14 Thou makest us to be rebuked of our neighbours: to be laughed
to scorn, and had in derision of them that are round about us.
15 Thou makest us to be a by-word among the heathen: and that the
people shake their heads at us.
16 My confusion is daily before me: and the shame of my face hath
covered me;
17 For the voice of the slanderer and blasphemer: for the enemy
and avenger.
18 And though all this be come upon us, yet do we not forget thee:
nor behave ourselves frowardly in thy covenant.
19 Our heart is not turned back: neither our steps gone out of thy
way;
20 No, not when thou hast smitten us into the place of dragons:
and covered us with the shadow of death.
21 If we have forgotten the Name of our God, and holden up our
hands to any strange god: shall not God search it out? for he
knoweth the very secrets of the heart.
22 For thy sake also are we killed all the day long: and are counted
as sheep appointed to be slain.
23 Up, Lord, why sleepest thou: awake, and be not absent from us
for ever.
24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face: and forgettest our misery and
trouble?
25 For our soul is brought low, even unto the dust: our belly
cleaveth unto the ground.