¹Ego vir videns paupertatem meam in virga indignationis ejus.ALEPH. I am a man watching my own poverty by the rod of his indignation.

¹Ego vir videns paupertatem meam in virga indignationis ejus.ALEPH. I am a man watching my own poverty by the rod of his indignation.

²Me minavit,ALEPH.et adduxit in tenebras,He has driven me and led me into darkness,et non in lucem.and not into light.

²Me minavit,ALEPH.et adduxit in tenebras,He has driven me and led me into darkness,et non in lucem.and not into light.

³Tantum in me vertit et convertit manum suam tota die.ALEPH. Against me only, he has turned and turned again his hand, all day long.

³Tantum in me vertit et convertit manum suam tota die.ALEPH. Against me only, he has turned and turned again his hand, all day long.

⁴Vetustam fecit pellem meam et carnem meam;BETH. My skin and my flesh, he has made old;contrivit ossa mea.he has crushed my bones.

⁴Vetustam fecit pellem meam et carnem meam;BETH. My skin and my flesh, he has made old;contrivit ossa mea.he has crushed my bones.

⁵Ædificavit in gyro meo,BETH.et circumdedit me felleHe has built all around me,et labore.and he has encircled me with gall and hardship.

⁵Ædificavit in gyro meo,BETH.et circumdedit me felleHe has built all around me,et labore.and he has encircled me with gall and hardship.

⁶In tenebrosis collocavit me,BETH. He has gathered me into darkness,quasi mortuos sempiternos.like those who are forever dead.

⁶In tenebrosis collocavit me,BETH. He has gathered me into darkness,quasi mortuos sempiternos.like those who are forever dead.

⁷Circumædificavit adversum me,GHIMEL. He has built against me all around,ut non egrediar;so that I may not depart.aggravavit compedem meum.He has increased the burden of my confinement.

⁷Circumædificavit adversum me,GHIMEL. He has built against me all around,ut non egrediar;so that I may not depart.aggravavit compedem meum.He has increased the burden of my confinement.

⁸Sed et cum clamavero,GHIMEL.et rogavero,Yet even when I cry out and beg,exclusit orationem meam.he excludes my prayer.

⁸Sed et cum clamavero,GHIMEL.et rogavero,Yet even when I cry out and beg,exclusit orationem meam.he excludes my prayer.

⁹Conclusit vias meas lapidibus quadris;GHIMEL. He has enclosed my ways with square stones;semitas meas subvertit.he has subverted my paths.

⁹Conclusit vias meas lapidibus quadris;GHIMEL. He has enclosed my ways with square stones;semitas meas subvertit.he has subverted my paths.

¹⁰Ursus insidians factus est mihi,DALETH. He has become to me like a bear lying in ambush,leo in absconditis.like a lion in hiding.

¹⁰Ursus insidians factus est mihi,DALETH. He has become to me like a bear lying in ambush,leo in absconditis.like a lion in hiding.

¹¹Semitas meas subvertit,DALETH. He has subverted my paths,et confregit me;and he has broken me.posuit me desolatam.He has placed me in desolation.

¹¹Semitas meas subvertit,DALETH. He has subverted my paths,et confregit me;and he has broken me.posuit me desolatam.He has placed me in desolation.

¹²Tetendit arcum suum,DALETH. He has bent his bow,et posuit me quasi signum ad sagittam.and he has positioned me like a target for his arrows.

¹²Tetendit arcum suum,DALETH. He has bent his bow,et posuit me quasi signum ad sagittam.and he has positioned me like a target for his arrows.

¹³Misit in renibus meis filias pharetræ suæ.HE. He has shot into my kidneys the daughters of his quiver.

¹³Misit in renibus meis filias pharetræ suæ.HE. He has shot into my kidneys the daughters of his quiver.

¹⁴Factus sum in derisum omni populo meo,HE. I have become a derision to all my people,canticum eorum tota die.their song throughout the day.

