When the People obtained permission from Cyrus to return home.
1 O Lord, I have cried unto Thee; hearken Thou unto me.
2 I have lifted up my hands to Thy holy dwelling-place; incline Thine ear unto me.
3 And grant me my request; my prayer withhold not from me.
4 Build up my soul, and destroy it not; and lay it not bare before the wicked.
5 Them that recompense evil things turn Thou away from me, O judge of truth.
6 O Lord, judge me not according to my sins, because no flesh is innocent before Thee.
7 Make plain to me, O Lord, Thy law, and teach me Thy judgments;
8 and many shall hear of Thy works, and the nations shall praise Thine honour.
9 Remember me and forget me not; and lead me not into things that be too hard for me.
10 The sins of my youth make Thou to pass from me, and my chastisement let them not remember against me.
11 Cleanse me, O Lord, from the evil leprosy, and let it no more come unto me.
12 Dry up its roots in (literally, from) me, and let not its leaves sprout within me.
13 Great art Thou, O Lord; therefore my request shall be fulfilled from before Thee.
14 To whom shall I complain that he may give unto me? and what can the strength of men add [unto me]?
15 From before Thee, O Lord, is my confidence; I cried unto the Lord and He heard me, and healed the breaking of my heart.
16 I slumbered and slept; I dreamed and was helped, and the Lord sustained me.
17 They sorely pained my heart; I will return thanks because the Lord delivered me.
18 Now will I rejoice in their shame; I have hoped in Thee, and I shall not be ashamed.
19 Give Thou honour for ever, even for ever and ever.
20 Deliver Israel Thine elect, and them of the house of Jacob Thy proved one.