21 But You, O GOD the Lord,
Deal with me for Your name’s sake;
Because Your mercy is good, deliver me.

22 For I am poor and needy,
And my heart is wounded within me.

23 I am gone ^alike a shadow when it lengthens;
I am shaken off like a locust. ‡

24 My ^aknees are weak through fasting,
And my flesh is feeble from lack of fatness. ‡

25 I also have become ^aa reproach to them;
When they look at me, ^bthey shake their heads. ‡

26 Help me, O Lord my God!
Oh, save me according to Your mercy,

27 ^aThat they may know that this is Your hand—
That You, Lord, have done it! ‡

28 ^aLet them curse, but You bless;
When they arise, let them be ashamed,
But let ^bYour servant rejoice. ‡

29 ^aLet my accusers be clothed with shame,
And let them cover themselves with their own disgrace as with a mantle. ‡

30 I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth;
Yes, ^aI will praise Him among the multitude. ‡

31 For ^aHe shall stand at the right hand of the poor,
To save him from those¹ who condemn him. ‡