¹⁴Factus sum in derisum omni populo meo,HE. I have become a derision to all my people,canticum eorum tota die.their song throughout the day.

¹⁵Replevit me amaritudinibus;HE. He has filled me with bitterness;inebriavit me absinthio.he has inebriated me with wormwood.

¹⁵Replevit me amaritudinibus;HE. He has filled me with bitterness;inebriavit me absinthio.he has inebriated me with wormwood.

¹⁶Et fregit ad numerum dentes meos;VAU. And he has broken each one of my teeth;cibavit me cinere.he has fed me with ashes.

¹⁶Et fregit ad numerum dentes meos;VAU. And he has broken each one of my teeth;cibavit me cinere.he has fed me with ashes.

¹⁷Et repulsa est a pace anima mea;VAU. And my soul has been driven away from peace;oblitus sum bonorum.I have forgotten what is good.

¹⁷Et repulsa est a pace anima mea;VAU. And my soul has been driven away from peace;oblitus sum bonorum.I have forgotten what is good.

¹⁸Et dixi:VAU.Periit finis meus,And I said,et spes mea a Domino.“My end and my hope from the Lord has perished.”

¹⁸Et dixi:VAU.Periit finis meus,And I said,et spes mea a Domino.“My end and my hope from the Lord has perished.”

¹⁹Recordare paupertatis,ZAIN.et transgressionis meæ,Remember my poverty and my transgression,absinthii et fellis.the wormwood and the gall.

¹⁹Recordare paupertatis,ZAIN.et transgressionis meæ,Remember my poverty and my transgression,absinthii et fellis.the wormwood and the gall.

²⁰Memoria memor ero,ZAIN. I will call to mind the past,et tabescet in me anima mea.and my soul shall languish within me.

²⁰Memoria memor ero,ZAIN. I will call to mind the past,et tabescet in me anima mea.and my soul shall languish within me.

²¹Hæc recolens in corde meo,ZAIN. These recollections are in my heart;ideo sperabo.therefore, I shall hope.

²¹Hæc recolens in corde meo,ZAIN. These recollections are in my heart;ideo sperabo.therefore, I shall hope.

²²Misericordiæ Domini,HETH. By the mercies of the Lord,quia non sumus consumpti;we are not consumed.quia non defecerunt miserationes ejus.For his compassion has not passed away.

²²Misericordiæ Domini,HETH. By the mercies of the Lord,quia non sumus consumpti;we are not consumed.quia non defecerunt miserationes ejus.For his compassion has not passed away.

²³Novi diluculo,HETH. I know it at first light;multa est fides tua.great is your faithfulness.

²³Novi diluculo,HETH. I know it at first light;multa est fides tua.great is your faithfulness.

²⁴Pars mea Dominus,HETH. “The Lord is my portion,”dixit anima mea;said my soul.propterea exspectabo eum.Because of this, I will wait for him.

²⁴Pars mea Dominus,HETH. “The Lord is my portion,”dixit anima mea;said my soul.propterea exspectabo eum.Because of this, I will wait for him.

²⁵Bonus est Dominus sperantibus in eum,TETH. The Lord is good to those who hope in him,animæ quærenti illum.to the soul that seeks him.

²⁵Bonus est Dominus sperantibus in eum,TETH. The Lord is good to those who hope in him,animæ quærenti illum.to the soul that seeks him.

²⁶Bonum est præstolari cum silentio salutare Dei.TETH. It is good to stand ready in silence for the salvation of God.

²⁶Bonum est præstolari cum silentio salutare Dei.TETH. It is good to stand ready in silence for the salvation of God.

²⁷Bonum est viro cum portaverit jugum ab adolescentia sua.TETH. It is good for a man, when he has carried the yoke from his youth.

²⁷Bonum est viro cum portaverit jugum ab adolescentia sua.TETH. It is good for a man, when he has carried the yoke from his youth.

²⁸Sedebit solitarius,JOD.et tacebit,He shall sit solitary and silent.quia levavit super se.For he has lifted it upon himself.

