I am deeply troubled and close to death;
We feel death and the grave taking us in their grip.
The very thought of food was disgusting to you, and you were almost dead.
You were tossed to the sky and to the ocean depths, until things looked so bad that you lost your courage.
I am innocent, LORD! Won't you listen as I pray and beg for help? I am honest! Please hear my prayer.
In days filled with trouble, I search for you. And at night I tirelessly lift my hands in prayer, refusing comfort.
He was hated and rejected; his life was filled with sorrow and terrible suffering. No one wanted to look at him. We despised him and said, “He is a nobody!”