Rescue me from the mud. Do not let me sink ⌞into it⌟. I want to be rescued from those who hate me and from the deep water.
Stretch out your hands from above. Snatch me, and rescue me from raging waters and from foreigners’ hands.
O Lord Almighty, deal with me out of the goodness of your name. Rescue me because of your mercy.
Bring my enemies, who didn’t want me to be their king. Kill them in front of me.’ ”
“The citizens of his own country hated him. They sent representatives to follow him and say ⌞to the person who was going to appoint him⌟, ‘We don’t want this man to be our king.’
At three o’clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”
“I call your name from the deepest pit, O Lord.
They surround me with hateful words. They fight against me for no reason.
Do not let floodwaters sweep me away. Do not let the ocean swallow me up, or the pit close its mouth over me.
One deep sea calls to another at the roar of your waterspouts. All the whitecaps on your waves have swept over me.
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When may I come to see God’s face?
Do not let my treacherous enemies gloat over me. Do not let those who hate me for no reason wink ⌞at me⌟.
You, O Lord, are good and forgiving, full of mercy toward everyone who calls out to you.
Those who hold on to worthless idols abandon their loyalty ⌞to you⌟.