²⁸Sedebit solitarius,JOD.et tacebit,He shall sit solitary and silent.quia levavit super se.For he has lifted it upon himself.

²⁹Ponet in pulvere os suum,JOD. He shall place his mouth in the dirt,si forte sit spes.if perhaps there may be hope.

²⁹Ponet in pulvere os suum,JOD. He shall place his mouth in the dirt,si forte sit spes.if perhaps there may be hope.

³⁰Dabit percutienti se maxillam:JOD. He shall give his cheek to those who strike him;saturabitur opprobriis.he shall be saturated with reproaches.

³⁰Dabit percutienti se maxillam:JOD. He shall give his cheek to those who strike him;saturabitur opprobriis.he shall be saturated with reproaches.

³¹Quia non repellet in sempiternum Dominus.CAPH. For the Lord will not rebuke forever.

³¹Quia non repellet in sempiternum Dominus.CAPH. For the Lord will not rebuke forever.

³²Quia si abjecit, et miserebitur, secundum multitudinem misericordiarum suarum.CAPH. For, if he has cast down, he will also have compassion, according to the multitude of his mercies.

³²Quia si abjecit, et miserebitur, secundum multitudinem misericordiarum suarum.CAPH. For, if he has cast down, he will also have compassion, according to the multitude of his mercies.

³³Non enim humiliavit ex corde suo et abjecit filios hominum.CAPH. For he has not humiliated from his heart, nor has he thrown aside the sons of men,

³³Non enim humiliavit ex corde suo et abjecit filios hominum.CAPH. For he has not humiliated from his heart, nor has he thrown aside the sons of men,

³⁴Ut conteret sub pedibus suis omnes vinctos terræ.LAMED. as if to crush under his feet all the prisoners of the land,

³⁴Ut conteret sub pedibus suis omnes vinctos terræ.LAMED. as if to crush under his feet all the prisoners of the land,

³⁵Ut declinaret judicium viri in conspectu vultus Altissimi.LAMED. as if to turn aside the judgment of a man in the sight of the presence of the Most High,

³⁵Ut declinaret judicium viri in conspectu vultus Altissimi.LAMED. as if to turn aside the judgment of a man in the sight of the presence of the Most High,

³⁶Ut perverteret hominem in judicio suo;LAMED. as if to pervert a man in his judgment:Dominus ignoravit.the Lord does not do this.

³⁶Ut perverteret hominem in judicio suo;LAMED. as if to pervert a man in his judgment:Dominus ignoravit.the Lord does not do this.

³⁷Quis est iste qui dixit ut fieret, Domino non jubente?MEM. Who is this, who said to do what the Lord did not command?

³⁷Quis est iste qui dixit ut fieret, Domino non jubente?MEM. Who is this, who said to do what the Lord did not command?

³⁸Ex ore Altissimi non egredientur nec mala nec bona?MEM. Does not both misfortune and good proceed from the mouth of the Most High?

³⁸Ex ore Altissimi non egredientur nec mala nec bona?MEM. Does not both misfortune and good proceed from the mouth of the Most High?

³⁹Quid murmuravit homo vivens,MEM. Why has a living man murmured,vir pro peccatis suis?a man suffering for his sins?

³⁹Quid murmuravit homo vivens,MEM. Why has a living man murmured,vir pro peccatis suis?a man suffering for his sins?

⁴⁰Scrutemur vias nostras,NUN. Let us examine our ways,et quæramus,and seek out,et revertamur ad Dominum.and return to the Lord.

⁴⁰Scrutemur vias nostras,NUN. Let us examine our ways,et quæramus,and seek out,et revertamur ad Dominum.and return to the Lord.

⁴¹Levemus corda nostra cum manibus ad Dominum in cælos.NUN. Let us lift up our hearts, with our hands, toward the Lord in the heavens.

⁴¹Levemus corda nostra cum manibus ad Dominum in cælos.NUN. Let us lift up our hearts, with our hands, toward the Lord in the heavens.

