I cry aloud for help, but God refuses to listen;
I protest his violence, but no one is listening; no one hears my cry for justice.
I call to you, O God, but you never answer; and when I pray, you pay no attention.
During the day I call to you, my God, but you do not answer; I call at night, but get no rest.
How much longer, Lord God Almighty, will you be angry with your people's prayers?
“You pursued us and killed us; your mercy was hidden by your anger,
By a cloud of fury too thick for our prayers to get through.
O Lord, how long must I call for help before you listen, before you save us from violence?
At about three o'clock Jesus cried out with a loud shout, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why did you abandon me?”
For those who ask will receive, and those who seek will find, and the door will be opened to anyone who knocks.
