Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud; be gracious to me and answer me!
Consider and answer me, O Lord my God; light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,
Give attention to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to you do I pray.
Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!
I will say to God, Do not condemn me; let me know why you contend against me.
You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,
For my life is spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing; my strength fails because of my iniquity, and my bones waste away.