⁴²Nos inique egimus,NUN. We have acted sinfully,et ad iracundiam provocavimus;and we have provoked to wrath.idcirco tu inexorabilis es.About this, you are relentless.

⁴²Nos inique egimus,NUN. We have acted sinfully,et ad iracundiam provocavimus;and we have provoked to wrath.idcirco tu inexorabilis es.About this, you are relentless.

⁴³Operuisti in furore,SAMECH. You have covered us in your fury,et percussisti nos;and you have struck us.occidisti,You have killed,nec pepercisti.and have not spared.

⁴³Operuisti in furore,SAMECH. You have covered us in your fury,et percussisti nos;and you have struck us.occidisti,You have killed,nec pepercisti.and have not spared.

⁴⁴Opposuisti nubem tibi,SAMECH. You have set a cloud opposite you,ne transeat oratio.lest our prayer pass through.

⁴⁴Opposuisti nubem tibi,SAMECH. You have set a cloud opposite you,ne transeat oratio.lest our prayer pass through.

⁴⁵Eradicationem et abjectionem posuisti me in medio populorum.SAMECH. In the midst of the peoples, you have uprooted me and cast me out.

⁴⁵Eradicationem et abjectionem posuisti me in medio populorum.SAMECH. In the midst of the peoples, you have uprooted me and cast me out.

⁴⁶Aperuerunt super nos os suum omnes inimici.PHE. All our enemies have opened their mouths over us.

⁴⁶Aperuerunt super nos os suum omnes inimici.PHE. All our enemies have opened their mouths over us.

⁴⁷Formido et laqueus facta est nobis vaticinatio,PHE. Prediction has become for us a dread, and a snare,et contritio.and a grief.

⁴⁷Formido et laqueus facta est nobis vaticinatio,PHE. Prediction has become for us a dread, and a snare,et contritio.and a grief.

⁴⁸Divisiones aquarum deduxit oculus meus,PHE.in contritione filiæ populi mei.My eye has brought forth streams of water at the contrition of the daughter of my people.

⁴⁸Divisiones aquarum deduxit oculus meus,PHE.in contritione filiæ populi mei.My eye has brought forth streams of water at the contrition of the daughter of my people.

⁴⁹Oculus meus afflictus est,AIN. My eye has been afflicted,nec tacuit, eo quod non esset requies.and it has not been quieted, because there would be no rest

⁴⁹Oculus meus afflictus est,AIN. My eye has been afflicted,nec tacuit, eo quod non esset requies.and it has not been quieted, because there would be no rest

⁵⁰Donec respiceretAIN.et videret Dominus de cælis.until the Lord looked down and saw from the heavens.

⁵⁰Donec respiceretAIN.et videret Dominus de cælis.until the Lord looked down and saw from the heavens.

⁵¹Oculus meus deprædatus est animam meam in cunctis filiabus urbis meæ.AIN. My eye has exhausted my soul over every one of the daughters of my city.

⁵¹Oculus meus deprædatus est animam meam in cunctis filiabus urbis meæ.AIN. My eye has exhausted my soul over every one of the daughters of my city.

⁵²Venatione ceperunt me quasi avem inimici mei gratis.SADE. My enemies have chased me, and they have caught me like a bird, without reason.

⁵²Venatione ceperunt me quasi avem inimici mei gratis.SADE. My enemies have chased me, and they have caught me like a bird, without reason.

⁵³Lapsa est in lacum vita mea,SADE. My life has fallen into a pit,et posuerunt lapidem super me.and they have placed a stone over me.

⁵³Lapsa est in lacum vita mea,SADE. My life has fallen into a pit,et posuerunt lapidem super me.and they have placed a stone over me.

⁵⁴Inundaverunt aquæ super caput meum;SADE. The waters have flooded over my head.dixi:I said,Perii.“I am lost.”

