Lamentations 3:52-66 ▼

52 My enemies hunted me like a bird, viciously and without justification.

53 They dumped me alive into a pit, sealing me in with stone.

54 Water closed over my head, and I said, |I'm a dead man.|

55 I called on your name, LORD, from the depths of the Pit,

56 You heard my voice— don't close your ear to my sighs and cries.

57 You drew near when I called out to you. You said, |Stop being afraid|

58 Lord, you have defended my cause; you have redeemed my life.

59 LORD, you observed how I have been wronged; now make your ruling in my case.

60 You examined their plans for vengeance, all of their plots against me.

61 LORD, you listened to their insults— all their plots against me,

62 the whisperings of my opponents, their scheming against me all day long.

63 Watch! Whether they sit down or stand up, they mock me with their songs.

64 Pay them back, LORD, according to their actions.

65 Give them an anguished heart; may your curse be upon them!

66 Pursue them in your anger and destroy them from under the LORD's heaven.