²¹ Have mercy on me, my friends,^(A) have mercy,
for God’s hand^(B) has struck me.^(C)

⁴ For day and night your hand was heavy on me;^(A)
my strength was drained^[a]
as in the summer’s heat.^(B)Selah

² For your arrows have sunk into me,
and your hand has pressed down on me.^(A)

¹⁰ Remove your torment from me.
Because of the force of your hand I am finished.^(A)