They thrust the needy(A) from the path
    and force all the poor(B) of the land into hiding.(C)

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They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.

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They push the needy off the road;
All the (A)poor of the land are forced to hide.

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13 Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth(A)
    and humbled myself with fasting.(B)
When my prayers returned to me unanswered,
14     I went about mourning(C)
    as though for my friend or brother.
I bowed my head in grief
    as though weeping for my mother.

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13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.

14 I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.

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13 But as for me, (A)when they were sick,
My clothing was sackcloth;
I humbled myself with fasting;
And my prayer would return to my own [a]heart.
14 I paced about as though he were my friend or brother;
I bowed down [b]heavily, as one who mourns for his mother.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 35:13 Lit. bosom
  2. Psalm 35:14 in mourning

15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.(A)

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15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

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15 (A)Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.

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