22 For I am afflicted and needy, And my heart is wounded within me.
23 I am passing like a shadow when it lengthens; I am shaken off like the locust.
24 My knees are weak from fasting, And my flesh has grown lean, without fatness.
25 I also have become a reproach to them; When they see me, they wag their head.
26 Help me, O Lord my God; Save me according to Your lovingkindness.
27 And let them know that this is Your hand; You, Lord, have done it.
28 Let them curse, but You bless; When they arise, they shall be ashamed, But Your servant shall be glad.