⁵⁴Inundaverunt aquæ super caput meum;SADE. The waters have flooded over my head.dixi:I said,Perii.“I am lost.”

⁵⁵Invocavi nomen tuum,COPH. I called upon your name,Domine,O Lord,de lacu novissimo.from the furthest pit.

⁵⁵Invocavi nomen tuum,COPH. I called upon your name,Domine,O Lord,de lacu novissimo.from the furthest pit.

⁵⁶Vocem meam audisti;COPH.ne avertas aurem tuam a singultu meoYou have heard my voice.et clamoribus.Do not turn away your ear from my sobbing and my cries.

⁵⁶Vocem meam audisti;COPH.ne avertas aurem tuam a singultu meoYou have heard my voice.et clamoribus.Do not turn away your ear from my sobbing and my cries.

⁵⁷Appropinquasti in die quando invocavi te;COPH. You drew near in the daytime, when I called upon you.dixisti:You said,Ne timeas.“Fear not.”

⁵⁷Appropinquasti in die quando invocavi te;COPH. You drew near in the daytime, when I called upon you.dixisti:You said,Ne timeas.“Fear not.”

⁵⁸Judicasti, Domine,RES. You have judged,causam animæ meæ,O Lord, the case of my soul.redemptor vitæ meæ.You are the Redeemer of my life.

⁵⁸Judicasti, Domine,RES. You have judged,causam animæ meæ,O Lord, the case of my soul.redemptor vitæ meæ.You are the Redeemer of my life.

⁵⁹Vidisti, Domine,RES. You have seen,iniquitatem illorum adversum me:O Lord, their iniquity against me.judica judicium meum.Judge my case.

⁵⁹Vidisti, Domine,RES. You have seen,iniquitatem illorum adversum me:O Lord, their iniquity against me.judica judicium meum.Judge my case.

⁶⁰Vidisti omnem furorem,RES. You have seen all their fury,universas cogitationes eorum adversum me.every one of their thoughts is against me.

⁶⁰Vidisti omnem furorem,RES. You have seen all their fury,universas cogitationes eorum adversum me.every one of their thoughts is against me.

⁶¹Audisti opprobrium eorum, Domine,SIN. You have heard their reproach,omnes cogitationes eorum adversum me.O Lord, all their thoughts are against me.

⁶¹Audisti opprobrium eorum, Domine,SIN. You have heard their reproach,omnes cogitationes eorum adversum me.O Lord, all their thoughts are against me.

⁶²Labia insurgentium mihi,SIN. The lips of those who rise up against me,et meditationes eorum adversum me tota die.and their meditations, are against me all day long.

⁶²Labia insurgentium mihi,SIN. The lips of those who rise up against me,et meditationes eorum adversum me tota die.and their meditations, are against me all day long.

⁶³Sessionem eorumSIN.et resurrectionem eorum vide;Watch their sitting down and their rising up:ego sum psalmus eorum.I am their psalm.

⁶³Sessionem eorumSIN.et resurrectionem eorum vide;Watch their sitting down and their rising up:ego sum psalmus eorum.I am their psalm.

⁶⁴Redes eis vicem, Domine,THAU. You shall pay a recompense to them,juxta opera manuum suarum.O Lord, according to the works of their hands.

⁶⁴Redes eis vicem, Domine,THAU. You shall pay a recompense to them,juxta opera manuum suarum.O Lord, according to the works of their hands.

⁶⁵Dabis eis scutum cordis,THAU. You shall give them a heavy shield of the heart:laborem tuum.your hardship.

⁶⁵Dabis eis scutum cordis,THAU. You shall give them a heavy shield of the heart:laborem tuum.your hardship.

⁶⁶Persequeris in furore,THAU. You shall pursue them in fury,et conteres eos sub cælis, Domine.and you shall destroy them under the heavens, O Lord.

⁶⁶Persequeris in furore,THAU. You shall pursue them in fury,et conteres eos sub cælis, Domine.and you shall destroy them under the heavens, O Lord.