81  My soul longs for your salvation;

I hope in your word.

82  My eyes long for your promise;

I ask, “When will you comfort me?”

83  For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke,

yet I have not forgotten your statutes.

84  ^wHow long must your servant endure?¹

When will you judge those who persecute me?

85  The insolent have ^xdug pitfalls for me;

they do not live according to your law.

86  All your commandments are sure;

they persecute me with falsehood; ^yhelp me!

87  They have almost made an end of me on earth,

but I have not forsaken your precepts.

88  In your steadfast love give me life,

that I may keep the testimonies of your mouth.