 8782 mine heart 5315 because of all the daughters 1323 of my city 5892.(mine heart: Heb. my soul)(because…: or, more than all)

3:52 Mine enemies 341 8802 chased 6679 8804 me sore 6679 8800, like a bird 6833, without cause 2600.

3:53 They have cut off 6789 8804 my life 2416 in the dungeon 953, and cast 3034 8762 a stone 68 upon me.

3:54 Waters 4325 flowed over 6687 8804 mine head 7218; [then] I said 559 8804, I am cut off 1504 8738.

3:55 I called 7121 8804 upon thy name 8034, O LORD 3068, out of the low 8482 dungeon 953.

3:56 Thou hast heard 8085 8804 my voice 6963: hide 5956 8686 not thine ear 241 at my breathing 7309, at my cry 7775.

3:57 Thou drewest near 7126 8804 in the day 3117 [that] I called 7121 8799 upon thee: thou saidst 559 8804, Fear 3372 8799 not.

3:58 O Lord 136, thou hast pleaded 7378 8804 the causes 7379 of my soul 5315; thou hast redeemed 1350 8804 my life 2416.

3:59 O LORD 3068, thou hast seen 7200 8804 my wrong 5792: judge 8199 8798 thou my cause 4941.

3:60 Thou hast seen 7200 8804 all their vengeance 5360 [and] all their imaginations 4284 against me.

3:61 Thou hast heard 8085 8804 their reproach 2781, O LORD 3068, [and] all their imaginations 4284 against me;

3:62 The lips 8193 of those that rose up 6965 8801 against me, and their device 1902 against me all the day 3117.

3:63 Behold 5027 8685 their sitting down 3427 8800, and their rising up 7012; I [am] their musick 4485.

3:64 Render 7725 8686 unto them a recompence 1576, O LORD 3068, according to the work 4639 of their hands 3027.

3:65 Give 5414 8799 them sorrow 4044 of heart 3820, thy curse 8381 unto them.(sorrow…: or, obstinacy of heart)

3:66 Persecute 7291 8799 and destroy 8045 8686 them in anger 639 from under the heavens 8064 of the LORD 3068.

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