My clothing was sackcloth;
I humbled myself with fasting;
And my prayer would return to my own1 heart.
I bowed down1 heavily, as one who mourns for his mother.
And gathered together;
Attackers gathered against me,
And I did not know it;
They tore at me and did not cease;
Rescue me from their destructions,
My precious life from the lions.
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American Standard Version
I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother: I bowed down mourning, as one that bewaileth his mother.
Amplified® Bible
I behaved as if grieving for my friend {or} my brother; I bowed down in sorrow, as one who bewails his mother.
Contemporary English Version
as I would for a friend or a relative. I was in sorrow and mourned, as I would for my mother.
Darby English Version
I behaved myself as though [he had been] a friend, a brother to me; I bowed down in sadness, as one that mourneth [for] a mother.
Good News Bible
as I would pray for a friend or a brother. I went around bent over in mourning, as one who mourns for his mother.
King James Version
I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.
New American Standard Bible
I went about as though it were my friend or brother; I bowed down mourning, as one who sorrows for a mother.
New International Version
I went about mourning
as though for my friend or brother.
I bowed my head in grief
as though weeping for my mother.
New King James Version
I paced about as though he were my friend or brother;
I bowed down heavily, as one who mourns for his mother.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
I went about regarding it as my friend or brother; I bowed down mourning, as one who sorrows for a mother.
Revised Standard Version
as though I grieved for my friend or my brother; I went about as one who laments his mother, bowed down and in mourning.
Young's Literal Translation
As `if' a friend, as `if' my brother, I walked habitually, As a mourner for a mother, Mourning I have bowed down.
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