They turn the needy from the pathway, and the poor of the land hide themselves together. ¹ 

They attack me, now they surround me; ¹  they intend to throw me to the ground. ² 

He made the sky sink ¹  as he descended; a thick cloud was under his feet.

I will learn a song that imparts wisdom; I will then sing my insightful song to the accompaniment of a harp. ¹ 

Vindicate me by rescuing me! ¹  Listen to me! ²  Deliver me! ³ 

But as for me, my feet almost slipped; my feet almost slid out from under me. ¹ 

Listen to my prayer! ¹  Pay attention ²  to my cry for help!

My days are coming to an end, ¹  and I am withered like grass.

Give me a desire for your rules, ¹  rather than for wealth gained unjustly. ² 

Arrogant people do nothing but scoff at me. ¹  Yet I do not turn aside from your law.

with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, for his loyal love endures,

O Lord, make the sky sink ¹  and come down! ²  Touch the mountains and make them smolder! ³ 

However, ¹  because ²  I called but you refused to listen, ³  because ⁴  I stretched out my hand ⁵  but no one paid attention,

Do not turn ¹  to the right or to the left; turn yourself ²  away from evil. ³ 

For ¹  I did not obey my teachers ²  and I did not heed ³  my instructors. ⁴ 

A wicked person receives a bribe secretly ¹  to pervert ²  the ways of justice.

It is terrible ¹  to show partiality ²  to the wicked, ³  by depriving ⁴  a righteous man of justice.

Incline your ear ²  and listen to the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my instruction. ³ 

Your misdeeds have stopped these things from coming. ¹  Your sins have deprived you of my bounty.’ ² 

So Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border; therefore Israel turned away from him.